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The sustainability of a mentoring programme does not depend solely on coordinators or obtaining funds, but also on the energy and commitment of its volunteer mentors. When mentors take ownership of the programme – nurturing it, improving it, promoting it – the programme takes on a life of its own and becomes resilient. Consider the difference between a mentor who only meets with their mentee and then disengages, versus a mentor who integrates into the community, provides feedback in evaluations, trains others, and remains involved even after their mentee relationship ends. It is this latter type of volunteer who has kept the project going, evolving and growing for 10 years. Let us aspire to that. Before closing this section, it is worth mentioning that the bonds we form between mentors can also transcend the programme. Strengthening the social fabric is one of the indirect impacts: by collaborating in a network, mentors expand their own social/professional network, sometimes new initiatives arise, or we simply become a group of people with shared values who may, in the future, undertake other causes together. The social capital that is generated is valuable and is part of community sustainability. 14 ChangeTwo Lives - PartnersMentoringYouth This video shows how mentoring transforms not only the mentee's life, but also that of the mentor. It reinforces the idea of reciprocity, shared leadership and the role that each mentor can play in sustaining and growing the network: inspiring others, accompanying new volunteers and keeping the cycle of support alive. C l i c k h e r e t o p l a y Miniquiz: ‘LivingNetwork’