Mentorship Program (Volunteers)

SHIFT is a social innovation hub for social innovation in Jabal Mohsan, Beb Al Tebenne and Qobbe neighborhoods of Tripoli, Lebanon. SHIFT believes in creating a positive, diverse, dynamic and harmonious momentum through a “space” for inspiration, learning, and sustainable socio-economic impact. 

SHIFT work revolves around achieving the following goals:

─    Creating positive and collaborative relationships that celebrate diversity and inclusion
─    Inspiring citizens to become agents in the transformation of their community
─    Providing a platform for collaborative and innovative initiatives for learning and for the development of sustainable social and economic opportunities
─    Scaling up and linking existing and new initiatives to create a multiplier effect for a positive movement

SHiFT is looking for mentors who has 4 years of experience and who are willing to give back to the community (details below)
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SHIFT MENTORING PROGRAM:

The SHIFT Mentoring Program aims to build the capacity of the potential mentors to enable them to contribute in the future to the support of both startups and NMSMEs. 

The program will work upon the following principles:

─    Inclusiveness: Targeting a wide representation of the community will be at the core of this project. Assuring the participation of the different factions of the society with representation of both men and women will ensure the success of this project.

─    Transparency: Sharing details and information with participants throughout the different phases will remove doubts, ensure engagement, and trust.

─    Experiential:  Learning during the process will be key. This will be assured by following an experiential learning during which participants not only learn the tools and techniques of setting up for nano-micro enterprises and Start-ups, but will also get to put these tools in practice, receive feedback, and exchange experiences. 

The following are underlying principles of mentorship: 
─    Uniqueness and trust in the mentoring relationship;
─    Focus on pairing an experienced person with someone with less experience;
─    Acquisition of knowledge as part of the learning process;
─    Reciprocity yet asymmetry, dedicated to helping the mentee reach their goals (professional and personal);
─    Dynamic and adaptive with regard to time and need 

A mentor is a person who…
─    identifies mentee development needs
─    plans the development of mentee
─    reviews development plans
─    helps learn from mistakes when they occur
─    provides time for development activities
─    works with available development resources

Please fill the form below if you want to be part of the mentorship program, you'll get a mentorship training including:
- Mentoring as a learning tool 
- Pillars of Mentoring 
- Mentoring relationship life cycle 
- Listening actively 
- Asking questions 
- Giving feedback 
This program will include events and activities for the mentors during the mentorship life cycle.