The Friendship Mentor Project is built on an international model. The project is financially supported by the Icelandic Children’s Welfare Fund. It started in autumn 2001 as a collaborative effort between the University of Iceland, the Iceland University of Education and two primary schools in Reykjavik. The core of the Friendship Mentor Project is that university students/upper secondary school students provide support and encouragement to primary school children. Emphasis is laid on mutual gain and that children and young people become acquainted and learn about each others’ circumstances. University and upper secondary school students gain an opportunity to be models for primary school children and a positive force in their life while the children get an opportunity to form a bond with a mature adult who is outside the family.
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