Big Buddy

Summary

Big Buddy mentoring is based on the simple philosophy that boys need good male role models in their lives to become good men. Unfortunately, many boys do not have a father or other male role model in their lives and while mothers do courageous work in raising their boys alone, they cannot model maleness. And above all else, boys learn through modelling.

A simple solution is to match these boys with a well-screened male mentor who can foster a relationship similar to that of say an uncle; a relationship we hope is for life.

To do this we recruit men from the community to act as mentors to these fatherless boys.

Contact Address	PO Box 83031 Edmonton Waitakere 0652
Phone Number	09 838 4448
Organisation Email	info@bigbuddy.org.nz
Organisation Website	Big Buddy
Contact Person	Richard Aston
Email	richard@bigbuddy.org.nz
Programme Base	Auckland
Other branches/areas of operation? - specify	Wellington
Target Group/s Age (range) Male/Female/Both	7-12 Male
Additional Target Criteria? Ethnicity/decile/other	Fatherless boys
Nature of mentoring service	Mentoring fatherless boys in lifelong relationships
Mentoring only, or is there some other element	Mentoring only
Mentoring approach - individual/group/combination	Individual
Mentoring duration - annual or other	Min 1 yr or Life time
Location and frequency eg school, monthly	Privately arranges between mentor and mentee. Meet weekly
Programme Operating since	1997
Mentor Source	Community
Mentor Target Criteria	Aged 30-60+ years males
Measurement and Evaluation - how is this done	External evaluations.