GLOBAL Shapers Durban Hub is on a mission to transform the city and promote active citizenship through a variety of its projects and policies.
The hub, which is a branch of the Global Shapers Community and a division of the youth initiative World Economic Forum, was founded by Lynette Ntuli in 2014.
Speaking to Berea Mail, curator Ntethelelo Gonya, who joined the hub in November 2016, said Global Shapers is a global movement of extraordinary and inspiring young people, working together to address local, regional and global challenges through dialogue, action and change.
“The Durban hub is made up of extraordinary young individuals residing in the city of Durban. Strongly believing in collaboration, we use our varied skills and experiences to drive change in our communities, ensuring that we constantly work at being the most effective platform for young people in Durban,” he said.
Shaper’s network of hubs is developed and led by young people who are exceptional in their potential, their achievements and their drive to make a contribution to their communities. He said they run different projects for communities.
“In each city, teams of Shapers self-organise to create projects that address the needs of their communities. Projects are wide-ranging from responding to disasters and combating poverty, to fighting climate change and building inclusive communities. Shapers are diverse in expertise, education, income and race, but are united by their desire to bring about change,” he said.
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He said in doing these projects they also became attractive to other organisations and developed partnerships. He said they had worked with Domino Foundation, since the outbreak of Covid-19 as they understood that there was food insecurity and assisted with distributing food parcels.
“We are challenging government to create a conducive space and network for something like a warehouse where a group of young people will start stores in the townships and create jobs for the youth,” said Gonya.
To become a global shaper in the City, one needs to apply and meet the requirements.
“New members of the Global Shapers Community must have a love for the community and represent young people. You need to be within the age of 18-27,” he said.
To apply, visit https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/durban-hub.
You can follow @Durban Global Shapers on all social media platforms.
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