Experienced mentors give dedicated support to mentees, for example with finding a training place or a job or with completing their studies. Most mentor programmes run for one year. Germany

Berami: Start, change, get ahead.
In the "Start, change, get ahead" project in Frankfurt, women with a migrant background are supported in their search for a qualified job. Many mentees have good formal training, for which there is also demand on the labour market. Before they get that far, however, there are numerous mental obstacles to overcome on the part of mentees and potential employers. Mentees' social, cultural and vocational competencies are systematically identified and strengthened. The mentors often have vocational experience abroad or in human resources. They encourage and support mentees with their numerous applications and also open doors to companies.
Partners in Leadership
Business executives and school heads profit from an eye-to-eye dialogue. With school directors perceiving themselves increasingly today as managers with personnel responsibility, impulses from real-life corporate practice are extremely effective. At the same time, executives from the business sector are made more sensitive and receive motivation with regard to the necessary change processes at schools. School directors gain deeper insight into business processes and examine whether and how business instruments and methods, e.g. in project and quality management, staff development and leadership work, can be transferred productively to their organizations.
Great Britain

A text book example of job coaching
Originally from Sudan, Kamal had been looking for a job in London for three years. He had been evicted from his flat in October 2006 and then finally after several weeks sleeping in shelters, Kamal was given a place in a hostel. Then he was recruited on the London Business Action on Homelessness programme and joined the January 2007 intake. Kamal had experience in banking in Sudan and was keen to build on this. Chris Watkinson as his coach was able to offer knowledge and expertise.

He remembers “Kamal was gobsmacked that I was a volunteer – he thought I was paid”. Maybe it was this realisation that encouraged Kamal to make the best use of Chris’s time, consistently exhibiting strong commitment and motivation throughout the coaching process.
India

A giant leap of confidence
Youth from under-privileged backgrounds often face hurdles in the job market due to their lack of proficiency in English. The Immersion programme is directed towards helping these youth to become proficient in the English language and thereby compete on a level playing field with others.
Deutsche Bank staff in the month of January dedicated three weekends to teach children English and Computer skills. It was an experience to cherish as most colleagues immersed themselves headlong into teaching these children.
The program ended with teams winning prizes for the most improvement shown and the best overall performance. It was a noteworthy performance by the students and in doing so they have taken a huge step in securing their own future in this competitive world.
USA and Germany

BBBS – Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters is an international mentoring programme which, for more than 100 years now, has supported children and young people aged between 6 and 16 from all kinds of family backgrounds. For a child, a mentor is a grown-up friend who listens and gives advice.The launch in the Rhine/Neckar region in 2007 was followed in June 2008 by the opening of the Frankfurt location. Several members of staff are active in this area both in New York and in Frankfurt.
David and Tyrell
For the past ten years, Deutsche Bank has participated in Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City's Workplace Mentoring Program. The students, many of whom have never entered an office building before, visit DB offices bi-weekly to meet with their volunteer mentors and complete focused activities on personal, creative and career development. Program surveys consistently show a positive impact on both the youth who participate as well as the volunteers.

• Community Service Volunteers (CSV) Mentoring London, since 1999
• Mentoring Program Offenbach (Patenschaftsmodell Offenbach) Germany, since 2004
• Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Germany, since 2008
• The Infants Home Child and Family Services Australia, since 2007
• Sujaya Foundation Mumbai, since 2008
• Gracehaven Singapore, since 2007