Shanghai Career Mamas Group

Since 2006, Shanghai Mamas has been connecting the community of international families to one another. We are introducing a new Shanghai Career Mamas group to help make connections for anyone considering a career transition, re-entering the workforce, looking for business mentorship, or exploring potential new opportunities in Shanghai. This will be a space to ask … Continued

Volunteer with Shanghai Sunrise: Executive Director Position

Shanghai Sunrise is a volunteer-led, non-profit organization committed to creating access to education through scholarships for underprivileged Shanghai youth. Since 1996, they have raised 34 million RMB for high school and university scholarships. This has enabled 3,200 students to continue their education and have a chance at a brighter future. With your help they can … Continued

Get to Know Us – Shanghai Mamas Coffee Morning Hosts

If you’re hoping to meet some new mamas in your area, you may already know that checking out our Shanghai Mamas Coffee Mornings is the thing to do. But do you know who hosts these Coffee Mornings, ensuring that everything runs smoothly behind the scenes? In this article, we introduce you to our intrepid team … Continued

Something You Did Not Know About Louise

By Joana Molgaard   In this series, Shanghai Mamas will feature amazing people within our community. You may have seen their names in WeChat, or have met them in person. Now you will learn what makes them thrive in Shanghai. This week, we introduce you to long-time Shanghai Mama Louise Roy. Louise has been an integral … Continued

Book Lovers Reunite for the Shanghai Mamas Book Swap

Shanghai booklovers reunited once again for the Shanghai Mamas Book swap event. Over 3000 books were dropped, swapped, and donated for our March event. The book swap, which was started 2 years ago at coffee morning, has exponentially grown and we love seeing the community come together for the genuine passion of reading.     … Continued

Recap | International Women’s Day Luncheon

To celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day, Shanghai Mamas teamed up with Brits Abroad Shanghai, Shanghai Expatriate Association, Deutscher Club Shanghai and American Club Shanghai to host a luncheon to support the female leaders of tomorrow and celebrate the achievements in our international community.     Thanks for all who were able to attend the … Continued

A Sense of Home: Love Across Borders

At Shanghai Mamas, we love to celebrate the unique and exciting things our members are involved with. Eve Wee Ang is a longtime Shanghai Mamas member and contributor. Since she arrived 13 years ago, she has been sharing her stories as an overseas Singaporean with Singapore Global Network (SGN). Recently her stories were made into … Continued

Shanghai Mamas at Shanghai Sunrise’s 25th Anniversary Gala

The volunteer-led charity Shanghai Sunrise celebrated its 25th anniversary with a fundraising gala on February 12th at Hyatt on the Bund. As a community partner, Shanghai Mamas helped spread the word on our channels and numerous Shanghai Mamas attended the event as guests. That evening, an impressive 93,000 RMB were raised to give disadvantaged Shanghai … Continued