National Mentoring Month (July) was launched to celebrate mentoring with a key focus on recognizing excellence and raising awareness on the significant benefits of mentoring to encourage more people to get involved in mentoring.
Taking place on the 18th July each year, the day encourages events to take place throughout the country to advocate, support and promote Volunteer-Mentoring, including the Mentorship & Volunteerism Excellence Summit & Awards.
This date also commemorate and celebrate the values and legacy of Nelson
Mandela. As a trans-generational leader,
this day is celebrated across Africa and the world at large for his great
leadership, sacrifice and impact on the lives of many people.
Mandela has become a symbol
of what one can achieve with true dedication to a cause, and a moral authority
whose name inevitably stands tall alongside other freedom fighters, including
Mahatma, and Martin Luther King Jr.
