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...
In Memory of Orri Vigfusson
He Saved the North Atlantic’s Salmon
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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...
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Un musulman, une athée, un catholique et une juive font un tour du monde des initiatives interreligieuses - Konbini
Quatre amis et membres de Coexister aux religions différentes ont décidé de faire un tour du monde des initiatives interreligieuses pendant un an. Le but de leur voyage ? Observer comment la religion est abordée dans les systèmes éducatifs dans le monde. Découvrez plus en détails ce projet !
Un musulman, une athée, un catholique et une juive font un tour du monde des initiatives interreligieuses
Konbini
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DAN ACHER 2017 ASHOKA FELLOW
Ashoka Switzerland is proud to announce the election of our newest Fellow, Dan Acher, founder and director of Happy City Lab. Throughout the selection process, Dan consistently proved his dedication to improving the way people live together in urban environments. His undertaking is to instill...
DAN ACHER
SWITZERLAND FELLOW 2017
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Ashoka Joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement
Ashoka has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and celebrate generosity worldwide. Occurring this year on November 28, #GivingTuesday is held annually to kick off the giving season...
#GivingTuesday
Support Ashoka on #GivingTuesday
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Good Grief! Is It Possible to Bridge Our Differences?
The world feels more fractious with every passing day. People who are different from each other, or who hold different points of view, struggle to bridge differences.
Since January 2017, The People’s Supper project has been tackling this disconnect head on by inviting people, who often have never...
Good Grief! Is It Possible to Bridge Our Differences?
“We Need a Way to Talk Openly”
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大変だ！私たちの間に横たわる違いを乗り越えることは可能か？
世界は日ごとに不寛容さを増しているようです。人々は多様であり、それぞれ異なる考え方を持っています。それでも、違いを乗り越えようと奮闘しているのです。 2017年1月以来、The People’s Supper（人々の夕食）プロジェクトは、これまで決して出会うことのなかったような人々を招き、同じテーブルに座って話し合うことにより、人間の「違い」を乗り越えようとしています。全米で200回以上行われた夕食会で、人々は自らの殻を打ち破るとともに、相手を一枚岩として、すなわち一つの単語やフレーズを把一絡げするような一方的なステレオタイプとして、決めつけることをやめました。 The People’s...
大変だ！私たちの間に横たわる違いを乗り越えることは可能か？
「ざっくばらんに話すための方法が必要だ」
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UWC Red Cross Nordic
UWC Red Cross Nordic (UWC RCN) was founded in 1995 in Norway, and their mission is “to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future”. In this regard, the school adopted ‘deliberate diversity’ as their educational model and gave priority to create...
Our Fight Too: What Gina Clayton is Doing About the Burden of Mass Incarceration on Women
Ashoka Fellow Gina Clayton is fundamentally altering the landscape of criminal justice in the United States by identifying the immense difficulty faced by women whose loved ones have been incarcerated. In doing so, Gina is transforming the isolation often felt by those in our society into...
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...
Our Fight Too
What Gina Clayton is Doing About the Burden of Mass Incarceration on Women
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Europe 1, partenaire de la soirée de présentation des Fellows Ashoka 2017 !
Dans le cadre du partenariat entre Ashoka et Europe 1, à l'occasion de la soirée de présentation des entrepreneurs sociaux Ashoka 2017, Europe 1 a réalisé une série de portraits de quelques uns des entrepreneurs sociaux rejoignant le réseau Ashoka en 2017, durant l'émission Circuits Courts. Cette...
Europe 1, partenaire de la soirée de présentation des Fellow Ashoka 2017 !
Réécoutez les portraits des Fellows Ashoka dans Circuits Courts !
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