Mentoring for Success
About us
Mentoring for Success provides one-on-one free mentorship to young people in Ghana who are about to transition from education to the workforce. By matching these young people with volunteer mentors who have extensive experience in the world of work, we aim to provide practical career guidance that will help them thrive in the job market.
Our mentorship is tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual, allowing for personalised, practical advice and support.
Career Guidance
Helping young people explore career paths, understand different industries, and make confident decisions about their future.
Skills Development
Empowering young people to build on their strengths and develop new practical skills that prepare them for work and life.
Networking Opportunities
Connecting young people with professionals and peers, helping them develop meaningful, lasting networks.
Entrepreneur Support
Our Mission
Youth unemployment is one of the most pressing challenges facing Ghana. School and university graduates are too often unable to secure meaningful employment after completing their education. One in five Ghanaians aged 15-24 are not in education, training or employment. Many more are underemployed or working in vulnerable jobs.
A key factor contributing to this problem is the lack of structured mentorship to guide young people from education into meaningful employment or entrepreneurship. Many young job seekers struggle to navigate the job market, access professional networks and develop relevant skills that could improve their employment prospects.
Mentoring for Success aims to bridge the gap between education and employment for young people in Ghana by offering high-quality, free mentorship from experienced professionals in business, the public sector and the NGO sector.
How we work
Mentoring for Success pairs young people in their final year of Senior High School (SHS) with trained volunteer mentors for 12 months. In the initial phase of the project, the young people targeted will come from Category C schools in the most deprived areas of Accra.
Mentors commit to meeting their mentee for a minimum of one hour per month either face-to-face or online.
The specific topics covered in the mentor-mentee partnership depend on the needs of each young person, but include the following key areas:
Our Long-Term Vision
Our long-term vision is to create a self-sustaining mentorship ecosystem for school leavers in Ghana. This will be achieved by:
Expanding the programme beyond the initial target school to cover other Category C schools in Accra and across Ghana.
Building an alumni network of mentees who return as trained volunteer mentors.
Strengthening partnerships with private sector employers, educational institutions and government agencies to provide in-kind support and placement opportunities.
Leveraging digital platforms to deliver low-cost, scalable mentorship.
For more details, please contact info@mfsghana.org
Get Involved
Become a mentor
To mentor with us, please send a CV and a covering letter explaining why you want to mentor to info@mfsghana.org.
Support us
To discuss how making a donation can support our work, please e-mail info@mfsghana.org.
Our Supporters
Become a Mentor
Submit your details using the form below. Please attach your CV and a covering letter explaining why you want to mentor.
Alternatively, you can email us directly, attaching your CV and letter to your email, at info@mfsghana.org.
Support Us
Submit your details using the form below to start a conversation with us about how you can support our work through a donation or in other ways. Alternatively, you can email us directly at info@mfsghana.org.