KACITA Women’s League (KAWEL) - Uganda
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- KACITA Women’s League (KAWEL)
Quick information guide
To choose a good mentor:
- Identify areas that need strengthening: what skills do you need to learn immediately?
- Assess your mentor: are you likely to clash with him/her? Do you have the same values? Is he/her a good listener?
- Accept challenges: are you encouraged to learn/try something new?
- Get ready to return the favour: what can your mentor learn from you?
For mentorship to succeed, both mentor and mentee should mind:
- Timing
- Clarifying expectations
- Logistics (management)
- Respecting their energy
- Accepting feedback
- Personalising mentorship
Types of mentorship and benefits
1. Outside the company
This is an informal linkage with suitable experts, these mentors are generally neutral and objective. The mentee gets a chance of being connected to:
Benefits
- wider knowledge and experiences
- business owners (especially for senior business managers)
- wider network and contacts
2. Within the company
This is a formal, structured employee learning through linkage with senior experienced people in a given Organisation/Company. This type is generally used as a way of nurturing an internal pool of good employees and leaders for succession.
Benefits
This type of mentorship helps to:
- Build strong organisational culture and employee morale
- Plan for succession easily
- grow the company in a focused and measurable way
Mentorship in Uganda
"The key to success is your commitment, both to your business and to your mentoring relationship" - Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)
This is an invaluable support and learning tool but for the mentor/mentee relationship to work, both parties have to receive positive benefits from it.
In Uganda, organisations that support women in business usually provide mentoring services.
4 steps to creating a structured company mentoring programme
- Define programme objectives (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timed - SMART)
- Create structure to deliver
- Train participants on mentorship and launch
- Continuously assess and improve
Tips for a successful mentorship
- Timing
Mentors: Find a mentee - it's never too late
Mentees: express your need clearly - Clarify expectations
Mentors: Why?
Mentees: What do you want out of this? - Manage logistics
Mentors: How and where and regularity of meetings
Mentees: Be proactive with scheduling - Respect their energy
Mentors: Invest in your mentee's success
Mentees: Your mentor's time is valuable - treat it that way - Embrace feedback
Mentors: Give open, honest input - even when it's hard
Mentees: View feedback as a gift - Personalise mentorship
Mentors: invest yourselves in the success of your mentee
Mentees: Build trust with your mentor
KACITA Women’s League (KAWEL)
| About KAWEL | KACITA Women Entrepreneurs League (KAWEL) is a membership based private organization whose specific objective and mission is to provide innovative female entrepreneurs in Uganda with requisite skills in profitable business management, development and the achievement of women empowerment through economic independence. This is accomplished through the provision of capacity building programs in the area of business management, investment fundraising, market access, networking, lobbying and advocacy. The organization started 2015 and is an affiliate of KACITA Uganda. With over 1000 members we are support growth in business for all categories of women in business. |
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| What is the enrolment requirement? | Registration (100.000 annually) |
| What is required from participants? |
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| What are the organisation’s links to e-Learning resources if available on business management (texts and videos) | N/A |
| What additional services beneficial to women entrepreneurs are provided? | N/A |
| Events organised | One on one mentorship |
| Contact details | KACITA |