In order to become a mentor you have to find a mentoring organisation which operates in your area. The organisation will tell you about the children or young people they deal with and about conditions to meet and procedures to follow as a mentor candidate.
Finding the nearest mentoring project can be easy or tricky. All depends where you live.
If you live in a country which is not covered by the list of organisations on this website, let me know. I may have additional information which is not yet included on this site.
For the countries covered you will notice two types of organisations: those which operate in one region only and those which operate in several regions:
For the first type you will find the contact details for your region directly by clicking on the city name nearest to you.
For the second type you click on each name of organisation (if there are several), and you will be directed towards its own website with all contact details for your region.
I recommend that you collect as much addresses for your region as possible. This will give you a broader pricture on what mentoring opportunities exist for you.
If you don't find a single mentoring project near you, don't give up.There are certainly projects which I have not identified yet. Please let me know if you find one by:
calling up your local volunteer bureau if there is any. For the UK two national websites exist with contact details for these bureaux. The sites are mentioned at the end of UK list of organisations.or by calling up the social affaires department of your local government.If all these efforts fail, you have at least proven that you are quite motivated by the mentoring idea. That opens the way for a final thought: What about you starting a local mentoring scheme yourself? Most of the mentoring schemes which operate in only one region have been started by private citizens with the help of similarly minded friends and some understanding and support from local government and institutions.
You may also enquire with the head offices of multiregional organisations whether they are interested in your intiative.
The essence of a local mentoring project is to find and accompany well motivated and competent mentors. The children and young people who wish to find a mentor will be brought to your attention by social services and parents as soon as your project becomes known in your community.
