Global Mentorship Initiative
Think Human Fund
Mission & History
Global Mentorship Initiative (GMI) is a U.S.-based nonprofit that improves career outcomes for historically underrepresented graduates. Founded in 2019, GMI has grown to a global community of over 25,000 students and mentors across 150+ countries and 8 refugee camps. Our mission: to provide personalized, one-to-one coaching that helps young people, particularly first-generation, low-income, and refugee learners, secure their first professional role and build thriving careers.
Country Information
GMI operates across 150+ countries, with particular focus on regions where youth unemployment is highest and access to professional networks most limited. Globally, more than 43% of young people are unemployed or underemployed. GMI’s fully virtual model ensures that geographic location is never a barrier, reaching students across Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, Europe, and 8 refugee camps.
The Need
For first-generation, low-income, and refugee graduates, the transition from education to employment is often the most consequential moment of their lives, yet they face it without professional networks, career guidance, or the soft skills and digital fluency today’s employers demand. GMI exists to close that gap, ensuring no student has to navigate this transition alone.
The Project We Fund
Through its Global Pathways to Prosperity project, GMI connects university graduates with Concentrix volunteer mentors in a structured virtual mentorship program, expanding equitable access to quality education and workforce development opportunities. Delivered in English, French, and Spanish, weekly one-to-one sessions guide students through a practical curriculum covering career readiness, digital literacy, personal branding, interview preparation, and network building. This year’s grant focuses on recruiting and deeply engaging Concentrix mentors across all three program languages, while advancing employee leadership development and demonstrating Concentrix’s global social impact.
The Result
Through this partnership, Concentrix employees have mentored 150 students in English, Spanish, and French, and will sponsor 70 more in 2026, equipping them with the digital fluency and career readiness skills needed to secure meaningful employment. 74% of GMI students are hired within 6 months of graduation, rising to 88% within one year. Mentor satisfaction holds at 99%, and alumni increasingly return as mentors, creating a lasting pay-it-forward culture. Concentrix mentors gain meaningful leadership experience while directly expanding opportunity for underrepresented young people worldwide.
