Global Shapers Community - Atlanta Hub

An inspiring evening listening to Shakila Ali, MPH from Doste Afghan Foundation share takeaways from their grassroots efforts to support widows and children in Afghanistan. 100% of ticket proceeds from the workshop support Doste Afghan's beneficiaries in Afghanistan. Thank you all for coming, supporting, and making it an impactful evening! If you would like to donate to Doste Afghan, please visit - https://lnkd.in/gP37vzGD

Kelsey Brantley is sponsoring FIVE tickets to the Doste Afghan Foundation x Global Shapers Community - Atlanta Hub workshop tomorrow at The Lola. Claim your free ticket ASAP by DMing Kelsey! 🎟️

**UPDATED LOCATION** Join us for a workshop by Shakila Ali, MPH at The Lola as she uses storytelling to share her inspiring journey to social entrepreneurship coupled with candid, on-the-ground reporting on the Doste Afghan Foundation's impact in Afghanistan. Light snacks and refreshments will be catered by Ariana Kabob House, one of our favorite Afghan spots in the city. 100% of the ticket proceeds go towards supporting the Doste Afghan Foundation. Register here:

🤰🏽Last week, we had the opportunity to participate in a service event hosted by Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia where we packed free perinatal care packages for pregnant and postpartum birth givers in Georgia! 👩🏽🍼 📦The packages included items such as a blood pressure monitoring system, compression socks, a thermometer, breastfeeding storage bags, educational resources, and more. 💜 The CARE Initiative, a project of the Global Shapers Atlanta Hub, is committed to improving maternal and infant health outcomes in Georgia. 🙋🏽♀️ Learn more at the link in bio.

Atlanta meets New York! 🌎 This weekend our representatives from the Atlanta Hub attended the 55th annual Climate Reality Training in New York City to learn more about what can be done to combat the ongoing climate crisis. Special thanks to Global Shapers New York for being welcoming hosts and to the rest of the Global Shapers Community and The Climate Reality Project for a wonderful weekend! Kaitlyn Waters Courtney (Gordon) Atterberg Sabah Mohammed Osay Imarhiagbe

We are happy to announce that Atlanta hub members Courtney Gordon and Anna Litvinova have been elected Curator and Vice-Curator for the upcoming 2024-2025 curatorship term! We are excited to have them lead the hub through another year as we continue our work towards having a positive impact here in our community. #atlantashapers #hubnews #atlantayoungprofessionals

Another great #ShaperSunday in the books ☀️ The Atlanta Hub had the pleasure of stopping by Consul General of Belgium Michel Gerebtzoff's residence for Sunday Brunch, where we had a enlightening and wide-ranging discussion on career journeys, defining community, and finding hope in humanity. Many thanks to Mr. Gerebtzoff for his hospitality and for sharing some great stories too! 🙂 Belgium in Atlanta

Please join us in supporting the Atlanta Birth Center on behalf of one of our ongoing hub projects, The CARE Initiative, which is dedicated to advocating for reproductive justice and healthcare access in Atlanta. #globalshapers #careinitiative #Atlanta

Unable to make yesterday’s event? Check out the feature on the Black Business Breakfast in the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

We'd like to give a big thanks to our guests, partners, and speakers for joining us at yesterday's Black Business Breakfast hosted by the Atlanta Global Shapers and the Dutch Consulate of the Netherlands in Atlanta! Presented in honor of Black History Month, this event highlighted the importance of supporting Black businesses here in Atlanta and abroad, along with information on the work being done by the Dutch government to support black businesses. We would like to extend a special thanks to Birgitta Tazelaar, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States for participating in a fireside chat with Atlanta Global Shaper Evan Malbrough, and many more thanks to Jaap Veerman, Dutch Consul General in Atlanta, Paul Wilson, Jr., VP of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Russel Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship, INROADS President and CEO Forest T. Harper, along with a panel of international business leaders for their remarks and contributions.