A consolidated mentorship activity report for the Indrani mentorship program under the Every Woman Treaty Mentorship program.
A report submitted by: Gwokyalya Immaculate.
Table of Contents:
TITLE OF REPORT
SUBMITTED BY
DATE AND DURATION OF ACTIVITY
TYPE OF ACTIVITY
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
GOALS
OBJECTIVES
JUSTIFICATION
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN/METHODOLOGY
RESULT/OUTPUT/OUTCOME
ACHIEVEMENTS
CHALLENGES
IMPLICATION OF CHALLENGES
SUGGESTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
NEXT STEPS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PARTICIPANTS
Date and duration of the session: This is a consolidated report of all the mentorship sessions carried out from
Nov 21 2023; one hour
Dec 1 2023; one hour
Dec 12 2023; one hour
Dec 15 2023, one hour
Dec 19 2023 one hour
Type of activity: The activity is conducted virtually for 1 hour per session.
Introduction and background:
The mentorship program is a program under the Every Woman Treaty; a coalition of more than 2,800 women's rights activists around 147 countries, working together to launch a global binding framework to eradicate the most pervasive human rights violation that is violence against women and girls. The coalition under the mentorship program helps to support aspiring women rights activists with skills and knowledge in their home countries by learning from other distinguished activists in the area of women rights and development.
Goal: To equip Emerging Leaders with leadership skills to be transformed into world leaders in ending violence against women and girls and advocate for the treaty.
Objectives:
● Assisting aspiring activists (mentees) in skills development through virtual knowledge-sharing sessions
● To provide mentorship to two aspiring activists for capacity development in professional advocacy
● Aspiring activists (mentees) shadowing mentor in his work for hands-on skills development.
Justifications:
Violence against women and girls is not a new issue in the world and in the recent past one in three women is reported to be a victim of gender-based violence. We believe every girl and woman everywhere should be given the same opportunities as their male counterparts and not be limited by misogynistic norms and practices from exploring and achieving their full potential.
In the same light, Every Woman Treaty has given aspiring activists an opportunity for a mentorship program to help them continuously develop and hone their skills in the area of activism.
Detailed descriptions of activities:
Nov 21 detailed activities;
The first session began with introductions of the members present and a brief about the work they do as detailed below:
- Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje, AHOA, Country, +2348034725905, druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com. The National Coordinator, Coalition on Vaccines, Vitamins and Immunization for All Nigerians; CEO, Afriheath Optonet Association; National Chairman, Civil Society for Development in Nigeria; Executive Director and President of the Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN).
- Samikchya Sharma SAATH Nepal +9779841376277 samikchya@saath.org.np
- Gwokyalya Immaculate; Concentrix Malaysia immakulatag@gmail.com whatsapp: +256779679132 and +60103965952
The mentor introduced and welcomed the mentees to the mentorship program and outlined the different activities that were allocated on different days.
Mrs. Samikchya Sharma has been working with SAATH for the past 2.5 years.
The organization focuses on improving the livelihood options of women from marginalized communities.
Mrs. Samikchya manages the Awasar program at SAATH that supports vocational skills training for women for income generation and is also looking to explore the formation of a women's cooperative to support the savings and lending culture for women.
Ms. Immaculate Gwokyalya currently works with Concentrix Malaysia ((SCGS
(Malaysia) Sdn Bhd)) on a project meant to provide a healthy online presence for the general public.
She also looks forward to engaging with women and girls to avoid online harassment as well as ensure content that promotes the rights of women and children is also included.
The mentor took the mentees through stating their short, medium, and long-term goals and answering questions related to
● What do they want to achieve in three months?
● What do you want to achieve in a year?
● What do you want to achieve in five years?
What do you want to achieve in a year?
The mentor encouraged the mentees to note down their short-, medium-, and long-term goals and also link their current work to these goals. Below are the goals;
Improved skills in networking and good writing skills with publishable materials
Improved networking skills
What do you want to achieve in five years?
The mentees stated their goals as being good storytellers and working for women in their socio-economic development.
Being a communications expert with good skills in advocacy, communication, and training.
Dr. Uzodinma further probed the mentees to connect their goals to their current work which they were able to do under his guidance.
The session was fruitful as it guided the mentees and showed how their work aligns with their current work and how they can continuously work every day towards their long-term goals.
Dec 1, 2023; The second session:
In the second session, the mentor inquired about how far the mentees had gone in achieving their goals and also recapped the previous session.
The mentor informed the mentees that to achieve the stated goals, sets of skills, and professional training have to be gained.
Three questions were answered;
The different skills for professional activism
The skills that the mentees knew before the session
The skills the mentees knew during the session
The skills the mentees became aware of during the session.
The skills that the mentees knew before the session
● advocacy,
● research,
● training,
● Capacity Development and facilitation
The skills the mentees knew during the session
● Outreach capacity,
● monitoring and evaluation,
● advocacy,
● research to generate evidence,
● facilitation and training capacity
The skills the mentees became aware of during the session.
● Outreach capacity,
● monitoring and evaluation,
● advocacy,
● research to generate evidence,
● facilitation and training capacity.
Dec 12, 2023; The third Session:
During the third session, the mentor, Dr. Uzodinma opened the session by taking the mentees through a detailed report-writing process explaining step by step using a guide shared.
The session answered the following questions;
● How we proactively solve problems
● What is an emergency
The mentor then explained that we proactively solve problems through planning based on needs assessments that help us become proactive problem solvers. This means identifying potential issues before the problem starts.
The mentor explained that an emergency is an unexpected happening. The unexpected happening can be both positive or negative though emergencies are mostly taken as negative.
The mentor also explained that we have to gauge a situation by asking oneself questions such as;
What happens?
What do I need?
Who do I need?
The mentor encouraged the mentees to avoid the blame game in any situation and always find ways to use the human and material resources around them to solve the problem.
Dec 15 2023, the fourth session.
The session started with a review of the submitted reports.
A detailed step-by-step guide to report writing was discussed by the mentor to the mentees and a conclusion was reached to revise the reports and submit thereafter.
The mentor also emphasized the format to be used.
The session reviewed questions stated below;
● Is it possible to reach out to the mentor in case of an emergency?
● How to handle issues during activism?
● How to learn from past experiences?
The mentor noted that it is possible to reach out to the mentor in case of the emergency and discuss the emergency situation
As regards handling issues during activism, the mentor took mentees through learning and using past experiences to be able to solve problems before they arise
Dec 19 2023, the fifth session.
More feedback about the reports submitted was further discussed. The mentor informed the mentees to provide detailed reports regarding what was discussed during the sessions.
The session explored the questions below;
● How to rate a presentation? Public speaking, writing, and overall learning and behaviors of mentorship parties
● Rating the mentor; presentation, public speaking, writing
● The mentorship relationship
As regards to presentation, the mentor presentation was excellent as it enabled the mentees to know exactly what was required of them through taking notes and was simple and effective.
The mentor has excellent public speaking skills, and writing and overall learning and behaviors were good. The mentor did not use hard jargon and used simple language in his sessions.
The mentor was patient with the mentees offering guidance and feedback for areas of improvement.
The overall relationship between the mentor and mentees was good, the mentor was patient offering the mentees a chance to shift times especially when it interfered with effective participation.
The mentees get an average rating due to their inability to provide the reports on time.
The mentorship relationship is a leadership relationship where the mentor, knowledgeable in the areas that the mentees wish to hone their skills, takes them through the requirements for example skills, the mentees are allowed to ask questions and also share concerns and make suggestions in areas that concern each of their full participation such as timing. The mentorship relationship was also of patience with each other; accommodating and listeners.
The presentation was engaging as the mentor addressed each and every question laid down.
The mentorship relationship was that of a give-and-take. It was open and honest. The mentor was very supportive and always guided the mentees to become better in their assignments.
The mentor is patient and kind to the mentees by giving honest feedback on areas of improvement, especially in reporting.
The session ended with Dr. Uzodinma and the mentors exchanging pleasantries and parting words and the mentor informed the mentees to write a consolidated report for the 5 sessions and submit it before the new year.
Implementation methodology: The sessions were conducted online through open discussions with the mentor with question and answer sessions, clarifications, and live examples from the work of AHOA for clarity to situations.
Open discussions are also made especially in situations where there is a need for consensus for example time differences.
Result/Outcome:
The first quarter of the mentorship covered five sessions that were conducted over five days with discussions taking up one hour each session
A consolidated report has been submitted covering all the sessions conducted
Mentees have been taken into a series of topics from
Identifying their goals
Skill sets for professional activism
Report writing skills
Proactive problem-solving during activism as well as learning from past experiences
Achievements:
Five successful sessions have been conducted
Four reports were submitted with one consolidated report
A clear understanding of their goals both short and long-term goals
Knowledge of the skillsets needed for professional activism
Challenges:
Due to the time differences the mentor and mentees found it sometimes hard to reach a convenient time for the sessions.
Delayed report submission
Implications of challenges:
Meeting cancellations as sometimes it was challenging to get a time that was convenient to all parties.
The session reports not being submitted in time affected the sessions including having to shift time and sessions.
Recommendations:
The mentee is grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Indrani mentorship program that has opened her up to the skillsets necessary for professional activism as well as the mindset necessary for success.
Conclusions:
The sessions have been very helpful especially igniting the fire within and helping the mentee to brush her skills like report writing and opening her eyes to more skills that had considered secondary to her area of work.
Next steps:
Looking forward to applying these all round skills in activism work and in her personal life.
Acknowledgements: The session mentees share their heartfelt gratitude for the opportunity to be a part of this mentorship program and our esteemed mentor Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje we are grateful for the time to share your knowledge and experience.
The mentees are also grateful to the Every Woman Team for the opportunity to be a part of the mentorship sessions and look forward to further engagements in the future.
The participants:
Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje, AHOA, Nigeria, +2348034725905, druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com
Samikchya Sharma SAATH Nepal +9779841376277 samikchya@saath.org.np
Gwokyalya Immaculate immakulatag@gmail.com WhatsApp: +256779679132 and +60103965952
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