1. The document outlines Gayani de Alwis' presentation on developing a mentoring program through WiLAT to promote the status of women in logistics and transport. 2. The objectives are to share experiences in promoting mentorship, develop best practices, and draw up guidelines and activities to help countries establish mentoring programs. 3. The mentoring program called "Ignite" was initiated in 2014 and involves setting expectations between mentors and mentees, goal setting, workshops, and evaluations to support career development through a global network.

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Gayani de Alwis CMILT
Chairperson WiLAT Sri Lanka
Mentoring Program Advisor
WiLAT Global Convention
Montreal
8th May 2016
“Some ones foresight can become your hindsight”
Greater Diversity through Mentorship

2. To promote the status of women in
Logistics and Transport, to bring together
those who support talent and career
development of women and to provide a
support network and mentoring
opportunities for women in the sector
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MissionMission

3. "Mentoring is to support and encourage
people to manage their own learning in
order that they may maximize their
potential, develop their skills, improve
their performance and become the
person they want to be"
Eric Parsloe, The Oxford School of Coaching
& Mentoring
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5. Objective
To share experiences and to develop
best practice in promoting mentorship
for WiLAT

6. Expected Outcome
 Draw up guidelines which will help countries to
develop mentoring program
Who should be the mentor, what activities we
would propose to reinforce relationship between
mentor and mentee, would there be annual
gatherings of mentors and mentors
 Draw up a list of possible activities for WiLATs
who want to develop a mentorship program

7. Program Initiation - 3rd November ’14
in Sri Lanka
Global Roll out - 13th September ’15
in Dubai
No of Countries Adopted - 04
Status Update

8.  Ignite
 Impact
 CALF
Mentorship
Global Annual
Report
Update

9. Stages of Mentee
Mentor Relationship
Setting Expectations
Working together
Goal Attainment

10. “A mentor is some
one who allows you
to see hope inside
yourself”

11. Key Features of the Mentoring
Program

12. “IGNITE”
“ A good leader is like a candle. It consumes it self to light the
way for others”

13. Recognition of Mentors
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14. Mentoring Guide

15. Mentoring Diary &
Action Plan
A mentor empowers a
person to see a possible
future, and believe it can
be obtained

16. Targeted Workshops

17. Experience Sharing
Sessions

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Mentoring Program Evaluation

19. Publicity
 Testimonials
 Success story sharing

20. Annual Mentoring Day

21. Scholarship
Award

22. Inducting Young
Members to WiLAT Exco

23. Please contact WiLAT Sri Lanka for guidance or assistance in rolling out ‘Ignite’
gdealwis@ymail.com
mobile +94773187447