The Future of Periods: Sakshi's Changemaker Journey
How one teenager is changing her world by protecting the health of women and the planet.
Personal wellbeing and mental heath of young people
Inspirational online conversation with Ashoka Fellow Ingrid De Jonghe & Nicolas Janssen (ASN) The Covid-19 pandemic has created a new reality. It challenges us on many levels. For young people, it has also brought new inequalities, stress and anxiety... During the last months, the number of...
The Happiness Project: Apoorvi's Changemaker Journey
Inspired by her sister’s struggle with mental health, Apoorvi is on a mission to normalize student wellbeing in government schools across India.
Sanjana: Converting stigma into dignity
Sanjana's journey began with a determination to challenge cultural taboos around menstruation and ensure period dignity.
Sickle Cell Advocate Bukola’s Changemaker Journey
Bukola's journey to launching Nigeria’s first online and voluntary blood donor register started in her teens. Since learning she had sickle cell as a young girl, Bukola has been on a mission to increase the quality of life for millions living with the disease.
Engager les fellows au SAHEL sur la Parentalité, gestion de stress des parents dans la période du COVID-19
Parler de Parentalité et de gestion du stress avec ASHOKA SAHEL qui reçoit Karima Grant ( ASHOKA Fellow et Safia IBRAHIM (Experte en Management,Intelligence Emotionnelle et coach en Développement Personnel) La crise du COVID 19 a complètement bouleversé nos sociétés! Les pratiques, les habitudes ont...
Eating the Elephant
Ashoka Fellow Andrés Martínez Fernández’s organization, Enlace Hispano Americano de Salud (EHAS), is group of brilliant engineers committed to using technology to improve health outcomes for people in very remote parts of Latin America. I have spent the better part of my first month tying to...
Fostering New Emergency Care Capacity in Mexico
It’s been a month since I get to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. San Miguel de Allende is a very beautiful colonial town surrounded by mountains and where the arid weather turns the landscape into a painting. Here the people are very friendly and nice and everybody has a reason to be happy and to...
Catalyzing Change in the Slums of Bombay
This blog post was contributed by Onikepe Oluwadamilola Owolabi, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. I can finally confirm that the Ad-line is true—India is incredible, and Mumbai, fondly called Bombay by its...
A values-based philosophy for social change: Runa Khan’s Journey to Changemaking
As a serial social entrepreneur in poverty alleviation and mindset shift, Runa is constantly pioneering new ways of learning, working, and living together. Runa's journey starts with her upbringing and the influential role of her parents in cultivating a lifelong philosophy for social transformation...