Anshul Tewari Created India’s Largest Youth Media Platform at Age 17
Anshul Tewari was dismayed that cultural taboos are producing “a culture of silence that is pushing an entire generation away from changemaking.”
Simon Stumpf on early changemaking: "In the world today, we will all be called upon to lead at some point"
Simon Stumpf, Director of Ashoka’s Fellow selection program in the U.S., shares how he seized his own opportunity to lead as pre-teen when family circumstances demanded and how he didn’t stop there. As a parent today facing a world of great change and challenges, he shares his thoughts on what it...
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.
Jóvenes Comprometidos, una semana de aceleración y 5 ganadores de capital semilla
November 14, 2016 800 jóvenes líderes de cambio, decenas de organizaciones, Universidades y Secretarías de Juventud de la región, 12 equipos finalistas, 5 ganadores. El domingo pasado el desafío Comprometidos tuvo su cierre, con la final que se realizó en el FiiS (Festival Internacional de...
En el día de la Juventud, jóvenes latinoamericanos se comprometen a mejorar la realidad
August 12, 2016 El 12 de Agosto se celebra el día internacional de la Juventud y ya hay más de 150 iniciativas conimpacto social positivo lideradas por jóvenes de entre 18 y 29 años que fueron compartidas en laplataforma de Comprometidos. La convocatoria de UNESCO, Ashoka, Socialab y Koga, con...
At 17, Gino Tubaro started transforming kids with disabilities into super heroes
At the age of 17, Gino Tubaro received a letter from a desperate mother. “Please make my boy, Felipe, a hand,” it said. “We cannot afford a prosthetic.” Gino had been inventing things since the age of 13. His own mother had taken him to science fairs and invention workshops, pushing him to follow...