Mentor a Mentor

Empowering Instructors and Youth in Latin America

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Instructor Gabriel and a group of children from Casa Hogar Adonai orphange.

Our Story

Mentor A Mentor is the vision of Javier Altamirano and Rebecca Wynia. Their mission is to empower sports instructors to consciously share positive values with at-risk youth in Mexico. This maximizes the instructors’ potential as local role models through an effective continuous education and discipleship program.

In Mexico, unemployment, a poor educational system, lack of parental involvement, lack of after-school activities and poverty all contribute to youth joining gangs. The influence sports instructors have on their students is often greater than that of parents during teenage years.

Our Impact

Mentor A Mentor provides training to sports instructors in encouraging the development of Godly values, using their training to mentor new instructors, and on-going education (CPR training, social work, Christian guidance). The youth receive participation in sports activities and sustained quality time with supportive adults. The program is currently serving youth living in an orphanage in Chihuahua, an after school program in Juarez, and additional mentoring activities in other areas of Mexico.

We have extended our program to Colombia, offering mentoring to at-risk youth in martial arts, robotics, and other activities.

Your donation will provide supportive mentoring that puts at-risk youth on a path for a hope-filled future.

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"I have the good fortune to feel proud of having learned this martial art (Capoeira)...With the first Bautizado I participated in, I felt excited and proud of how I had begun to learn, slowly but surely, and realized what it was I could actually achieve...Our instructor is amazing." - Youth Testimony

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Carlos is our robotics instructor in Colombia.

We introduced Edwar to Mentor a Mentor’s robotics club—a transformative space that not only nurtures his love for math but also builds self-esteem and connects him with a positive mentor.

Juan is our Thai Boxing coach in Colombia.

Mentor a Mentor participated in 5K JAM run/walk in October. With the funds raised, we're excited to announce the launch of Mentor a Mentor in Colombia, where dedicated instructors in robotics and martial arts will impact vulnerable youth for the next six months.

Our board of committed supporters.

Gabriel Navarro is a dedicated coach at Mentor a Mentor, whose journey from Chihuahua, Mexico, to Casa Hogar Adonai, has spanned six inspiring years. His unwavering commitment to teaching Capoeira to the children at the orphanage has left a lasting impact on their lives.

Mentor a Mentor is incredibly excited to share the news of our expansion: this July, Cara Daza joined Mentor a Mentor to lead us in her role as Program Director!

Cara will be establishing Mentor a Mentor’s presence in Bucaramanga, Colombia where she lives as we partner with Colombia Academy and look to launch our first instructor to teach classes to underserved youth in their local community.