Sunsets, summits, and the girls who earned every step of it.

🌄 We just wrapped our first year of Youth Outside — 15 refugee and immigrant girls enrolled, 8 girls learned to ride a bike, 11 kayaked 7 miles on the Yellow River, even the ones who don’t yet know how to swim. And together we hiked three parks — Sweetwater Creek, Red Top Mountain, and Arabia Mountain — closing out the pilot with a sunset hike at Arabia, cheered on every step by our new Outdoor Peer Leaders. This program was never just about outdoor skills. It was about girls like Joudi, who played in the river with total joy despite never having learned to swim, and friendships like hers and Mohja’s — built across languages, holding steady through every new challenge. That’s what leadership and community look like. Thank you to our Peer Leaders for showing up for these girls all year. Thank you to all who support us and them. Thanks to Summit Foundation and GSU we will be expanding Youth Outside next year! 🚵‍♀️🚣‍♀️🥾 @rei @obozfootwear @fb4katlanta @letspropelatl @globalspokes30345 @legacydecatur @next100coalition @outdoorsallianceforkids @georgia_river_network @arabiamountain_nha #YouthOutside #OutdoorWellness #RefugeeYouth #GirlsWhoHike #Outdoorequity