SAYes Mentoring

25/05/2026

A Night at the Musicals is BACK!

Join us on Saturday, 4 July 2026 at The Croft Hall, Hungerford, UK for an unforgettable evening of musical theatre in support of SAYes Mentoring.

Tickets on sale now check the link in out bio!

And if you’d like to support SAYes another way, why not host your own fundraiser? From bake sales to birthday fundraisers, every effort makes a difference. Message us for details!

25/05/2026

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

We’re excited to announce the return of A Night at the Musicals, our 4th annual musical theatre fundraiser in support of SAYes Mentoring!

Join us on Saturday, 4 July 2026 at The Croft Hall, Hungerford for an unforgettable evening of show-stopping performances, timeless classics, and incredible local talent — all while helping young people build brighter futures through mentorship. 💙

🎟️ Tickets are on sale NOW!
£15 + booking fee
🕖 Doors open at 19:00 | Show starts at 19:30
🍷 New for 2026: a bar will be available!
🥂 Bring your own picnic and enjoy a fantastic night out for a great cause.

Book now via the QR code or:
tinyurl.com/mtw2026

Want to support SAYes in another way?
We’re also inviting supporters to start their own fundraisers — whether it’s a bake sale, birthday fundraiser, sponsored challenge, community event, or something completely unique. Every effort helps us continue supporting young people through mentoring.

Message us for details on how to get started!

18/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who entered the raffle fundraiser to see our co-founder Gillian Anderson Anderson in Whodunnit Unrehearsed at the Park Theatre and then meet her back stage! We're excited for the 2 winners to enjoy their prize and appreciate every who donated. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to purchase Samsung devices for our Child and Youth Care Centre Programmes in Cape Town!

18/05/2026

Rescheduled from April! We are excited to announce the new date for our Making Connection web event with Isabelle Kirkham! Making Connection is our alumni-led web series connecting care experienced people and supporters from around the world. In this episode, we'll speak with care-experienced activist, theatre maker, writer, and Care Experienced Movement co-founder Isabelle Kirkham. You can register for the event at this link: https://sayes.simplybook.me/v2/?mc_cid=646022135b&mc_eid=01512e05a7 /category/4/service/32/count/1/

13/05/2026

Happy Birthday to SAYes Ambassador, Dorcas! Thank you for all you do to support and represent SAYes! Have a wonderful day!

06/05/2026

We are so proud of these two.
Youseline and Unis started their journeys with SAYes two years ago and now theyve traveled Madrid to speak at the Summit on the power of youth mentorship, sharing a panel with representatives from team and leading experts from around the world.
They showed up, they spoke up, and they absolutely owned it.
This is what mentorship makes possible. And these two are just getting started.
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04/05/2026

This could be you! Only 2 days left to enter to win passes to see Gillian Anderson in Whodunnit Unrehearsed at Park Theatre London and meet her afterwards! All proceeds from this raffle go directly to SAYes to help us continue serving young people in the UK and South Africa..
Click here to enter: https://buff.ly/5Ep7ziS

30/04/2026

One week left to enter for a chance to watch in Whodunnit Unrehearsed at and meet her afterwards! Link in bio for more details and to enter.

28/04/2026

It's not too late to register for Making Connection! We are so excited to hear from The Care Experienced Movement co-founder and co-lead (and SAYes alum), Isabelle Kirkham! We'll discuss how her experience in care impacted her career, how she's creating spaces for care-experienced people, and get some insight into her research on care-experience and how care-experience is defined.
Register here: https://sayes.simplybook.me/v2/?mc_cid=646022135b&mc_eid=01512e05a7 /category/4/service/32/count/1/
Gillian Anderson

27/04/2026

27/04/2026

A lot of mentoring programmes are well-intentioned.

Fewer are evidence-based.

At SAYes, our mentors don't give advice because your advice might be wrong. Instead, they're trained in active listening, perspective sharing, Socratic questioning, and structured advocacy. 24 hours of training before a single session begins.

We have a research psychologist on our team. We track attendance every week. We have transition specialists supporting every match. And we measure outcomes across mental health, education, employment and civic engagement.

This isn't befriending. It's formal, structured mentorship, and there's a rigorous science behind it.

Mentors and mentees meet for one hour a week, for nine months. And the results are extraordinary.

→ Find out how the programme works: sayesmentoring.org