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Child mentorship programs are activities that prove to be beneficial not only for kids but also for the adults who mentor them. The program aims for both to learn from 1 yet another in terms of life abilities, values and character development. A mentorship program pairs adult mentors with young men and women in order to offer support, advice, friendship, reinforcement and lead by means of constructive examples in order to assist young men and women attain their full potential, succeed in life and contribute to the betterment of society. Child mentorship programs are in place nationwide and locally, in communities all over the world.  Below are examples of established mentorship programs in the United States:

MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership-is a federally funded mentorship support program for mentoring partnerships throughout the United States. The program helps build a lot-necessary infrastructure at the state level to assist mentorship centrals. It also leverages leadership and knowledge by way of the National Mentoring Institute.

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Birding is such a wonderful avenue to developing one’s sense of nature.  It is an activity the leads many into a greater appreciation for the environment.  It may even lead one to advocacy of good stewardship of the earth and influence the decisions made as one conducts their life.  Thus birding serves as a gateway into an understanding of humans interplay with nature and the environment. It behooves us to encourage our youth in nature observation.

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What made your group to win The Future Awards Team of the Year?
The judges would be in the best position to answer this question, considering the fact that all other finalists have also carried out brilliant initiatives. Having said that, it is noteworthy to say in 2009 AFYUCh was able to carry out change projects in three countries (Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi) in spite of our very busy schedules. This could only have been possible through the synergy of committed individuals that make up the team.

Have there been changes since you won?
There have been immense changes since we won the award. There is the attendant media attention as well as opportunities to scale up our projects through collaborations that have come our way.

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