Atlas Corps: Building Bridges for Social Impact

"Beginning a new job can be stressful at any level, and this practice can be very grounding, accelerating your ability to get up to speed faster in a foreign atmosphere." - Seemeen Gul (Pakistan, Class 20, Host: UN Women)

Hello!

Do you remember your first day at a new job or new school? It is exciting and intimidating all at the same time. Atlas Corps Class 20 initiated their service on February 1 to that same level of excitement. Now, 30 days later, they are thriving as part of a new team and members of a new community.

Seemeen shared this quote in a recent blog post sharing her first day of service at UN Women. "Today wasn’t just my first day at UN WOMEN; it was the start of a journey," reflected Seemen. "I was scared of a new atmosphere, though change was scary but allowing fear to stop you from growing evolving and progressing was scarier."

Your support has inspired individuals like Seemen to overcome the fear of new experiences to embrace the opportunity that exists within the Atlas Corps Fellowship. This year, we celebrate 10 years of inspiring individuals. Since we launched in 2006, we have inspired 450 individuals from 75 countries to serve abroad...and it is just the beginning!

Look forward to Atlas Corps sharing 10-year highlights from Alumni, Host Organizations, and Supporters as we build up to our big celebration in November in Washington, DC (details soon)!

We also invite you to celebrate the start of our 10 Year Celebration by making a donation during Bonus Day on March 16, 2016!

Thanks for being part of our first 10 and we look forward to you being part of our next 10, 20, 100 years!

-Abby

P.S. Spread the Word - post on social media: Act local. Impact global. Celebrate 10 years! Support @AtlasCorps on 3.16.16 #bonusday #AtlasCorps10 http://bit.ly/AtlasCorpsBonusDay