No One Walks Alone.
The TIYE Mentorship Program connects ambitious Africans in tech with experts who have walked the path before them, and are ready to light the way.
Why TIYE Mentorship Exists
Every career in tech is shaped not just by skill, but by who walks beside you. For too many Africans in tech, the path is walked in isolation without a guide, without a mirror, without someone who has been there.
The TIYE Mentorship Program was built to change that. The program carries the spirit of intergenerational care. It is a programme where everyone who has grown stronger turns around to offer their hand to the next.
Mentorship is not just advice. It is presence. It is the quiet confidence that comes from knowing someone believes in you before you fully believe in yourself.
We connect people at every stage, those finding their footing in their first tech role and those navigating senior leadership with mentors who understand the unique landscape of building a career in African tech. This is not a generic programme. It is a curated, intentional relationship built for transformation.
Through one-on-one mentorship, structured career workshops, and a thriving peer community, TIYE Mentorship Program creates the kind of support that doesn't disappear when a session ends. It becomes a network. A community. A movement.
What the Program Offers
Four pillars that shape every mentee's journey from uncertainty to confidence.
One-on-One Mentorship
A matched, dedicated mentor relationship tailored to your career stage, goals, and industry. Not generic advice but personalised guidance.
Soft Skill Workshops
Curated sessions on softskills training, technical skills, leadership, negotiation, and career pivots facilitated by practitioners who have done it themselves.
Networking & Community
Access a growing network of young and vibrant people across Africa and the diaspora. Open doors you didn't know existed through relationship and referral.
Real-World Career Guidance
From crafting your first CV to negotiating senior level offers mentors provide the practical, frank guidance that changes trajectories.
The Change We've Seen
Of mentees reported significant career growth new roles, promotions, or successful pivots within six months of completing the programme.
Mentees reported tripling their confidence in job applications, salary negotiations, and leadership opportunities after mentorship.
Hundreds of people across Africa have been matched, guided, and empowered and many have gone on to mentor the next generation themselves.
Your journey deserves a guide.
Whether you are looking for direction or ready to give it, the TIYE Mentorship Program has a place for you. Join a community where people rise and then reach back.