When asked about their takeaways as mentors in MYMCA, they stated that there are more to learn than it is to give. Let’s hear from them:

Waheedah: “Putting myself in our mentees’ shoes, I feel that I would have benefitted a lot from mentoring or activities curated by MYMCA. It allows them to better support themselves through the years where they learn a lot about growing up and about ourselves, or other. I have been empowered through training sessions as it helped to support me as a mentor. I did not have any prior experience in mentoring so the training sessions helped me learn to understand my mentees and facilitate conversations with them.”

Farah:

“What has empowered me along the journey has been the support given at each junction. I took a break after my first cycle, and during my school programme, I saw the staff and they still recognized and remembered my efforts from my first cycle. This made me want to come back and continue on - and since then, I am glad to say I have gotten others to join in the fun too. I think one important lesson that MYMCA taught me was how being a mentor, we are like the MRT cabin simply guiding our mentees to their different destinations. As they go on their own journey and move forward, we must too! Thus I always try to reflect upon my own journey during mentoring because there’s much to give and learn from our mentees too. “