A relationship between young people who are of similar age or stage of development, where one has more experience than the other in a relevant subject and can offer support, guidance, knowledge, and help to build hard and soft skills needed for success. Peer mentoring may be a one-on-one relationship or experienced in a group.
Africa: DREAMS (Multi-Country), Merci Mon Heros (West Africa), Building the Potential of Youth (Ethiopia), Responsible, Engaged, and Loving (REAL) Fathers Initiative (Uganda), CyberRwanda (Rwanda)
Asia: USAID Achieve (Thailand), IMPACT-Med Alliance (Vietnam)
Europe and Eurasia: European Democracy Youth Network (EDYN)
LAC: At-Risk Youth Initiative (Dominican Republic), Women’s Entrepreneurship and Resilience Project (Paraguay), Empleando Futuros ( (Honduras)
MENA: Ma3an (Tunisia), Morocco Career Centers (Morocco), USAID YouthPower (Jordan)
Standard Indicators
Youth-1; Youth-6
Source: Youth F-Indicators Reference Sheet
Custom (Illustrative) Indicators
# of youth trained as peer mentors; # of youth participating in mentoring activities; # of youth participating in program implementation; # or % of youth with improved interpersonal skills; # or % of youth with increased empathy; # or % youth with increase in supportive relationships; # or % of youth with increased positive identity; # or % of youth with increased sense of membership in [school, community].
