Mentoring Programmes

Recommended International Sites

MENTOR (National Mentoring Partnership) - USA

One of the top youth mentoring websites containing an excellent section covering Effective Practices for running a mentoring programme. Numerous documents are freely available to be downloaded off this site.

For more see Mentor website


Public Private Ventures - USA

A quality site for researched articles on mentoring and other youth related issues. The research from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a youth mentoring programme, which has a wealth of useful information, can be found on this website.

For more see Public Private Ventures website


The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory - USA

A site for research on youth issues and youth mentoring. Plenty of information for those working with students from high risk environments . Great information on setting up a youth mentoring programme, funding strategies and a whole lot more.

For more see Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory website


Peer Resources Network - Canada

This website has a wealth of information on more than just mentoring issues and is definitely worth a visit. It has a many links to other interesting websites as well. One of the pioneers of peer mentoring in North America.

For more see Peer Resources website


The Tutor/Mentor Connection

The mission of the Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC) is to provide an organised framework that empowers and encourages adult volunteers to give their time, effort, ideas and advocacy in seeking life-changing solutions for children living in educationally and economically disadvantaged environments.

For more see Tutor/Mentor Exchange website


Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota (Mentoring Works) - USA

A Minnesota focus on making mentoring more mainstream is the focus of this site.

For more see Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota website