Tosca Naletto joined Simon on the Breakfast Show to talk about the work that Global Shapers Luxembourg City Hub does and give a preview of their upcoming Shapeathon event.

The Luxembourg Global Shapers Hub is part of the Global Shapers Community, an initiative launched by the World Economic Forum as a network of inspiring young people under the age of 30 working together to address local, regional and global challenges (almost 10,000 members worldwide, with more than 420 city based hubs in 154 countries).

The mission of the Hub is to implement projects with a local impact in three main areas, (i) Climate Change & Sustainability, (ii) Active Citizenship and (iii) Education and employment.

The Shapeathon is an event that aims to help local NGOs and startups having a positive social impact finding a solution to a "burning issue": a specific problem or objective they want to tackle within their organization (e.g. marketing, strategic planning, funding issues, etc.).

In the afternoon, a group of advisors meet these local NGOs and startups. The advisors, divided in groups mixing backgrounds and areas of expertise, meet the local NGOs and brainstorm solutions to their problems.