By Gaby Marcon. It’s official…..The British government, through a cross-government campaign aimed at pairing young people with business mentors, has officially recognised that mentoring can make a huge impact on a young person. There are at least 150 major organisations supporting this initiative and more and more are pledging their support. This campaign has been launched following a research showing that 80% of teens and unemployed people have no-one to turn to for advice and no-one helping them to develop into good candidates for employment. This initiative is not only a huge undertaking as the Government hopes to pair up to 10,000 mentees with suitable mentors, but it is also a great booster for supporters of corporate and social mentoring as it recognizes that the impact of mentoring goes well beyond the direct beneficiaries i.e. the mentees, as it affect the mentors, the organisations they work for and, in this case, the government too. While the primary objective is to help the mentees with building their confidence, addressing their aspirations and helping them to get a foot on the ladder, mentoring is a very beneficial process for the mentors too as they develop skills that they can use within their own organisations. Furthermore, they can gain an understanding of how the new generations are thinking and operating thus giving them an insight into possible new products and services as well as an understanding of the contribution young people can make to their organisations. Indeed, there has never been a better opportunity for supporting and developing mentoring both within the working environment and the community at large.