Watch: LOOK Mentors IRL
In this pilot series, we meet LOOK Mentors who share their lived experiences and life hacks as visually impaired young people.
Category: Mentor Profile
Explainer: Peer mentoring matters
Experience has shown us that visually impaired young people are best supported by those that have personal experiences of living with a visual impairment. The mentor role can be hugely rewarding – supporting others, while boosting your own self-development and confidence too.
Mentor Profile: Chris
Meet one of our LOOK Mentors, Chris. He has Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and began losing his sight as a teenager. What made you become a LOOK
Mentor of the Month: Chris
Meet our LOOK Mentor of the Month, Chris. Thank you for your dedication, insights, and humour. You are greatly appreciated by your mentees and all of us at LOOK.
News: Magazine profile of Mentor Emilia
One of our London-based mentors, Emilia, is featured in the latest newsletter from Scope – the disability equality charity. Emilia works for the Cabinet Office.
Mentor of the Month: Krupali
Meet our Mentor of the Month, Krupali. Thank you for all the creative ways you champion and support others, and for your kindness and dedication.
Mentor of the Month: Charlie
Meet our Mentor of the Month, Charlie, whose thoughtful approach to mentoring, and dedication to his mentees makes him our first MOTM for 2023.
Resource: Get Exam Ready
Join VI Professionals and LOOK mentors to help your blind and partially sighted kids prepare for exams with confidence.
Mentor of the Month: Megan
Meet our November Mentor of the Month, Megan. Thank you for all the creative ways you champion and support others, and for your kindness and dedication.
Mentor of the Month: Daniel!
Meet our October Mentor of the Month, Daniel. Thank you Daniel for your thoughtful, kind and considered approach to mentoring. This month LOOK will take time to share and celebrate your ever growing contribution to LOOK!
Mentor of the Month: Ussud!
Meet our September Mentor of the Month, Ussud. Thank you Ussud for being a driving force for LOOK, we are hugely grateful to Ussud for his communication, his time and the creative energy he brings to all he does with LOOK.
Mentors of the Month: Naz, Kombo, Ellie and Daniel!
Our mentors of the month for August have to be the four fantastic mentors who joined us at Jamie’s Farm.
Mentor of the Month: Gemma!
Huge congratulations to our July Mentor of the Month, Gemma who consistently displays positive self reflection and a can do attitude when faced with challenges.
Mentor of the Month: Al Ameen!
Can we get a cheer for our June Mentor of the Month Al!
Read on to find out why his work has impressed the LOOK team so much this month.
Mentor of the Month: Saima!
Huge congratulations to our May Mentor of the Month Saima, her dedication to the mentor project and her mentees is just incredible!
