Mentee Spotlight: Justine Awino
Rhoi Creations was created from a need to fulfill a passion I have heard from childhood. I’ve always been drawn to interior decor and found myself on many occasions, taking note of how the places I visited appeared. I found myself correcting colour themes in houses many times and decided to turn this passion into […]
Mowgli Voices: Imarisha Mentoring Programme
Participants reflect on the Imarisha Mentoring Programme In2019, we launched one of Mowgli’s biggest and most dynamic programmes, the Imarisha Mentoring programme across three counties in Kenya. Meaning strengthen in Swahili, the Imarisha programme aimed to support Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa based early and growth stage entrepreneurs to better structure, and develop their businesses with […]
Mowgli Mentor Voices: THE NEXT SOCIETY Mentoring Programme
Three years ago we set off an exciting adventure under THE NEXT SOCIETY initiative to reinforce innovation ecosystems and foster the value created by innovators in the Mediterranean region. Our mandate? To train 120 mentors working in the innovation and entrepreneurship support space, and match 36 innovators with trained Mowgli Mentors. Fast forward to 2020, […]
Developing nature leaders through mentoring — Reflections from the MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy
When the MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy was launched in March 2018, the MAVA Foundation was keen to develop a strong conservation community. They wanted to build institutional resilience within the sector by developing intergenerational leaders, who would continue to champion sustainable and impactful conservation, long after MAVA’s closing. The Academy follows a dual approach — led […]
Why invest in a Mowgli Mentoring Program?
Wherever I find an entrepreneur who’s been successful in any measure, I always find a mentor. Tony Bury, Founder, Mowgli Mentoring Mentoring can transform an individual, be they an entrepreneur or future leader. At Mowgli we’ve made mentoring our main focus, using structured mentoring programs to build the capacity of aspiring mentors and empowering mentees […]
Take Five: ‘Mentoring can transform an individual, be they an entrepreneur or future leader.’
Kathleen Bury is a women’s empowerment advocate and the Chief Executive Officer of Mowgli — a social enterprise dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and organisational leaders through holistic mentoring. Mowgli Mentoring partnered with UN Women to implement a mentoring programme that supported 200 women refugees and Jordanian entrepreneurs across Jordan, with the generous support of the EU […]
Mowgli Mentee Voices: THE NEXT SOCIETY Mentoring Programme
Cohort 3 mentees what they hope to get out of the mentoring programme. We recently kicked off the third and final cohort of THE NEXT SOCIETY regional mentoring programmes. As with many of our programmes, we’ve now gone online and this was the first online Kickstart workshop for our participants within this project. This final cohort […]
MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy:reconnecting in times of social distancing
Launched in March 2018, the MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy is developing leaders in the conservation sector, specifically supporting senior and young professionals from MAVA Foundation’s partner organisations. Delivered by Common Purpose and Mowgli Mentoring who are recognised and applauded experts in their respective fields, the academy has four cohorts (one French-speaking and three English-speaking); two have graduated, one is currently ongoing, and applications to apply for the fourth and final (English speaking) cohort will open in October.
Alumni Spotlight: Antonios Rizk
Mentor name: Antonios Rizk Country: Lebanon Mowgli Mentoring Programme: SANAD Lebanon Mentoring Programme There’s no doubt that having a mentor can have a significant impact in the life of a mentee. After all, this relationship is established to support the growth of the mentee. Being a mentor comes with a lot of responsibility. Within Mowgli’s mentoring programmes, we […]
Mowgli Alumni Spotlight: Stephen Wanyingo
A lot has changed since Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic and for many of the entrepreneurs we support either as mentors or mentees, business models have had to be refined to adapt to the current needs of their clients, and in some cases totally shut down. One of the tools we explore within our […]