27 March 2006

Making global mentoring a reality

Last October, Chris put a challenge to the TED community, pledging $1000 to the person who created the most eye-popping proposition on Pledgebank. Lucy Hooberman took that prize with her global mentoring project, a plan to match professionals in the developed and developing worlds, which was originally hatched at TED2005. A BBC new media executive by day, Lucy pledged to develop a mentoring program and website (and to mentor two people in the developing world for at least six months), should 250 people agree to do the same. In fact, 350 joined the pledge.

Four months later, the mentoring project is off and blogging. Lucy's created a site to host the initiative, a Frappr map to identify participants worldwide, and a blog to track their progress, in getting the organization off the ground. It's exciting to watch it take shape. And it's not too late to take part. Email Lucy (mail-at-mentoringworldwide-dot-org) if you have something to offer ...

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