Mentoring

The Mentoring initiative is a platform for children to share their challenges with mentors and receive expert guidance. Due to their backgrounds and limited exposure, the children at Nai Disha encounter various issues that need to be addressed by professionals and experts for resolution.

These issues, including bullying, peer group conflicts, coping with studies, or family concerns, are addressed by in-house mentors once a monthly. A mentor is assigned to each class, and the children share their concerns in confidence with the mentors to receive guidance. The mentoring includes inputs beyond academics and serves as a funnel to open their horizons to new possibilities.

The initiative is introduced as a sociocultural development activity and includes talks, movies, conversations around building awareness, and a space to come forward to share their thoughts. It works as a hand-holding session to educate and empower the children. The session includes peer conversations since other children may face similar challenges.