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In Memory of Orri Vigfusson, Who Saved the North Atlantic’s Salmon

The global Ashoka community deeply mourns the loss of Icelandic Fellow Orri Vigfússon, Chairman and Founder of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund. Elected in 2004, Orri successfully implemented an international effort to conserve and restore wild Atlantic Salmon. He proposed that citizen groups...

Manoj Kumar

Ashoka Fellow since May 2017

India

Mental Health Action Trust

Dr Manoj Kumar has created a free, comprehensive, community-based, volunteer-led and cost effective mental health care system to cater to those from the most economically backward groups of society. In doing this, he has paved the opportunity for a meaningful and productive new life to those...

Geertrui Serneels

Ashoka Fellow since Apr 2017

Belgium

Solentra

Geert has pioneered a culturally sensitive and community-based mental healthcare system for refugees and migrants in Europe.

Sanderson Jones

Ashoka Fellow since Jan 2017

United Kingdom

Sunday Assembly

Sanderson Jones has created a new form of congregation: a social technology that supports community integration and personal well-being. With over 70 Sunday Assembly chapters in 8 different countries, his work harnesses the human need for inclusive local gatherings to drive empathy and empower...

Geertrui Serneels

We are delighted to announce that Geert Serneels has joined the network as our most recent Ashoka Belgium Fellow! Geert Serneels is the director of Solentra, an innovative organisation that provides refugee and migrant children with access to a more culturally sensitive and holistic mental health...

Oskar Blakstad

Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2018

Norway

Explorable AS/Assisted Self-Help

Oskar is leveraging the Norwegian healthcare system to attend to currently underprioritized patients with mild and moderate symptoms of the most common mental health disorders. By also developing a web-based platform for experts to create and share treatments, Oskar is building a library of...

Our Fight Too: What Gina Clayton is Doing About the Burden of Mass Incarceration on Women

Amid the growing conversation about mass incarceration in the United States, social entrepreneur Gina Clayton sees a part of the problem – and the solution – that has gone largely overlooked. Ashoka’s Michael Zakaras caught up with Clayton, who started Essie Justice Group, to learn more. "In my...

Matrika Devkota

Ashoka Fellow since May 2016

Nepal

Koshish

Matrika believes that the voice of the mentally ill is most powerful when voiced by them.

Julia Borbolla's Cartoon Solution for Kids' Psychological Needs

When Julia Borbolla created Antennas for Children, she did not expect her child psychology innovation to help solve crimes.

Ashoka Netherlands Announces Wietse Van Der Werf as their Latest Fellow

Ashoka Netherlands is delighted to announce the election of their latest Fellow Wietse van der Werf. Wietse is the founder and CEO of the Sea Ranger Service, which has been established to revolutionize ocean conservation. The organisational model combines the empowerment of unemployed youths and re...