investing in our mentors

Our mentors are the lifeblood of aidha. They deliver aidha’s impact.

For all of you who step up to this profound job, we offer comprehensive support and training. As a start, everyone interested in mentoring either a Compass Club or Leadership Club must complete a 9-hour training programme before they are assigned a club.

This training is conducted on-site at our 2 Nassim Road office, and is divided over four sessions. Two of these sessions are run as train-the-trainer workshops, while the other two offer experiential insights.  These last two 90-minute sessions allow the trainee mentor first to observe a Compass Club session in action, and second to lead a session with a trained counselor and advisor close by.

To supplement this focused training, aidha also provides on-going support to its members through our Compass Club and Leadership Club mentors’ website.  There you will find posted:

• mentor handbooks
• student learning materials
• tips from past mentors
• answers to frequently asked questions, and
• additional learning videos to support your delivery.

Our mentors invest in aidha and we gratefully invest in them.