Riya: Democratizing access to buisness education

Riya’s venture aims to not let any young person’s changemaking idea go unseen, unheard, or undervalued.
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Affordable Innovations: Laya's Journey to Changemaking

At the age of 12, Laya and her friend began to build lifesaving technology to address dangerous flooding occurring across her home state of Texas.
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Manat: Building confidence through storytelling

Finding the confidence in herself at the age of 12, Manat started a social venture, Object, to promote confidence in young girls.
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Gearing up: How Megan is bridging the gender divide in tech through LEGO robots

Megan is contributing to a growing movement of young female changemakers who encourage other young girls to pursue STEM education.
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Noah: Building blind accessibility technology

A team of young changemakers applies their design engineering skills to develop human-center solutions for everyday challenges.
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A 14-year-old Burnaby teen creates new solution to help schools go green

Is it enough to recycle? Tomas Lang, 14, doesn't think so. As part of Ashoka Canada's Changemaker Challenge, Tomas has created a simple solution to reduce waste at his school. He’s launched a “library” for event organizers to borrow commonly-used materials such as plates and silverware. The Green...
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Stronger together: Sisters Shreya and Sahana encourage resilience and independence for girls in Charlotte, North Carolina

Ignited by a family history of changemaking, Shreya and Sahana embark on their own changemaking journey to change the landscape of economic mobility in their hometown.
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Max and Sam Strickerberger: Uplifting voices through cultural dialogue in Washington D.C.

Max and Sam harness the collective power of storytelling and young voices through co-leading a network of students.
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Peyton Klein: Creating a two-way stream of inclusion

When new immigrant and refugee students started coming to her school, Peyton Klein saw the possibility for mutual learning and support.
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Sophia: Unleashing potential through a boundless love of dance

Sophia’s story demonstrates how she shared her love of ballet across cultural and geographic boundaries to increase access to the arts.
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Joshua: Supporting people experiencing homelessness and poverty

Joshua’s story is more than the story of one young person leading young. It is the story of creating a culture for all youth to be changemakers.
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Chirag: Channeling kids’ passions and talents into impact in Seattle, Washington

Combining art, entrepreneurship, and technology to promote creativity and innovation for social good.
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Matine: Turning empathy into collective action in Denver, Colorado

By taking action, Matine and his peers are creating a world they want to live in; a world where everyone is a changemaker.
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Sophie: Leveraging the power of technology for children with intellectual disabilities around the world

Based in Pittsburgh, one of the United States' fastest growing technology hubs, Sophia and her team are acting on their compassion and leveraging the power for others.
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Josh: Ensuring everyone is a player in Phoenix, Arizona

After meeting a friend’s brother who loved to play soccer but was excluded from the team because he has Down Syndrome, Josh became determined to find a way.
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Malcolm: Making hospitals more youth friendly

Starting with a pack of art supplies, Malcolm and his team launched a nonprofit and global movement to change how kids experience hospitals through art.
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Riley: Spreading joy and awareness for pediatric cancer through blue lollipops

Changemaking, like smiling, is contagious. Riley’s story highlights how simple acts of kindness through blue lollipops ripple into a movement for pediatric cancer research.
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#LeadYoung - Malika Rawal: Empowering her community from the US to India

When visiting the villages her parents grew up in, Malika was struck by the spread of disease and poor sanitation in the community.
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Meagan: Eliminating book deserts across Ohio

Meagan found her power when she harnessed her love of reading to form a literary nonprofit organization that provides children’s books to young people across Ohio.
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From Filing Patents at 13 Years Old, to being the CEO of HATCH

It's not every day you hear about young children questioning the status quo, revolutionizing the automobile industry, or filing for patents at age 13.
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