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Mentoring & Support
In 1:1 and group sessions
with selected mentors we seek to create and strengthen cross-cultural
alliances, relationships built on foundations of best practise and
social connections built upon personal trust and commitment to bridging
unhealthy divisions and identified gaps in contemporary communities:
e.g. lack of black male role models.
The process of finding, fitting and weaving together divergent, yet
necessary pieces involves making new social fabrics from existing
ethnic, spiritual, psychological and political threads.
Our services help putting essential pieces together; forming a whole
from separate, divided, even estranged parts. Each project begins with
the idea that the necessary pieces can be found, even if that means
looking in troublesome or unexpected places
We draw inspiration from the traditions of many cultures and incorporate
knowledge learned in the trenches of contemporary community work. The
'genius' of the situation is sought whether it be that of an individual,
an organization or a community. Revealing the 'resident genius' and
unique spirit becomes a key to understanding problems and fitting the
pieces together in new ways.
Through this process, personal stories, the history of the group and
important goals find appropriate places within the shape of a story
which all can see, contribute to and learn from.
Current projects focus on youth at risk, 'genius based' mentoring and
developing the 'arts of community' in diverse organizations and groups.
To join a Focus group or
find a 1:1 Mentor please
contact us.
Mentoring: Invitation to become a CARRIER OF COMMUNITY
The word 'mentor' refers to 'lived knowledge' and comes from the old
myth in which Mentor is a guide and teacher who works through inspired
language and knowledge of survival.
You too can train to become a mentor and discover ways of clarifying
what you and others have to offer in the way of teaching, guiding and
passing on living skills and essential arts for surviving the challenges
of contemporary life. Mentoring skills naturally extend to re-imagining
meaningful elders and the importance of legacies for individuals and
groups.
This process can be applied in existing organizations and agencies or
used to find new forms for developing community based projects.
To become a Mentor please
contact us.
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