Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Program 2024

Take your business to the next level with your own dedicated professional mentor.

Our flagship Mentoring Women in Business programme matches women entrepreneurs in low and middle income countries with experienced, dedicated professional mentors anywhere in the world. For one year, you will be paired with a mentor who will help you achieve your business goals, and build your wealth, stability and security.

You could find yourself being mentored by a knowledgeable, friendly professional from anywhere in the world and any sector, from a director of a major global corporation to a fellow successful woman entrepreneur. Their support will help improve your business performance and skills, boost your confidence and take your business to the next level. 

• Table of Content
• About Cherie Blair Foundation
• Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Program
• Aim and Benefits of Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Program
• Requirements for Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Cherie Blair Foundation

The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women helps release the potential of women entrepreneurs in low and middle income countries, and close the global gender gap in entrepreneurship. Since the Foundation’s inception in 2008, it has directly supported over 175,000 women across more than 100 countries. Through its combined approach of programmatic delivery and advocacy, the Foundation supports women to start and grow successful micro, small and medium businesses, with training, technology, mentoring and networking at the heart of its work. This opens doors to finance, markets, c... continue reading

Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Program

Aim and Benefits of Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Program

• Increase their business profits or improve their communication skills
• Determine their own goals and work towards these with support
• Improve their self confidence
• Gain skills in business planning and strategy expertise
• Grow their professional networks
• Enhance their businesses, going on to be better off and to achieve their dreams

In addition to the benefits of a mentoring relationship, participants who successfully complete the programme receive a certificate from Cherie Blair CBE KC, access to useful resources and our online community and more.

Requirements for Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Program Qualification

Mentees must be…

• A woman from and living in a low or middle income country
• Running their own business (meaning at least 51% ownership or decision-making authority) or about to launch their own business in the next three months
• Proficient in English (at an intermediate level or above), both written and spoken
• Able to commit to the programme for twelve months
• Able to access the internet and meet with their mentor online for a minimum of two hours a month
• Able to complete several feedback questionnaires by the stated deadline
• Willing to work with a mentor to build their business and personal development skills and confidence
• Nominated by one of our local mentee referral partners where possible

Mentees are expected to…

• Meet online with their mentor for two hours minimum per month, for a year
• Be proactive in driving the mentoring relationship and setting its direction
• Participate in around 1.5 hours of pre-matching training
• Complete interim and end-of-programme surveys
• Develop and submit goals to be worked on with their mentor
• Adhere to our Mentoring Women in Business programme Code of Conduct

Application Deadline

How to Apply

There are two ways to join the programme as a mentee:

• As an affiliate of one of our mentee referral partners in your local country (strongly recommended) – find a partner here.
• As an independent mentee, if there are no organisations with whom you can be affiliated. (Please note if you are not affiliated with one of our mentee referral partners, we will not be able to prioritise your application.)

If you meet the selection criteria and are not applying within our application window, please fill out the form above to express your interest in becoming a mentee, and we will be back in touch when we are next accepting applications to join the programme to ask you to apply.

Once our application window is open, the next step is to complete the online application form, which takes around 20 minutes.

Your application answers help us get to know you and find you a mentor who is the best fit for your interests, background, needs and goals.

During our application window, we aim to process and respond to applications within seven working days.

If you have any technical issues at all, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Please download and read the following before applying:

• Participation Guidelines
• Code of Conduct
• Complaints Procedure
• Privacy Notice

For more details,visit Cherie Blair Foundation website