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Ashoka Ranked Among Top 100 Citizen Sector Organizations

The Global Journal announces the release of its inaugural 'Top 100 Best NGOs' list.
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Everyone has to be a Changemaker

Bill Drayton talks about the importance of teaching empathy to children with TakePart and the Skoll Foundation in their new video series: Innovators in Action.
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Do you have an idea to change higher education?

The next generation seeks an education to help them effectively address the most daunting social and environmental challenges. How can higher education meet this need? Share your solutions at the Ashoka U Exchange, a global gathering hosted at Arizona State University February 10-11, 2012.
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Ashoka Senior Fellow Sakena Yacoobi to be Honored with German Media Prize
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Thu, January 26, 2012
Ashoka Senior Fellow Dr. Sakena Yacoobi has been working to provide Afghans with basic human rights in the area of health care in a country torn apart by war for the better part of two decades. Since she founded The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) in 1996, the organization has touched the lives...
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Growing Aid Where it Matters Most
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Wed, January 25, 2012
Editor's note: This post was written by Esha Chhabra, writer, columnist, social entrepreneur, and Change inSight contributor. When famine strikes, as it did last year in Somalia, international agencies begin asking for funds to feed starving and malnourished people.  But where does the...
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Creatively incorporating social entrepreneurship in the classroom
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Tue, January 24, 2012
An interview with Jane Turner and Benhür Oral of Özyeğin Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey Editor's note: This post was written by Brian McCollow, ASU student and member of the Ashoka U Live team. If you think social entrepreneurship has to be taught as a stand-alone subject, you haven’t met Jane...
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  • What is a social entrepreneur?
    January 23, 2012 | Business World Online

    As the concept of social entrepreneurship spreads, Ashoka remains a leader in the field.

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  • National Innovation Fund to be Operational by June-July: Pitroda
    January 23, 2012 | Entrepreneur India

    The 2012 Action for India Forum, attended by Ashoka's President Emeritus, Sushmita Ghosh, was a huge success. To support social entrepreneurs set up new business models to bring about change and foster all round innovations in different fields, efforts are underway to start The National Innovation Fund by June-July.

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  • Innovators, tech gurus to galvanize Young Social Innovators
    January 20, 2012 | India Education Diary

    This weekend Ashoka will participate in the first ever Action For India Forum, focused on scaling social impact through technology at a day long session at IIT Delhi campus. In attendance will be 100 young social innovators. Those who leverage technology and show an outstanding impact over the next six months, will be eligible for five Action For India Growth Prizes, one each for education, healthcare, agriculture, energy and livelihoods. Ashoka will guide the evaluation and selection process.

     

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