Global Shapers Bangkok

With over 14,000 members, it spans 456 chapters ("hubs") in 150 countries.

Born out of the World Economic Forum, Global Shapers is a network of inspiring young people under the age of 30 working together to address local, regional and global challenges. In each city, teams of Shapers self-organize to create projects that address the needs of their community. Projects are wide-ranging – from responding to disasters and combating poverty, to fighting climate change and bui

lding inclusive communities. Shapers are diverse in expertise, education, income, and race, but are united by their desire to bring about change. Between 18 and 30 years of age, the Global Shapers represent all walks of life and share a spirit of entrepreneurship in the global public interest. In Bangkok, our core impact areas are Health, Education, Sustainability, and COVID-19 Response.

👉 You can read our latest (2021) Impact Report here: https://bit.ly/gsbkkir2021

👉 Meet the Global Shapers: https://youtu.be/S_TCp_GcO34

08/03/2026

On 08 March 2026, hosted the 2026 interviews for new members of Global Shapers Community Bangkok.

For years, Global Shapers has been a home for young people turning passion into real impact through community projects and bold ideas.

Thank you to all the applicants who shared their vision with us, and to the volunteers who made the interview day possible.

We’re excited to see the next generation of shapers continue building meaningful change for the future together all across regions 💙

03/03/2026

Exciting news, future Shapers 🇹🇭🌏

Congratulations for eligible candidates for Global Shapers Bangkok, please check your email and get ready for your onsite interview on 7 March 2026.

Kindly confirm your attendance via email as soon as possible — we can’t wait to meet the changemakers shaping Bangkok’s future 💙

To everyone who applied, thank you for your courage, time, and heart. Even if you weren’t selected this round, your willingness to step forward already makes an impact and we hope to see you again in the future 🤝🏻

12/02/2026

โอกาสสุดท้าย วันนี้วันสุดท้าย (จนถึง23:59) (English Below)
คุณเรียกตัวเองว่า Changemaker หรือกำลังมองหาโอกาสที่จะเปลี่ยนแปลงอะไรในสังคมอยู่รึเปล่า?

Global Shaper กรุงเทพมหานคร กำลังเปิดต้อนรับสมาชิกใหม่ เพื่อเข้ามาเป็นส่วนหนึงของ Global Shapers Community ภายใต้การสนับสนุนของ World Economic Forum
Global Shaper เป็นพื้นที่ที่จะเปิดโอกาสให้คนที่มีความมุ่งมั่น สร้างความเปลี่ยนแปลง และตั้งใจจะสร้างสิ่งดี ๆ ให้กับสังคม
คุณพร้อมหรือยัง?
เราขอต้อนรับคุณเข้าสู่ครอบครัว Global Shaper

วิธีการสมัคร?:
ส่งใบสมัครของคุณผ่านลิงค์นี้เลย (links also available in bio) >>
https://forms.gle/D5QQaz7px6cgtfhMA

Final day to apply (until 23:59) (Thai Above)
Do you consider yourself a change agent? Do you want to create a positive impact on both local and global levels? Are you a curious, passion-driven leader? Do you enjoy working in a multidisciplinary, international team?
If this sounds like you or someone in your circle, apply to join our Global Shapers Bangkok Hub!

You can do so by following the link in bio (also below):
https://forms.gle/D5QQaz7px6cgtfhMA

We can’t wait for you to join us!

07/02/2026

Curious about the Bangkok Hub of Global Shapers? Listen to Sakhone, curator of the Vientiane Hub (Laos) reflect on his impressions and experiences with Global Shapers.

As ever, we invite you to join the Global Shapers Bangkok Hub! 🌟 (Thai below):

Are you a young changemaker aged 18-27, passionate about making a tangible impact in your community and the world? Global Shapers Bangkok is calling for enthusiastic, driven, and innovative individuals to join our vibrant hub of leaders! 🌏✨

🔗 Apply now and shape the future with us - extended FINAL deadline is February 12, 2026.

https://forms.gle/D5QQaz7px6cgtfhMA

Be the difference our world needs. 🌍

สงสัยว่า Global Shapers คืออะไร? เราเชิญท่านมาฟังSakhone(ผู้นำของสาขาเวียงจันทน์)เล่าให้ประสบการณ์กับและความคิดของเขา

🔥 ชวนคนรุ่นใหม่ในกรุงเทพมาร่วมเปลี่ยนแปลงสังคมกับเรา! 🔥

สำหรับคนรุ่นใหม่อายุ 18-27 ปี และมีใจอยากสร้างผลดีให้กับชุมชนและโลกใบนี้

Global Shapers Community ของเรา ซึ่งเริ่มต้นโดย World Economic Forum กำลังมองหาเยาวชนที่มีวิสัยทัศน์เหมือนคุณมาช่วยกันสร้างการเปลี่ยนแปลงที่เห็นได้ชัด

เรากำลังมองหา?:
คนรุ่นใหม่ที่:
• อยากเห็นโลกและชุมชนเป็นที่ดีขึ้น
• มีไอเดีย มีหัวใจในการแก้ไขปัญหา
• ตั้งใจพัฒนาตนเองและชุมชน
• เคยริเริ่มหรือมีส่วนร่วมในโครงการทางสังคม

ประโยชน์ของการเข้าร่วม?:
• พัฒนาทักษะการเป็นผู้นำ
• เชื่อมต่อกับเพื่อนๆที่มีความคิดเหมือนกันทั่วโลก
• สร้างการเปลี่ยนแปลงที่เห็นได้ชัด
• เดินทางการเรียนรู้และพัฒนาตนเอง

วิธีการสมัคร?:
ส่งใบสมัครของคุณผ่านลิงค์นี้เลย (links also available in bio) >>
https://forms.gle/D5QQaz7px6cgtfhMA

06/02/2026

Meet the “Books” of the SDG Story Exchange

The SDG Story Exchange at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development invites you to hear from our lineup of inspiring human "books" 📚—leaders in their respective communities, sharing their stories, perspectives, and expertise through engaging conversations.

🎉 Representing the youth voice for SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, we are excited to feature Sara Mahajan!

📢 Sara is the co-programme lead of ‘Leading Young Women’, a service group at SJI International, Singapore. Its primary initiative is an innovative, sustainable program that addresses period poverty in partnership with Upskills Foundation Inc., involving direct service and engagement with women and girls in the Tondo community in Manila, Phillipines. Awarded the Richard T. Krajczar Grant by the East Asia Regional Council of Schools in 2023, the project has been using the $10,000 USD funds to scale and grow its impact in the Tondo community - a densely populated landfill community where residents face severe poverty and limited access to basic services. This project champions dignity, reciprocity, and mutual learning, empowering women to be fearless leaders of change while co-creating long-term solutions that improve access to education, health, and opportunities.

💬 Whether you're curious about period poverty, female economic engagement, or the challenges facing landfill communities, Sara has stories and insights to share.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and learn at APFSD13’s SDG Story Exchange!

🗓️ Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Location: In-person only
🔗 Register via Indico before February 15! Find more info and registration steps on the next slides. Link in bio.

Organized by: ESCAP, the Tzu Chi Foundation, and Global Shapers Bangkok ✨
📢 Limited spots available! Secure yours today and join the dialogue!

03/02/2026

From Bangkok to Luang Prabang — a retreat that reminded us why we do this 💙

Last month, the Global Shapers Bangkok Hub spent a few meaningful days with the Global Shapers Vientiane Hub in Luang Prabang. What started as a joint retreat quickly became a space of real connection, warmth, and shared purpose.

We were deeply touched by how genuinely welcomed we felt. The kindness, care, and openness of the Vientiane Shapers made us feel at home in a different country — not as visitors, but as friends.

Through the Project Showcase and Human Library sessions, we shared stories, listened deeply, and connected beyond backgrounds, roles, or borders. It’s powerful to meet people from another place who care about the same things and are trying to create change in their own communities.

Outside the sessions, Luang Prabang itself became part of the experience: wandering through temples, getting our stomachs very happily filled at the night market (the somtam Luang Prabang really deserves the hype 😘🤌), visiting a beautiful waterfall that reset both mind and body, and slowing down together on a peaceful boat trip.

We also visited local social enterprises like Ock Pop Tok and a local Tea House, learning how natural dye sources in Laos empower local seamstresses across the country.

As Thailand and Laos, we often say we are like siblings — but this retreat made that bond feel real on a human level.

We’re grateful to everyone who made this journey meaningful, especially:
✨ Natalie Pierce, Head of Global Shapers Community
✨ Paniz Jamali, Community Manager, Asia Pacific
✨ Sanju Sachamuneewongse, Community Champion, ASEAN Mainland
✨ Caderyn Owen Jones & Sakhone Douangphachanh, Curators of Global Shapers Bangkok and Vientiane Hubs

And to our friends at and our own Bangkok Shapers — thank you for the conversations, the laughter, and the energy you shared so openly.

This retreat reminded us that impact isn’t just built through projects — it’s built through people.

02/02/2026

*EXTENDED DEADLINE - FEBRUARY 15*

Meet the “Books” of the SDG Story Exchange

The SDG Story Exchange at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development invites you to hear from our lineup of inspiring human "books" 📚—leaders in their respective communities, sharing their stories, perspectives, and expertise through engaging conversations.

🎉 Representing the youth voice for SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure and SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, we are excited to feature Renzo Gondokusumo.

📢 Renzo is a student innovator and sustainability entrepreneur developing carbon-negative, self-healing bricks that reimagine conventional construction materials. He is the Founder of Brickarya, a student-led initiative based in Indonesia focused on advancing sustainable industrial practices through environmentally responsible material innovation. Driven by the current methods’ high carbon emissions, Renzo’s work explores an alternative approach to the production of bricks from banana peel biochar, limestone, and other organic materials—materials that absorb carbon dioxide rather than emit it across their lifecycle. His current research investigates the integration of mycelium structures to enhance material strength and expand future applications. In collaboration with Professor Eden Steven and Dr Clare Evangeline at the Emmerich Research Institute, Brickarya’s vision bridges material science, circular economy principles, and sustainable design—championing low-carbon innovation for the built environment.

💬 Whether you're curious about carbon emissions, biochar, or environmentally friendly material innovation, Renzo has stories and insights to share. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and learn at APFSD13’s SDG Story Exchange!

🗓️ Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Location: In-person only

🔗 Register via Indico before extended deadline of February 15! Find more info and registration steps on the next slides. Link in bio.

Organized by: ESCAP, the Tzu Chi Foundation, and Global Shapers Bangkok ✨
📢 Limited spots available! Secure yours today and join the dialogue!

01/02/2026

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 12

Are you a young changemaker aged 18-27, passionate about making a tangible impact in your community and the world? Global Shapers Bangkok is calling for enthusiastic, driven, and innovative individuals to join our vibrant hub of leaders! 🌏✨

🔗 Apply now and shape the future with us (link in bio):
https://forms.gle/D5QQaz7px6cgtfhMA

Be the difference our world needs. 🌍

ข่าวดี เราขยายเวลากำหนดเวลาการสมัครจนถึงวันที่ 12 กุมภาพันธ์

🔥 ชวนคนรุ่นใหม่ในกรุงเทพมาร่วมเปลี่ยนแปลงสังคมกับเรา! 🔥
สำหรับคนรุ่นใหม่อายุ 18-27 ปี และมีใจอยากสร้างผลดีให้กับชุมชนและโลกใบนี้
Global Shapers Community ของเรา ซึ่งเริ่มต้นโดย World Economic Forum กำลังมองหาเยาวชนที่มีวิสัยทัศน์เหมือนคุณมาช่วยกันสร้างการเปลี่ยนแปลงที่เห็นได้ชัด

เรากำลังมองหา?:
คนรุ่นใหม่ที่:
• อยากเห็นโลกและชุมชนเป็นที่ดีขึ้น
• มีไอเดีย มีหัวใจในการแก้ไขปัญหา
• ตั้งใจพัฒนาตนเองและชุมชน
• เคยริเริ่มหรือมีส่วนร่วมในโครงการทางสังคม

ประโยชน์ของการเข้าร่วม?:
• พัฒนาทักษะการเป็นผู้นำ
• เชื่อมต่อกับเพื่อนๆที่มีความคิดเหมือนกันทั่วโลก
• สร้างการเปลี่ยนแปลงที่เห็นได้ชัด
• เดินทางการเรียนรู้และพัฒนาตนเอง

วิธีการสมัคร?:
ส่งใบสมัครของคุณผ่านลิงค์นี้เลย (links also available in bio) >>
https://forms.gle/D5QQaz7px6cgtfhMA

30/01/2026

Meet the “Books” of the SDG Story Exchange

The SDG Story Exchange at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development invites you to hear from our lineup of inspiring human "books" 📚—leaders in their respective communities, sharing their stories, perspectives, and expertise through engaging conversations.

🎉 Representing SDGs 7, 9 and 11, we are excited to feature Prae Piromya!

📢 Prae is a sustainability leader, creative strategist, and facilitator with over 15 years of experience advancing corporate sustainability, stakeholder value, and inclusive growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia. She is currently Sustainability Director at Yip In Tsoi Co. Ltd. and President of the Corporate Responsibility & Ethics Association for Thai Enterprise (CREATE). Prae has led high-impact initiatives spanning climate tech, gender equality in energy transition, and sustainable business education—collaborating with partners such as USAID and Global Green Growth Initiative, and even helping to launch the Sasin Center for Sustainability Management. Her career bridges global consulting and in-house leadership, advising leading companies in finance, energy, infrastructure, and consumer sectors on sustainability strategy, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. Across business, policy, and education, her work has consistently championed responsible enterprise and innovation for sustainability.

💬 Whether you're curious about energy transitions, responsible enterprise, or sustainability and growth, Prae Piromya has stories and insights to share. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and learn at APFSD13’s SDG Story Exchange!

🗓️ Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Location: In-person only
🔗 Register via Indico before February 1! Find more info and registration steps on the next slides. Link in bio.

Organized by: ESCAP, the Tzu Chi Foundation, and Global Shapers Bangkok ✨
📢 Limited spots available! Secure yours today and join the dialogue!

30/01/2026

Meet the “Books” of the SDG Story Exchange

The SDG Story Exchange at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development invites you to hear from our lineup of inspiring human "books" 📚—leaders in their respective communities, sharing their stories, perspectives, and expertise through engaging conversations.

🎉 Representing SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, we are delighted to feature Salakjit “Joy” Munthamraksa!

📢 Joy has over 17 years of experience in international development, philanthropy, and entrepreneurial ecosystem strengthening across Southeast Asia. She currently serves as East and Southeast Asia Regional Chapter Head at the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), where she leads regional programs, research, convenings, and partnerships. Previously, Joy held senior leadership roles at the Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage, overseeing multi-country rural development initiatives, organizational planning, and impact measurement. Her work spans program design and implementation, donor engagement, and cross-sector collaboration. Joy holds an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge and a BA in International Relations from Chulalongkorn University.

💬 Whether you're curious about nonprofit work to improve the quality of life of people in poverty, ASEAN’s entrepreneurial ecosystems, or philanthropy, Joy has stories and insights to share. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and learn at APFSD13’s SDG Story Exchange!
🗓️ Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Location: In-person only
🔗 Register via Indico before February 1! Find more info and registration steps on the next slides. Link in bio.

Organized by: ESCAP, the Tzu Chi Foundation, and Global Shapers Bangkok ✨
📢 Limited spots available! Secure yours today and join the dialogue!

29/01/2026

Meet the “Books” of the SDG Story Exchange

The SDG Story Exchange at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development invites you to hear from our lineup of inspiring human "books" 📚—leaders in their respective communities, sharing their stories, perspectives, and expertise through engaging conversations.

🎉 Representing the youth voice for SDGs 9 and 11, we are excited to feature Plaifah Kyoka Shodderland!

📢 Kyoka (they/them) is a Thai-Japanese non-binary LGBTQIAN+ rights activist, founder, and creative, recognized by TIME magazine as a TIME100 Next 2024 honoree. With a deep intersectional perspective, Kyoka’s work explores and bridges social issues, politics, creativity, culture, and storytelling through their current work as the founder and editor-in-chief of “QUEERING BANGKOK,” an independent q***r publishing company and print publication that was founded in 2025 and is dedicated to q***r culture, youth culture, underground scenes, and underrepresented and censored stories. In 2024, Kyoka became the youngest member of Thailand’s parliamentary ad hoc committee on marriage equality, representing the people’s draft and youth voices. They have also been active in LGBTQIAN+ campaigns and movements, including pride initiatives globally and legislative campaigns. Drawing on experience as a young q***r activist, Kyoka is currently working towards building the Asian Pride Alliance and remains committed to reimagining social movements, creating space for youth, and using storytelling as a tool to bridge, represent, and break barriers.

💬 Whether you're curious about q***r economic and civic participation, equitable communities, or the intersection of social movements and innovation, Kyoka has stories and insights to share. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and learn at APFSD13’s SDG Story Exchange!

🗓️ Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Location: In-person only
🔗 Register via Indico before February 1! Find more info and registration steps on the next slides. Link in bio.

Organized by: ESCAP, the Tzu Chi Foundation, and Global Shapers Bangkok ✨
📢 Limited spots available! Secure yours today and join the dialogue!

29/01/2026

เหลือเพียง 3 วัน! (English Below)

คุณเรียกตัวเองว่า Changemaker หรือกำลังมองหาโอกาสที่จะเปลี่ยนแปลงอะไรในสังคมอยู่รึเปล่า?

Global Shaper กรุงเทพมหานคร กำลังเปิดต้อนรับสมาชิกใหม่ เพื่อเข้ามาเป็นส่วนหนึงของ Global Shapers Community ภายใต้การสนับสนุนของ World Economic Forum

Global Shaper เป็นพื้นที่ที่จะเปิดโอกาสให้คนที่มีความมุ่งมั่น สร้างความเปลี่ยนแปลง และตั้งใจจะสร้างสิ่งดี ๆ ให้กับสังคม

คุณพร้อมหรือยัง?

เราขอต้อนรับคุณเข้าสู่ครอบครัว Global Shaper

วิธีการสมัคร?:
ส่งใบสมัครของคุณผ่านลิงค์นี้เลย (links also available in bio) >>
https://forms.gle/D5QQaz7px6cgtfhMA

Just 3 Days Remaining! (Thai Above)

Do you consider yourself a change agent? Do you want to create a positive impact on both local and global levels? Are you a curious, passion-driven leader? Do you enjoy working in a multidisciplinary, international team?

If this sounds like you or someone in your circle, apply to join our Global Shapers Bangkok Hub!

You can do so by following the link in bio (also below):
https://forms.gle/D5QQaz7px6cgtfhMA

We can’t wait to hear from you!