Leadership skills are the skills you use when organizing other people to reach a shared goal. These skills play a major role in the community and are required in every aspect of a young woman’s life, whether you are a professional worker or a homemaker. To complete this objective Mario Ferro and Mari Sawai established Wedu in 2011.
Wedu is a social enterprise with their headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand to unlock the leadership potential of women across Asia by providing them with inspiring mentorship and affordable financial support to complete higher education and become changemakers in their communities.
The goal is to provide leadership development and personal growth for young women by pairing them with experienced professionals, encouraging new thoughts and ideas, and providing lifelong mentorship. Personal coaching and guidance are just a part of what the mentorship is about. You will develop a strong bond with your mentor who will become your guide, friend, and lasting companion. Education and personal development are a life-long journey and to support your journey, Wedu promises a lifetime of mentorship. This means that as your initial relationship transforms and you become peers with your mentor, the Wedu Leadership Development Team will match you with another mentor to set new goals with, so you can grow further. If your match with your mentor isn’t working out, Wedu promises to re-match you in the next matching round. It has built a curriculum of material to enhance your development, tried and tested with successful positive results in the field. To give access to opportunities Wedu has developed a program called “Global Mentorship Program” where the initial leadership potential of a mentee, also known as a Rising Star is recognized through the selection process by the Wedu community which includes mentors, fellow Rising Star, Programme Participants and the staff.
Be curious, this is your experience and opportunity. Soak it up like a sponge and ask every question that pops into your head. Be honest with your mentor, and with yourself, tune into how you are feeling and if something is not right, share it right away. And if something is awesome – celebrate it! Flexible change is hard and you are courageous for taking this step. Give yourself space to stretch and push yourself. Embrace the unexpected. Take charge of your experience, and lead the way towards your own goals. Be dedicated, much like any other educational experience, you will see growth over time, so it is important to be dedicated to the program and its contents to get the most out of it.
7 Reasons to join Wedu
1. Proper Guidance– Proper career guidance teaches us to plan and make decisions about work and learning. Guidance is very important in one’s life but the guidance provided should be proper and positive and critically thought out. All Wedu mentors are experienced individuals in their fields who will help you to make a better decision even in difficult situations.
2. Developing Self-esteem – It can be an important part of success. Too little self-esteem can leave people feeling defeated or depressed. Your mentor will empower you to develop higher self-esteem by helping you to realize your strengths. And you have an extensive inclusive community that will always support you and cheer you on!
3. Critical Thinking – Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally about what to do or what to believe. It includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking. With the help of your mentors and leadership lessons, you will develop critical thinking skills amongst many others.
4. Cultural Awareness – Cultural awareness is the understanding of the differences between the people from other countries or backgrounds, especially differences in attitudes, values, philosophies, perspectives and approach to different situations.. Mentors and mentees often come from different cultural backgrounds, which broadens each other’s limits and exposes them to varieties and similarities between cultures.
5. Develop your own answers – Mentors are not there to provide you with all the answers, but instead they will guide you to develop your own. This helps to develop both your intellectual capacity and the way you process information to find a solution or an answer.
6. Personal meetings– Whether you need to share information, gather feedback, or make decisions, meetings can be an efficient and powerful way to move things forward. Wedu allows you one-on-one meetings every 2 weeks with your mentor so that you will be able to share your thoughts and problems very clearly in which aspects you want to develop.
7. Dedication to the program – Your mentor will make you so dedicated to the program that It will raise interest in the program but along with that you also have to share all your thoughts to your mentor for the betterment of yourself.
