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Huge shoutout to @pulsespikes for their article on Three Women Using Their Stem Skills to Empower Their Communities!! If you aren’t familiar with their platform or would like some morning inspiration, head on over to PulseSpikes.org and give the full article a read!

What can be taken away from our conversation at @thenextweb with Andrew Harper and Zitouni Ould-Dada? 1. There are roughly 19 million people displaced due to climate-related natural disasters. 2. Technology could not only help these displaced individuals, but prevent displacement in the first place. ... 3. We must prioritize building trust with these individuals. Once again, it pays off to build with, not just for your users! Read more online at TheNextWeb.com when you search for These were our 7 favorite highlights of TNW2020!

Just your daily reminder to reach out to a friend that makes you smile. Trust us, it’ll be good for both of you :)

Is IsolatedNotAlone safe to use? In short, Yes! IsolatatedNotAlone.com was built by Astra Labs under strict ethical guidelines to protect our users from harmful information, resources and mediums of care. Additionally, the site was launched in partnership with over two dozen of the world's leading mental health and telehealth providers. These include Crisis Text Line, Shine Text, Ten Percent Happier, BetterHelp, Trill, Breethe and Lantern... just to name a few.... So, Yes - www.IsolatedNotAlone.com is completely safe to use, it’s resources have been professionally vetted, and it’s been publicly trusted by leading doctors and innovators. Just read what some of them have had to say!

Alright your Monday motivation comes in the form of our totally kickass as AWESOME Head of Development, Ben Henderson. Living in Newcastle and working with the Astra family around the world Ben oversees our development team all the way from initial concept to full release. He also works closely on all of our backend and AWS! Hey, Ben! What do you love about Astra?!... My favourite part of Astra is being able to work with some of my closest friends to give back to society. Every day I am reminded of the generosity and expertise of the Astra team and I cannot wait to show you what we can do.

Did you know over this summer the Astra Labs team built a website to provide free mental health counseling to frontline workers across the United States ? That’s right!! In partnership with over two dozen mental health providers, IsolatedNotAlone.com reached over 100k people in need! If you’re struggling from the pandemic and looking for support resources - head on over to the site today and click on our for everyone page. ... With this we’d like to thank @techcrunch for providing coverage and helping us get the word out We’re all stronger together With love, Astra

Happy Monday everyone!! So here’s the deal - while developing some really cool tech for communities in need around the world... we’ve kinda dropped the ball on our social media world! But not to worry, we’re back and stronger than ever And what better way to get started than by introducing some of the faces behind Astra that keep us running everyday! So... everyone, meet Fouzan Alam - Fouz, meet everyone! Fouzan has been with the Astra team for almost a year now and acts as our Head of Strategy. With this he oversees long-term planning with Amanda and makes sure we’re always on track to hit our OKR’s! On a side note - we’d also love to hear your content ideas for the future, so shoot us a DM and we’d love to chat!

We couldn't be happier for The Able Channel to be airing their episode on our Executive Director, Amanda Southworth and the work that we do Astra Labs! Be sure to head to their website to watch the full 30 minute segment