Category: Press
Mentor Recognized For Contribution To Arab Society
Mentor International is proud to have been selected as a Laureate for the Takreem Foundation 2019 “International Contribution to Arab Society Award” category.
Cecilia Bernard Appointed Mentor’s New Secretary General
Mentor Sweden and Mentor International’s board of directors announced the appointment of Cecilia Bernard as its new Secretary General, effective 1 December 2020.
Mentoring Summit 5-9 October, 2020
The biannual European mentoring summit that normally takes place in the first have of the year has been moved to the last quarter of 2020 due to the unexpected situation with the new coronavirus.
Mentor USA’s Virtual Summer Gala
Mentor USA's annual gala, In Light Of Youth, was hosted for the first time ever online, Saturday, 29 August. The agenda included testimonials, celebrity interviews, performances and other entertainment and raised over 70,000 USD.
Beirut Needs Your Help
The devasting explosion has propelled Lebanon into a state of emergency. Mentor Arabia colleagues are now volunteering on the ground. Funding is needed.
New Opportunity For Mentor International’s Secretary General
Sara Revell Ford will leave her role as Secretary General for Mentor International to become President & CEO of Samhall, a Swedish state-owned organization that creates meaningful work for people with disabilities and varied work capacity.
Lockdown Learning In Lebanon
The pandemic has not stopped youth from worrying about the future, rather the opposite. Young people are feeling more uncertain than ever before and need our support. For this reason, technology has never been more central to Mentor’s work than now.
Youth and Racism
Below is an abridged version of a blog post from the New York Times (in case you can't access it there). We have included it here as an important and relevant topic for good mentoring and a stronger society. According to journalist Jessica Grose and many other experts, the race conversation needs to start early and keep happening.
Virtual Inspiration During Pandemic
The pandemic has not stopped youth from worrying about the future, rather the opposite. Young people are feeling more uncertain than ever before and need our support. For this reason, technology has never been more central to Mentor’s work than now.
COVID-19 Mentor Information
Due to the current development of the coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide, Mentor has adapted its current plans and activities based on advice from international health authorities.
