As part of being an official member of the Africa Mentor Network, every person who signs up to be a member automatically signs up for the Inspired Villages Project. This is where, every member within a year of membership identifies one person in their village/hometown they would like to mentor. Mentor will be responsible for keeping track of the progress of the mentee. The person identifies should be someone who would like to be helped and is making an effort to advance themselves. 

Stories of these mentor relationships will be documented and posted on the official inspired villages website, a subsidiary of the Africa Mentor Network. 
At the end of every year, an official inspired villages dinner/party will be held, where mentors will be their mentees to come and network with other organization members. Awards may be given at these ceremonies.

Here is a link to the membership form. Sign up today! What your excuse?

Ghanaian student Esi Yankah has established The Africa Mentor Network to inspire and help young Africans discover their potential.

Story by Krittiya Wongtavavimarn

It was in her warm kitchen in Atlanta where the idea of The Africa Mentor Network formed. In 2007, Esi Yankah and her family shared thoughts about the value and importance of people helping people. Right at that moment, Yankah was determined to make it happen.

It was not just chitchat, but a full commitment, she said.

“It’s my passion to help people to achieve their goals and dreams,” said Yankah, a native of Ghana and a second-year graduate student in Integrated Marketing Communication at Emerson College. “We talked about how there should be a mentor program in Ghana and Africa as a whole. A lot of young people don’t have a role model in their lives. I saw the need for a mentoring program to help gather role models and leaders together for young people.”

Yankah, 25, is the founder and president of The Africa Mentor Network (TAMN), a nonprofit organization in Ghana that aims to trigger the “can do” attitude in young African people. The organization integrates people from different backgrounds, who share a passion for Africa and its development, to help shape the lives of the younger generation of Africans through a mentoring and networking program.

Officially launched in August 2009 in Ghana, TAMN is on a mission to introduce and implement various programs, such as a speed networking roundtable where young people can meet and mingle with top business executives and other prominent figures - an event that can open doors of opportunity in young people’s lives and careers. Other programs include one-on-one mentoring, homework assistance, talent sourcing and career development, motivational speakers, and many more. The programs aim to help individuals improve and advance their social, educational, and economic opportunities.