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Gemma Givens is the founder of NGG. Like many adoptees, she was feeling a lack of community for people who can understand and relate to the adoptee experience. The decision to create a space for Guatemalan Adoptees turned into NGG. Over the next few years, Gemma would work to connect adoptees from all over the world. Read Gemma's story here.(https://nextgenguate.wixsite.com/home/copy-of-board-of-directors)

The 1st Meetup https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed017a_c55f054f126d41fbbe019fdcd61e435c.jpg

Our Facebook Pages were created. Find and connect on our 3 Facebook pages here.(https://nextgenguate.wixsite.com/home/contact)

Vegas Meetup! https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_4443e16878084e45921a4d54464c011d~mv2.jpg

Midwest Meetup! https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed017a_d53d9b24937e4734b77ca1726922e4eb~mv2.jpg

Our 1st Facebook Live series

DC Meetup! https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_c6372003b97c4a9aad422bbee6d53a73~mv2.jpg

Our Brand Our new logo and brand is born. By this time, our Adoptee Facebook group has grown to 300+ members while our social pages are experiencing growth in numbers daily. It is clear the group is gaining traction and the updated One-of-a-kind logo designed by Joey Morrin speaks beautifully to this new chapter. “To me, this logo is an expression of self-identity for those who share similar experiences and ideas about who we are as Guatemalans. It is the modern representation of adoptees living in the now and moving towards the future.” - Joey Morrin https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_097d0373a68d44f991829d7cb9823959~mv2.png

Our 1st Board of Directors is established

Urban Expedition x NGG: Landmark Center’s Urban Expedition program showcases the world. Landmark Center and NGG provide music, dance, food, crafts, exhibits, animals and traditions from Guatemala!

Cooking Demo with Chef Luis Yanes. Watch the demonstration on our Youtube page! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pCqQ0BR4mw&t=1s) https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_29b81355c8354d418be98c69c01bead4~mv2.jpg

Community Conversations with Kat Erdahl on adoptions, race and family via Zoom.

Community Conversations with Joe Toolan on LGBTQ+ (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/lgbtq?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F) intersectionality and the adoptee experience via Zoom. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_1bb83d5c02e349a39a90a4a589b85e94~mv2.jpg

Parent Panel hosted by Kat Erdahl. The panel consists of five adoptive parents answering questions regarding their experience of adoption via Zoom. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed017a_1c6161fefee94d958853c9a221c1829c~mv2.png

Facebook Story Series with Laney Figueroa Preston on her adoption story. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed017a_c94b4863a15246e0aaaf84f2335029b9~mv2.jpg

NGG presents a community screening of the HBO documentary 'THE ART OF POLITICAL MURDER ' with fellow adoptee and historian Dr. Carlos Alberto Haas, who will join live for Q&A, along with setting the context for this story via Zoom. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed017a_f5f35b742e94431ba6d6e2c5911e4766~mv2.png

Partnership between NGG and the Guatemala cell of La Voix des Adoptés.(https://www.facebook.com/lavoixdesadoptes/) Our partnership is to challenge each other to create opportunities to connect with the adoptee community outside of the languages that we know! Together, we want to reduce the distance between our communities and our languages. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_1e332f0142914788aeb03c70ea9891a8~mv2.jpg

Adoptees as parents panel hosted by Kat Erdahl via Zoom. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed017a_db9560c8595347feaf997d2a4984e876~mv2.jpg

Pride Month virtual game night hosted by Joe Toolan. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_3210613c23ac40d496d510f9731d7e96~mv2.jpg

Virtual Loom tour with TRAMA TEXTILES via zoom https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed017a_2e11ac3247e84ada9ae8e86115c633e8~mv2.jpg

20 questions with Community Member Jack Frank. Join as he hosts our newest Instagram series! A series of 20-Questions to get to know one another and what growing up Guatemalan means to us. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_c43cf7854b57433db4826ada357aaea4~mv2.jpg https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_16beee21f39745a0bfdce87c2d07dbd3~mv2.jpg https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_863902e50bc84a0b82e87e4613765644~mv2.jpg https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_c297053507f74a8784f1d334167ae757~mv2.jpg

Maria Hintze hosts a live community conversation about navigating relationships with birth families; emotions, boundaries, communication, and financial requests. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed017a_3ba62600f44d48e795d1cbce34239e10~mv2.png

November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Follow along with us everyday during the month of November as we tackle a different theme to bring awareness to adoption.

Gemma Givens host our end of year celebration! A game of stories to get to know each other.

Palentines/Día del Cariño community conversation with Antonio Giannico and Hallie Valentino via zoom. https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9o4VxF2ve/ https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_d4e9cbb772614a86a60177ef9ba5133d~mv2.jpg

Meeting with La Voix des Adoptés via Zoom.

Parent Q&A with adoptees Joseph Zita and Eliceo via Instagram Live. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_1345f72b231640749cc9ce2fffadb04c~mv2.jpg

History of (Irregular) Adoption in Guatemala. Professor Rachel Nolan will present a timeline of adoption in Guatemala from the 1970s through 2007. Professor Carmen Monico discusses adoption after the moratorium in 2008 and the landscape of Guatemalan adoption today.

Official launch date for our new website! Designed by a community member; with the help of community members; all with the adoptee perspective in mind. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4638fc_a6d86dba981949e981dcadd396ae5443~mv2.png