By Michelle Potter | Executive Director and Founder
Matching Success in the UK
Our Greater London Authority (GLA) and ‘New Deal for Young People’ programme is truly up and running now.
In September alone, our Transition Specialists have matched and contracted more than ever - pairing young Londoners with new, and returning mentors, from around the globe. But we still need more volunteers to reach our ongoing targets. We're actively recruiting now, seeking even more mentors before the end of this year. Email: volunteer@sayesmentoring.org to apply.
Harnessing the Power of Sport to Inspire Young People
After continuing successful partnerships with Nike and Waves for Change, SAYes was delighted to be invited to present at the prestigious Laureus Sport for Good event in Johannesburg. We were able to engage with organisations, and young people alike, to describe the work of SAYes; what we do; and the power of mentoring.
SAYes Ambassador Michel joined Bridget for a Q&A, where they highlighted the power of mentorship, then Michel explained the impact that the SAYes programme has had on his success. He believes that it changes lives, opens doors, and creates opportunities.
To cap it all off, we were excited to listen to SAYes Patron, and South Africa rugby legend, Jean De Villiers, who was also a guest speaker at the event.
Investing in the Future
We were recently invited to attend a workshop on Financial Education, organised by one of our partners, Netto Invest. The SAYes Alumni, and mentees from some of our partner Child and Youth Centres (St George’s and SOS Children’s Villages), had the opportunity to learn important aspects of financial literacy, and dealing with money.
After the event, Netto Invest Communications Manager, Annuschka du Preez, commended the young people who people attended:
“It was such a pleasure doing this event with SAYes. The planning process was seamless and on the day all the guests arrived in good spirits. We were pleasantly surprised with their confidence in asking questions and their general interest in what the presenters had to say. Everyone was so interactive and enjoyable. Looking forward to our next experience with SAYes!”
SAYes and Nike e-mentoring Programme
We’re excited to announce that our continuing partnership with Nike will launch again next year. More news coming soon…
As always, we couldn't do all this without your support.
Kind Regards, Michelle
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By Michelle Potter | Project Leader
By Michelle Potter | Project Leader
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