MARULA Mentoring Orientation Workshop for Emerging Policy Practitioners: GRASP Cohort 3

The GRASP Fellowship is a career development program that targets mid-career African women in the policy field to catalyse the design and implementation of gender-responsive agricultural policies across Africa

Course curriculum

1. A word from the Senior Manager, Leadership and Training
2. Welcome to the Gender Responsive Agricultural Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship
3. An Overview of AWARD
4. AWARD's Strategic Approach for 2023–2027
5. Our Logo: An African Inspired Logo!
6. GETTING OUR TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZED 🚀!
7. AWARD Learning Community Technology Walkthrough
8. Getting Started With Zoom
9. VIEW - PARTICIPANTS BIOGRAPHY
10. Trainers Biographies
1. MOW: Fostering Mentoring Partnerships
2. MOW Course Schedule - Read and put in your agenda!
3. Teaching Methodology and Approach
1. Opening Ceremony
2. Learning Community Orientation: The Award Training Portal Guide
3. Video - AWARD Learning Community Technology Walkthrough
1. Welcome Session 2A
2. Course objectives and Working Guidelines
3. Session 2A: Introduction to Mentoring
4. Session 2A: Bonding between Mentor & Mentee
5. Session 2A: watch - A Firsthand Experience Of Mentoring - Video
6. Session 2A: Reflection Activity From Mentoring Experience Video
7. Session 2A: Expectations of Mentor & Mentee
1. Let’s get started 🚀!
2. Session 2B: Listening as a Key Skill for Successful Mentoring Relationships
3. Session 2B:Career Timeline Template
4. Session 2B: Developing Your Career Timeline - Video
5. Session 2B: Developing Your Purpose Roadmap - Video
6. Session 2B: Purpose Road Map Template
1. Let’s get started 🚀!
2. Session 3A : Mentoring Tools
3. Session 3A: Understanding Personalities Pre-Read
4. Session 3A: Personality Test
1. Let’s get started 🚀!
2. Session 3B: Networking Framework
3. Session 3B - Building & Managing Networks Notes
4. Session 3B: Presenting yourself with Confidence READING
5. Session 3B: Elevator Pitch
1. Let’s get started on Week 4A 🚀!
2. Session 4A: Assertive Communication
3. Session 4A:Conflict Management
4. Session 4A:Empowering Conversations
1. Let’s get started 🚀!
2. Session 4B: Working with the wider team
3. Session 4B: Working with Diversity
4. Session 4B: Working With Diversity Video
5. Session 4B: Working With The Wider Team Reading
6. Session 4B: Working With Diversity Reading
1. Purpose Launch Practice
2. Closing Ceremony Course evaluation
1. COACHING
1. PRM UPLOAD
2. ASSIGNMENT 1: CAREER TIMELINE
1. Updated PRM
2. MENTORING GOALS UPLOAD
3. MENTORING AGREEMENTS UPLOAD

About this course

Free
56 lessons
0.5 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Instructor Ezechiel Kiswendsida Ouedraogo

Master Coach | Trainer | Strategic Team-Building Facilitator Kiswendsida Ezechiel OUEDRAOGO is the Founder of ECLA Coaching Group and the CFC Academy. Certified as a Speaker, Trainer, and Coach by the John Maxwell Team, he brings over 22 years of experience empowering leaders, managers, and teams across 23 African countries. Specialized in leadership development, coaching, emotional intelligence, and positive psychology, he has trained and coached more than 5,000 professionals and mentored over 120 certified coaches and trainers. He is recognized for designing transformational leadership programs, facilitating strategic retreats for UN agencies, and leading impactful team-building sessions for multinational companies. Author of "Dare to Dream Your Life to Live the Dream," he is passionately committed to helping individuals and organizations unlock their potential, achieve excellence, and drive meaningful change. 🌍 | Inspiring Transformation. 🌟 | Leading with Purpose. 🚀 | Empowering Excellence.

AWARD Trainer Florence Wandabwa Ambayo

Dr. Florence Wandabwa Ambayo (PsyD) is a distinguished Clinical Psychologist with over 17 years of experience in mental health, leadership development, and personal growth. She is a certified Career Analyst, Life Coach, MBTI® practitioner, and university lecturer who specializes in career counseling and helping individuals discover their purpose. She is also the founder of the Centre for Child and Adolescent Therapy(CFAT), where she provides expert guidance and support to young people navigating emotional, psychological, and developmental challenges. Dr. Ambayo played a pivotal role in establishing the Kenyan office of the Haggai Leadership Institute and has served with GIZ, an implementing partner for UNHCR, as a mental health expert. She also worked extensively as a trauma specialist across 13 countries in the Greater Horn of Africa region, offering professional support in some of the most complex and high-stress environments. A seasoned trainer, facilitator, and gifted singer, Dr. Ambayo has designed and led numerous high-impact workshops on leadership, mental wellness, resilience, and career growth. She is a sought-after motivational speaker and presenter, celebrated for her ability to blend professional expertise with cultural sensitivity and experiential learning approaches. Currently, as part of the ATEAM, she facilitates flagship leadership and mentoring programs.