September 2020 - August 2021

Mitt Liv's Impact Report 2021

Here you can download our entire impact report for the financial year 2020/2021. Below you may also find a light summary and a selection of our results, as well as interviews with the people we meet every day in our operations.

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The report in brief

For us it is important that everything we do contributes to our vision of an inclusive society and a labour market that values diversity, which is why we perform annual impact measurements to assess our impact within the mentoring program and our partnership network.

The results in this year's report show, among other things, a positive trend within the mentoring program Mitt Livs Chans, where the proportion of mentees who got a job or an internship during or after the program has increased from 36% to 44% from the previous year. Within this group 73% got a job and 27% an internship. 9 out of 10 consider that the job/internship matches their qualifications.

The effects among mentors also show that those who engage in the program become internal ambassadors on issues related to diversity and inclusion in their workplaces. For example, 8 out of 10 mentors state that they have gained ideas on how their organisation can act more inclusive in their workplace.

Through our consulting services and partnerships we give organisations strategies and practical tools to work successfully on diversity and inclusion. Among our partners 95% state that their organisation’s level of inclusion has improved during the collaboration, and 86% state that they have made changes to increase their diversity. Together we work for a more inclusive labour market that takes advantage of Sweden's entire talent pool - a work that contributes to an organisation's profitability, innovation and competitiveness.

Impact for partners

The respondents represent contacts at our partners who are responsible, partially responsible or representatives for the collaboration with Mitt Liv. 28 out of 42 people (67%) completed the digital questionnaire that was sent out by email at the end of the financial year.

86%

have implemented activities to increase their diversity during the partnership and state that Mitt Liv has contributed to these.

64%

state that the organisation's level of diversity has improved during the partnership.

85%

have implemented activities to increase their level of inclusion during the partnership and state that Mitt Liv has contributed to these.

95%

state that their organisation's level of inclusion has increased during the partnership.

71%

have implemented activities for a more inclusive recruitment process during the partnership and state that Mitt Liv has contributed to these.

70%

state that their organisation’s diversity has improved as a result of these activities.

Outcome of employees' engagement as mentors in Mitt Livs Chans:

report that the mentors have set a good example in acting inclusively in the workplace

report that the mentors have become internal ambassadors on issues concerning diversity and inclusion

96% would recommend Mitt Liv as a collaboration partner to other organisations.

Impact for the mentees in Mitt Livs Chans

The respondents represent mentees, individuals with a foreign background and post-secondary education, who took part in our mentoring programme during the period 1 September 2020–31 August 2021. 440 out of 688 (64%) mentees responded to our follow-up questionnaire 5 months after completing the programme. 

found a job or intership during or after the program.

of these consider that the job/internship matches their qualifications.

88%

gained new insights into how to reach their career goals in Sweden.

9 out of 10

gained new insights into how to prepare for a job interview.

9 out of 10

state that they got help to structure their application documents (CV and personal letter) in a more convincing way.

84%

made valuable new contacts to add to their professional network.

Stories from our mentees

Previous mentees share their thoughts and experiences from the mentoring program. Take part of their stories!

Mentee Nikola Veselská on the importance of networking

Mentee Jessie Leu: "Meeting other mentors and mentees was a great networking opportunity"

Adepten Irina: ”Mentorprogrammet gav mig vision om min framtid”

96% of the mentees would recommend a friend to participate in Mitt Livs Chans.

Impact for the mentors in Mitt Livs Chans

The respondents represent mentors who took part in our mentoring programmes during the period 1 September 2020–31 August 2021. 208 out of 471 mentors (44%) completed the digital evaluation survey that was sent out by email at the end of the programme.

gained increased insights into what characterises an inclusive workplace

gained ideas on how their organisation can increase diversity in the workplace.

gained ideas on how their organisation could act more inclusively in the workplace.

improved their capacity to lead and coach.

Stories from our mentors

Previous mentors share their thoughts and experiences from the mentoring program. Take part of their stories!

Mentor Hannaneh Yazdi: "In the program you learn from and about each other, no matter if you’re a mentee or a mentor"

Mentor Irene Sobrevilla: “Jag vill bidra med stöd och pepp”

Mentor Mats Gustafsson: “Jag blev imponerad över kraften, den goda attityden och glädjen i processen”

96% of the mentors would recommend a friend to participate in Mitt Livs Chans.

Our vision

Since Mitt Liv was first established, we have continued to work on the basis of the same vision, namely the creation of an inclusive society and a labour market that values diversity.

To achieve our vision we currently primarily work with two groups – employers who are in need of knowledge, strategies and concrete tools for successful D&I (diversity and inclusion) activities, and academics with a foreign background who don’t have a job in Sweden that matches their qualifications and competence. Our work method enables us to develop tools and create change together with engaged employers and workers. In this way we see possibilities to create a labour market that values diversity and thus promotes a more competitive Sweden.

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