Food Systems, Human Systems: How PFS Turned Mentoring into a Leadership Strategy
Learn how PFS restructured its mentoring programme to boost engagement, build leadership capacity and support over 135 young professionals across Africa.
From Informal to Intentional: How Huru Consult Built a High-Impact Mentoring Framework
See how Huru Consult moved from informal mentoring to a structured, scalable approach that improved entrepreneur outcomes and programme delivery.
Mentoring with Purpose: How Coalition Wild Built a Sustainable Framework for Environmental Leadership
Discover how Coalition Wild transformed its informal mentoring programme into a strategic asset for conservation leadership—without increasing cost.
Beyond Training: How Blue Sapphire Hub Built a More Engaging and Scalable Mentoring Model
See how a Nigerian innovation hub reimagined its mentoring approach—leading to deeper engagement, better impact tracking and national-scale expansion.
Fixing the Missing Middle: How Athar Accelerator Built a Stronger Mentoring Backbone for Entrepreneur Support
How Athar Accelerator turned inconsistent mentoring into a structured, high-impact programme supporting over 120 entrepreneurs annually in Upper Egypt.
Strengthening Entrepreneur Support in West Africa: MBC Africa’s Mentoring Journey with REMP
How MBC Africa redesigned their mentoring programme to better support over 200 entrepreneurs across West Africa—especially women balancing business and life.
EBRD Women in Business Mentoring Programme
What happens when women entrepreneurs are given not just capital, but confidence? In Tunisia, a quiet revolution unfolded—12 mentors, 12 mentees and one year of tailored mentoring that sparked bold decisions, expanded businesses and created 87 new jobs. This is not just a story of growth, but of women reshaping their futures—and their economy—through trust, clarity and leadership. Curious how it happened? Read the full case study.
James Gachiri: Scaling mentoring to empower Kenya’s entrepreneurs
James Gachiri, Executive Director of Dimewise in Kenya, is empowering micro-entrepreneurs—especially women and youth—through structured mentoring. After joining the Mentoring Skills and Practice course, he shifted from giving advice to guiding self-driven decision-making. He’s since scaled mentoring across Dimewise’s programmes, trained his team, and is contributing to building a wider mentoring ecosystem across Africa.
Nadhifa Jama: Transforming mentoring to empower women entrepreneurs in Kenya
Nadhifa Jama, Regional Manager at Somo Africa, is strengthening support for women entrepreneurs in Kenya by embedding structured mentoring into the heart of her programmes. After joining the Mentoring Skills and Practice course, she moved from advice-giving to empowering mentees through reflective questioning, trust-building and tailored mentoring cycles. Her approach is improving engagement, impact tracking and long-term growth for the entrepreneurs she serves.
Patrick Magara: Guiding the next generation of Green Entrepreneurs in Kenya
Patrick Magara, a social development practitioner and VSO volunteer in Kenya, supports young waste collectors to think beyond survival and explore new possibilities. After joining the Mentoring Skills and Practice course, he shifted from advice-giving to using structured tools and powerful questions that spark critical thinking and self-awareness. Now, he’s integrating mentoring into community-based projects—helping entrepreneurs grow sustainable businesses and build a better future.