{"id":685,"date":"2021-06-26T16:51:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T13:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cagrioner.com\/sivilalan\/?page_id=685"},"modified":"2022-12-20T12:13:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T10:13:00","slug":"mentor-programi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/civicspace.eu\/en\/mentor-programi\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentoring"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Civic Space Mentoring Program is designed to help both existing and new citizen\u2019s initiatives, and civil society organizations (CSOs), which work for public good and wish to improve themselves on certain issues, in setting priorities and enhancing their institutional capacities based on a strategic perspective. Its goal is to reinforce CSOs\u2019 problem solving and capacity strengthening skills around the issues they focus on. The Mentoring Program is one of the mutually complementary tools Civic Space offers to strengthen the civil society in Cyprus, such as trainings, thematic seminars and conferences, study visits, and the Grow Civic in-kind support programme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>What is mentoring, and why is it crucial?<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Mentoring is different from consulting, training or coaching.<\/p>\n

Consulting<\/b> refers to the process whereby an expert supplies\/transfers the knowledge and\/or\nexperience the organization needs on a specific issue.<\/p>\n

Coaching<\/b> entails the development of a skill the organization needs on a certain issue.<\/p>\n

Training<\/b> is about conveying\/enabling the learning of a piece of knowledge\/skill\/opinion as per the\nagenda and contents specified by an expert\/trainer, in line with the organization\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

Mentoring, on the other hand, refers to \u201clearning how to learn\u201d, to strengthen the organization\u2019s capacity on a specific issue and based on the agenda specified by the organization itself. <\/b><\/p>\n

Civic Space made mentoring, based on its \u201clearning how to learn\u201d approach, into a Program specific to Cyprus, (with a view) to achieve sustainable capacity strengthening of Cypriot civil society, and to enable experience sharing between organizations and activists. Thus, the Mentoring Program, while facilitating self-empowerment of CSOs, will also contribute to systematizing, expanding, and sustaining the mentoring-like solidarity networks that already exist among Cypriot CSOs and activists.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>What is Civic Space mentoring program and how can you make use of it?<\/span><\/i><\/div>

The Civic Space Mentoring Program is designed as a flexible and non-hierarchical process accessible by any CSO \/ initiative without discrimination, whereby participants deemed equal, learn from each other, rather than through a hierarchical relationship of teacher-learner. <\/b> While, an organization \/ initiative that receives mentoring will be learning how, when, and with whom it will be strengthening its capacity, and what to do for that purpose, the process will enhance the mentoring skills, strengthen the practice of the mentor, and allows the experience gained from other organizations to be shared.<\/p>

Civic Space Mentoring Program is implemented in the form of 6-months long cycles. In each cycle 4 organisations or initiatives will be supported. Indicatively, it is expected that there will be 5 support cycles in which a total maximum of 20 organisations\/initiatives will be supported. While some of these cycles will be implemented in the form of open call for applications on specific capacity building topics, the mentoring support in other cycles will be provided based on demand. Initiatives or organizations that request mentoring support from Civic Space can either fill in the Mentoring Request Form on Civic Space website or make a request directly to Civic Space, regardless of any cycle or topic.<\/p>

For each 6-months long support cycle, a launch event will be held with the selected organisations\/initiatives.The Program implementation will be in-depth explained and the needs and expectations of each mentee will be identified and prioritized. After that, the organization\/ initiative will be matched with one individual from the pool of mentors who will provide support to the organization \/ initiative in the selected strategic capacity area. The matching process will try and make sure to match the organization \/ initiative with a mentor who is experienced in the thematic field of work as well as in the area where the organization \/ initiative needs to improve its capacity.<\/p>

The Mentoring Program is completely based on voluntary involvement. The mentors do not get paid for the support they will be provided in this context, whereas the organizations \/ initiatives involved get the mentoring support on a voluntary basis. <\/b><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>How does Civic Space mentoring program work?<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Once matched, the organization \/ initiative and the mentor begin their meetings and engagement in accordance with the procedure, form, and time frames they decide. The mentoring support is limited to a maximum time frame of 6 months, and involves an average of 8 to 10 hours of mentoring support per month.<\/b> The mentor and the organization \/ initiative will jointly decide on how, when, where, and with whom the support will be scheduled.<\/p>

The mentoring process is based on trust, and unless jointly decided otherwise, the mentors respect and maintain the confidentiality of the information shared with them.<\/p>

Periodically, Civic Space holds meetings or discussions with the mentors as well as the organizations \/ initiatives that receive mentoring support, hearing their views about the process, and if\/when necessary, provides recommendations for improvement. In case of any problem arising between the mentor and the organization \/ initiative, Civic Space will take necessary measures to support the development of a solution.\u00a0<\/p>

The mentoring process will be supported both with trainings and workshops to be organized by Civic Space and other CSOs, and with the involvement of other mentors from the mentor pool.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Who is eligible for mentoring support?<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Any registered or unregistered civil society organizations, which meet the following criteria will be eligible for mentoring support:<\/p>