The Ultimate Endorsement: When Net Buddies Bring Their Siblings to Infinite Family
In the world of nonprofits, there are many ways to measure success. Donor retention rates, program outcomes, and community engagement metrics all tell important parts of the story. But at Infinite Family, we’ve discovered that one of the most meaningful indicators of our impact comes in a form that spreadsheets can’t fully capture: when our Net Buddies bring their younger siblings to join our video mentoring program.
Family Referrals: The Highest Vote of Confidence
When a young person who has experienced our program firsthand wants their brother or sister to have the same opportunity, it speaks volumes. These family referrals represent the ultimate endorsement of our work, showing that our video mentoring relationships are creating value that extends beyond the individual and into the fabric of family life.
Luthando* shared with us that his younger brother knows he is too young still to be connected with a Video Mentor, but asked if he could come and start learning how to use computers to do his homework. That way, when he turns 12, he will be ready to work with his own Video Mentor!
Building Stronger Family Connections
What makes these sibling connections particularly powerful is how they strengthen family resilience. In communities facing significant challenges, having multiple family members connected to caring, consistent mentors creates a network of support that sustains teens throughout their high school years and keeps them on track to getting a good job later.
Research consistently shows that mentorship improves outcomes for young people across many dimensions, from educational persistence to emotional well-being. When siblings share the experience of having mentors, they can reinforce positive messages and skills for each other between video mentoring sessions.
The Ripple Effect of Meaningful Mentorship
Each time a Net Buddy brings a younger sibling into our program, a ripple effect begins:
- Siblings develop a shared language around personal development
- Family engagement with education increases
- Technology skills improve across generations
- Global awareness expands within the household
- Future orientation becomes part of family culture
These benefits extend far beyond the weekly video mentoring sessions, creating lasting change that helps break cycles of poverty and violence.
How You Can Support This Work
The growth of our Net Buddy program through sibling connections is incredibly encouraging, but we need your help to meet the increasing demand. Here are ways you can get involved:
- Become a video mentor and connect with a young person weekly
- Support our technology infrastructure that makes these connections possible
- Sponsor siblings to join the program together
- Share our story with your networks
- Partner with us as a corporate sponsor
Every contribution helps us create more of these life-changing connections between mentors and Net Buddies, and between siblings who are building new futures together.
As we continue to grow, we remain committed to our core belief: that meaningful, intergenerational connections across continents change lives. When Net Buddies bring their siblings to join us, they’re not just giving us the highest endorsement possible—they’re helping us build our global Infinite Family, one relationship at a time.
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*: Photos and quotes are all real Infinite Family Net Buddies. For their safety, we change the names and images to protect their identities.