Women Mentoring Women Partnership Programme

Coffee Table Publication Brief

In this Coffee-Table Publication the authors weave a compelling tale that exemplifies the concepts, highlights the dynamics, and outlines the issues involved in mentoring relationships.  Using the art of storytelling, the writers articulate the story of a budding mentoring relationship filled with possibilities, difficulties, and victories.

This book is a great celebration of women and the power of enduring timeless legacies with a solid nod to icons of day’s past-and featuring mentors who inspire us all to cultivate a more engaging pay-forward attitude to the empowerment of women & girls. It offers ideas and suggestions for making the most of mentoring opportunities for the person being mentored and shows both parties how to prepare for, sustain, and bring to closure the important mentor/mentee relationship.

Profiling more than sixty contemporary women who are making impact and serving as role models for the here and now. With more than one hundred gorgeous photographs and an informative entertaining text, It promises to be an essential reading material for aspiring women leaders and emerging champions of industry and for anyone seeking tried-and-true advice on the art of mentoring.

An example of stories include the story of Mrs Titi Akinlade, a seasoned professional, and her mentees Tosin (2008) & Esther (2009), brings to bear a wealth of mentoring suggestions and best practices. The experience of Mosun and Bolatito (2012), and the story of Toki and Celestina (2008) … each episode of their stories is accompanied by reflections, lessons learned, and key strategies that you can apply to your own mentoring experience. The authors include pictures and questions detailed through essential conversations that guide in establishing progressively strong mentoring connections.

Through a series of interviews and conversations, with serving and past Mentors, recurring themes will be refined into key practices any woman can use to clear obstacles, transcend the ordinary and harness her creative power. Over 20 dynamic Mentors share their photographs, ideas and secrets to success.

Mentoring Breakfast- Mentees

2015 Mentoring Breakfast

As part of the activities lined up for 2015, Idea Builders Initiative will be hosting the Mentoring Breakfast Series.

The Mentoring Breakfast is a platform dedicated to helping young women with potential reach great heights. Over the course of 45 minutes to an hour, a mentor will interact with 3 mentees over a light meal in our Food Hub Kitchen.

It promises to be an exciting experience for all.

What you can do…

• Offer your services as a Mentor and share your business knowledge, wisdom and personal experience.
• Become a Mentee and gain from the valuable insights and understanding that women in the business and corporate world can offer you.
• Partner with Idea Builders Initiative to sponsor a mentoring breakfast session.

To be a part of this programme, please complete the  form that’s applicable to you.

Mentoring Walk

Mentoring Challenge

2015 Mentoring Challenge

A complete application consists of:

• Application Form, including Applicant Essay
• Signed Reference Form
• A recent passport Photo

Criteria to be a peer mentor:

• Must be a Woman between  21 and above
• Currently employed or volunteering with a local organization implementing women’s economic empowerment programs, or passionate about making a positive change.
• Must have participated in the Idea Builders Mentoring Walk or registered to participate
• Full availability & dedication to the challenge
• Proficient in English (able to participate actively in discussions and presentations.)

To receive an application, please fill out the form to the left.