An inter-network Mentorship Program
Together we can revolutionize one youth leader at a time and build future achievers through mentorship that Matters. We know this will contribute  to creating the next Immigrant Leader

Program Mission:
GK Folks Konnect is a mentorship program designed to leverage the skills and abilities of a diverse group of community leaders, and development advocates who have pledged to serve as coaches, and are committed to serving African youth in a diaspora. Within this program, GK Folks Achievers are given the opportunity to work one-on-one with a coach whose values and goals are closely aligned to theirs as they set out to achieve educational and, or career goals.

Program Format
GK Folks Konnect is a seven (7) week Leadership Training program. It is facilitated by educational and career experts coming from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds. Each Achiever will engage in cohort-based learning to develop the skills of critical thinking, articulation, and problem-solving. Their abilities to think on their feet, take risks and devise strategies to tackle real-life scenarios as experienced in the workplace will be challenged in an assimilated environment.

• Program Logistics
  GK Folks Konnect will occur twice a year – Spring and Fall. The Spring Semester runs from February- May and Fall from October to December.
• Classes are held on Saturdays from 10:00AM-11:30AM
• Conference style set-up within Libraries, or College Classroom
• For remote coaches (residing in another state) we will provide technical support for you to facilitate your session via Teams, Zoom or Skype.
• Program curriculum is formulated with firsthand decision-making experiences presented as case studies; these are drawn from diverse professional/technical backgrounds including Higher Education, Healthcare, IT, Business, Leadership, Construction, Engineering, etc.

Quarterly Check-In : The purpose of this check-in is to generate a yearly report to be presented at the Annual End of Year Board of Directors Meeting. We believe it is essential to effectively conduct program evaluations on a regular basis. We are committed to program development and will continue to be respectful of your time and efforts.

GK Folks Konnect: Overview and Guidelines for Achievers

BENEFITS OF GKFOLKS KONNECT

• Gain cutting edge leadership experiences
• Enjoy exclusive access to successful leaders/professionals
• Empower yourself through target learning, practice, and employment promotion
• Obtain a Certificate of completion from a highly endorsed program
• Participate in a formal Graduation Ceremony
  Get matched with a mentor to leverage one-on-one coaching
• Recognized at the Miss Africa Utah Grand Finale
• Photo and Bio featured on GK Folks Webpage

ACHIEVERS EXPECTATIONS

• Achievers are expected to attend & participate in all seven (7) classes
• Two (2) or more unexcused absences warrants incompletion and Achievers must re-enroll in the following session (i.e. Fall Cohort).