I received this email from David Meddings. This excellent program seeks volunteers. Do consider doing so.
Dear MENTOR-VIP participants (past and present),
Applications for the ninth cycle of MENTOR-VIP are now open. This means individuals wishing to apply to be mentored during 2015-2016 may make their applications via our website (link given below) between now and May 8.
As you know, MENTOR-VIP is designed to assist junior injury practitioners develop specific skills through structured collaboration with a more experienced person who has volunteered to act as a mentor. The programme provides a mechanism to match demand for technical guidance from some people with offers received from others to provide technical support.
Mentoring arrangements may take place in whatever language or languages the mentor and mentee are comfortable to communicate in. The majority of interaction between mentor and mentee takes place through low cost electronic communication such as email, internet-based telephony, or telephonic exchange.
I would appreciate if all of you could take steps within your own communications to make people aware that the programme is now accepting applications. The main message for potential candidates is that applicants who wish to apply for one of the available positions must do so by the application deadline of May 8 through the capacity building section of WHO Headquarter’s website for injury and violence prevention.
All applications to the programme are made online and more detailed information is available at http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/capacitybuilding/mentor_vip/.
Please feel free to forward this email within your networks and do let me know if you have any questions.
Best wishes,
David Meddings
Applications for MENTOR-VIP are now open
Do you work in the injury and violence field and want to improve your skills?
MENTOR-VIP is a global mentoring programme for injury and violence prevention developed by WHO and a global network of experts. Applications for mentees to be mentored during the 2015-2016 period are now open through May 8, 2015.
To find out more, or to submit your application to be mentored please go to:
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/capacitybuilding/mentor_vip/Mento