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Great insights and reflections by global young leaders including by the brilliant @Hamad Al Mahmeed of Bahrain highlighting Bahrain’s rapid response to #Covid19 and (quite literally) establishing a war room! #Bahrain #bahrainnew…lnkd.in/dCN-ai5 lnkd.in/dhbfcjA

Rescuing their inheritance - four #Shapers share how youth can drive society’s response to the #COVID19 crisis with @IMFNews: bit.ly/3qrjJdp @walcottmd @ImTiffanyYu @ashstreeterrrrr @HamadalMahmeed7

In honour of the Lebanese people, their battle for a good life and their love for an injured land. The Crown Of The World is a cross-hub collaboration with the Beirut Hub, @ManamaShapers, @GlobalShapersTo, @globalshapersny and Shapers who are standing #UPFORLEBANON

We’re looking for young, passionate individuals who are interested in self-organizing to create community initiatives. Apply here: manamahub.org/apply

Registrations are now open for the virtual @DiversityBoard Forum. It will convene business, government, civil society, and entrepreneurs from across #MENA to discuss how inclusive leadership and boardroom diversity can help rebuild our societies. hopin.to/events/diversi…

And that’s a wrap! Thank you to all our incoming curators and vice curators for spending the last five days with us to prepare for your new role. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we have 💙. Check out a few highlights from our first ever virtual summit! #ShapeACM20

Former curator Jaideep Bansal's advice to new hub leaders: "Stand back & let your team be the true champions. Stay focused on your mission and instill integrity...It is also OK to fail. We will learn together on those failures as hubs, as Shapers, and as a community." #ShapeACM20

"We have to come together as a global community to build resilience and protect our future for all young people." @wef President @borgebrende #ShapeACM20

As members of the Global Shapers Community, we stand with Black communities, in the US and worldwide, in the fight against anti-black racism, discrimination and injustice: bit.ly/3dLoNTh

Don’t miss out on our upcoming virtual Startup Workshops 2 by Startup MGZN! We’ve conducted two exciting ones dedicated specifically to Bahraini women, and ‘How to grow your Bahraini business using technology’ is our third one!

Also on this week’s episode of the World Vs Virus Podcast, I was asked by @wef to share three books to read during lockdown 📚

📢 📢 #ShaperAnnouncement 📢 📢 In partnership with @Accenture, we are proud to launch The #ResponsibleLeadership Academy for Global Shapers! Get ready to find a collection of resources to support our community towards leading responsibly: bit.ly/2ZUs5Q5

Tomorrow, May 27 1pm CET, @Orygen_aus and @WEF will launch the Global Framework for Youth #MentalHealth with @DanielAndrewsMP @PatMcGorry @davosnotes @CharlottePetriG @UNICEF. Join the conversation about our future: bit.ly/36zBNbU #mentalhealthawarenessmonth

On a dynamic diverse @GlobalShapers webinar with young leaders from Nigeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh and beyond, I was asked: "How can we be #climate activists right now due to #Covid19?" This @Greenpeace blog details many great ways! (In En and Es so far) greenpeace.org/international/…

This year, #GlobalShapers from across the world celebrated #EarthDay from their homes. Thank you to everyone who raised their #voicefortheplanet. Every voice matters 💙 #WednesdayWisdom

Thank you @Fash_Rev Bahrain and @ManamaShapers for this virtual panel on fashion sustainability in the GCC. We got to discuss systems change, consumption culture including consumption “spaces”, the local designer’s point of view, labour, and material impacts of the system.

Glad to be on this virtual panel with @hayakhalifa22 @nunudeen @MasoomaKadhem to discuss fashion, sustainability, and transitions in the Arab world. Tune in on Saturday May 2nd for a Majlis on fashion sustainability, hosted by @Fash_Rev Bahrain and @ManamaShapers Come join!

How to look after someone with coronavirus bit.ly/2yBHhpr #Coronavirus #Health

United by common heritage, language, culture and history, #Shapers in India and Pakistan are hosting bi-weekly webinars to connect, discuss joint issues and work collaboratively towards a post-#COVID19 world - @GlobalShapersKh, @ShapersDelhi, @GSIslamabad, @GlobalShaperBLR.