1MM News
1MM’s Wonder Woman – Alveena Malik!
An extremely exciting 1MM update. Congratulations to our CEO and Co-Founder Alveena Malik, we're all proud of her being featured in the second edition of She2 Leadership's book, "Wonder Women - Redefining leadership in the world of work"! Mentees (and mentors),...
1MM & NCS Partnership
The National Citizen Service (NCS) and One Million Mentors (1MM) have launched a unique mentoring scheme to support the career development of young people. The scheme works by pairing up mentees with mentors from a diverse range of sectors and backgrounds, offering...
Our Fifth Anniversary Event
1MM’s 5th Anniversary - Oh What a Night! 👏🏾 🎶 Oh, what a night, Mid December Thursday evening, Very special for 1-M-M’s team, As we remember, what a night. 🎵 This was nothing short of incredible, brilliant, fantastic, amazing, inspirational! Celebrating 5 years with...
Alveena Malik at Mental Health Talk
On Tuesday 14th September 1MM Co-founder and CEO, Alveena Malik, spoke at The Charlie Waller Trust’s Mental Health at Work conference on the Workforce of the Future Panel. Alveena spoke about the impact of the pandemic on young people's mental health; the need for...
Pandemic Mentoring
1MM CEO, Alveena Malik, spoke at the Movement to Work’s Summer Leadership Forum on 29 June about the power of mentoring for boosting the wellbeing and employability prospects of young people as we exit out of the pandemic. Alveena spoke about the impact of...
Alveena Malik at Reach Summit
On Saturday 18th September 1MM CEO, Alveena Malik, spoke at the REACH Next Generation Summit, which aims to empower and educate 11-15 year old girls from all backgrounds. The event featured discussions on a range of topics, from the environment opportunities in tech,...
Gen Z Trends
On 14 and 15 September 1MM was thrilled to be invited to attend the Youth Marketing Strategy 2021 event - the world’s largest youth marketing event themed around how brands can better understand and engage Gen Z. 1MM Head of Delivery, Zahid Howladar, delivered a...
Spirit of 2012 Lessons
Eibhlish Fleming, Grants and Learning Manager of Spirit of 2012 writes about the learning gained from One Million Mentors over the last three years funding period. Between the Summer and Autumn of 2020, the proportion of mentees saying that they felt life is...
Alveena Malik at The Christie
We are thrilled to announce that Alveena Malik, Chief Executive and Co-founder of One Million Mentors (1MM), has joined the Board of Directors at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The Christie NHS Foundation Trust was the first specialist trust to be rated as...
Jo Cox Tribute
Last Friday, One Million Mentors (1MM) brought together diverse local communities in a national celebration to commemorate the life of Jo Cox MP. On Friday 21st June, 1MM delivered events in collaboration with local partners in Cardiff, Manchester and the West...
Youth Summit Impact
One Million Mentors (1MM) is a unique community-based mentoring programme, quickly growing roots around the UK. The aim is to transform young lives by connecting one million young people with one million mentors. This ambitious programme backs the talents of young...
Funding from Youth Futures Foundation
UpRising and One Million Mentors are delighted to announce they have been awarded a grant by the Youth Futures Foundation. The £795,000 award will support us in our work to help young people to develop the knowledge, skills and networks they need to secure...