• Swadha Foundation caters to mostly first generation graduates. They generally don’t have educated members in their families or even the communities, to look up to. A sincere mentor will easily bridge this crucial gap.
• Unlike students from educated families, the students supported by Swadha Foundation do not have any one to turn to for problems, career opportunities & constant guidance. A mentor will be their guiding force in these scenarios.
• Money does not always solve problems; sometimes more simple things like consistent and well thought advice change the game. By devoting time, a mentor shapes perspectives & in turn transforms lives. An ideal mentor will act as a role model.

• Each mentee will be allocated a selected mentor
• Mentor and mentee will have at least 2 sessions a month ( typically90 mins a month)
• While face to face sessions may be infeasible, Skype/ WhatsApp Video calls are encouraged
• The program will be documented through a system to manage the program . The twice a month sessions will be scheduled in advance. After the meetings the mentor will document the salient points of the interaction and any action items. Mentee feedback will also be captured
• The mentors will imbibe the following in their mentees
  • A sense of ambition
  • The importance of being resilient
  • “Learning to Learn”

Here is a step by step walkthrough of how the programme will be initiated on the mentors’ end.
Step 1 – Sign up for the mentoring program by filling out all fields in the form.
Step 2 – Swadha Foundation will shortlist & contact you with prospective candidate(s)& have an initial discussion.
Step 3 – Mentor & mentee introduction happens with a Swadha Foundation member over a call.
Step 4 – Start interacting with mentee over phone for atleast 90 mins in a month.