Thank you for your interest in the Afghan Youth Mentorship Program. Unfortunately, we do not have any spots left in our program.
If you are interested in being apart of the program in the future when we expand as either a mentor or mentee, please email us at team@ayedi.ca with your name, email, and age and we will email you when spots open. We wish you the best of luck with your endeavours.
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The Afghan Youth Engagement and Development Initiative (AYEDI) is recruiting mentors and mentees for our Afghan Youth Mentorship Program, Forge Your Future. This program is for Afghan youth aged 15 to 21 who live or go to school in east Toronto. The goal of the program is to facilitate life skills for Afghan youth who live in Neighbourhood Improvement Areas who may be at risk for exposure to anti-social behaviours. While open to all genders, we particularly encourage male-identifying youth to sign up. Funding is provided through the City of Toronto.
Youth will gain skills and competencies to:
- Enhance their resiliency and build their capacity to pursue higher education and employment opportunities;
- Improve access to Afghan-Canadian mentorswho share similar lived experiences;
- Build social and emotional wellness by providing safe spaces for youth to discuss issues specific to our community
We are also looking for Afghan-identifying mentors who can share their knowledge and wisdom based on their personal and professional experiences and would like to volunteer 2-3 hours per month during the 2020-2021 academic year (September-April).
To sign up:
AFGHAN YOUTH MENTEES: Thank you for your interest in the Afghan Youth Mentorship Program. Unfortunately, we do not have any spots left in our program.
If you are interested in being apart of the program in the future when we expand, please email us at team@ayedi.ca with your name, email, and
age and we will email you when spots open. We wish you the best of luck with your endeavours.
MENTORS: We are currently at capacity for mentors. Thank you for your interest in fostering well being in our next generation of Afghan-Canadians. If you would like to sign up for the future when we expand our program, please click here.
Email us at team@ayedi.ca or DM us on social media if you have any questions, we are here to help you!
