Better late than never, here is an update on our Directors’ adventures this past January! Our Oxford Directors, Pia and Camille, and Deputy Director, Ahmed, travelled to Nairobi to meet up with our Directors there, Patricia and Yuri, for a few days to catch-up on projects and attend important meetings. Their take-ways will be presented here in two blog posts, starting with their progress on mentorship.
The 2nd of February 2019 marked the beginning of the Mentorship Scheme Pilot, with 25 mentors travelling to Uhuru Kenyatta Secondary School for the initial ‘Mentee Matching Session’.
The ‘Mentee-Matching Session’
The session involved a series of ‘icebreaker’ activities designed to help both mentees and mentors get to know each other better. These culminated with an investigation task, whereby mentees were given a list of questions and facts to find out from the mentors. The activity was designed to encourage mentees to talk to as many mentors as possible, getting to know their interests better, and giving them an idea of how they’d feel working with them. Following this activity, mentees and mentors paired up, with mentees selecting mentors they were interested in working with.
Mentoring sessions will be occurring weekly from now on.
You can find out more about our mentorship scheme on our project page.
