The Secondary School Mentorship Program component holds mentorship sessions in all the secondary schools in Salima district. (The district has over 30 secondary schools). This was established after noting that many secondary school students drop out of school and to those that proceed; they fail to achieve their dreams because they lack guidance and motivation in the form of role models. To effectively run the program, the organization leverages the presence, position, and skills of university students and graduates from the district who volunteer to visit secondary schools and speak to students on various topics. The volunteer-mentors mentors act as role models and encourage the students through group and individual interactions. The topics that these mentors present include Achieving Academic Excellence, Resisting Peer Pressure, Women Empowerment, Time Management Skills, Conserving Natural Resources and Career Choices. So far, the program has managed to reach ten schools, reaching out to a total of two thousand students. The program plans to reach out to twenty schools before the end of the year 2019.
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
PROJECT STATS
Project Type Other
Current phase of development Stage 3: Initial Piloting
Expected location of implementation Africa
Implemented in Malawi
Direct Impact 3000 people
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Samuel Malasa Banda (samuelhbanda@outlook.com)
HOW CAN OTHER MEMBERS HELP YOU?
- Assistance with the Press
- Finding a partner
- Connecting resources
- Connecting with funding
- Resources, best practices, tool kits, research, data, etc
- Training
Activities
WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU HAVE THAT YOUR PROJECT WORKS?
We have had testimonies from school administrators and parents who testify that our school mentorship programs are making a difference in the lives of students. We have managed to reach over 2,000 students in 10 secondary schools.
DO YOU HAVE CURRENT USERS OR TESTERS?
Yes