For more than 40 years, Ashoka has built and nurtured the largest network of leading social entrepreneurs in the world. After a rigorous selection process, they are introduced to a life-long fellowship, where every member is committed to championing new patterns of social good. We encourage Ashoka Fellows to take ownership of the network and we partner with them to co-create Ashoka’s vision of an Everyone a Changemaker world.

We understand the individual needs of social entrepreneurs vary depending on the stage of their work. Once selected, each Ashoka Fellow embarks on a tailored timeline of investments and support over their lifetime. We make sure that the Ashoka brand, the engagements we curate and facilitate, and the connections we open are valuable to each Fellow. We invite Fellows to make the most of the network through interactions that will increase their chances for deepening their social impact. Some of the support Fellows will enjoy include:

  • A tailored stipend for up to three years, if needed, for the Fellow to dedicate themselves full time to the advancement of their idea
  • Customized engagement opportunities that accelerate their impact
  • Increased visibility
  • A global community of peers

Fellows have said that the Ashoka Fellowship gives them an identity, a community, and the network to do more.

MobileSchool is revolutionizing assistance to street kids. By reaching them in their environment - the street - and focusing on their positive skills to restore their self-esteem, we empower them until they decide by themselves to move towards a better future.

Arnoud Raskin
Founder of MobileSchool. Ashoka Fellow since 2011
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Infirmiers de rue is taking care of some of the most vulnerable and exclude groups in our society – the homeless. I created a new role: the Street nurse, providing hygiene and health care services to homeless that serve as a trojan horse to create human connections and help them off the streets. 

Emilie Meessen
Founder of Infirmiers de rue. Ashoka Fellow since 2010
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