All over the world, people are seizing the moment, creatively solving problems and expressing love and respect in action
An Entrepreneur's Quest to Fix Drug Patents and Save Lives
Restoring the integrity of America’s patent system to incentivize progress and make drugs affordable
To Change the Migration Narrative, We Need Fact-Checkers
In the fight against disinformation, one media outlet is redirecting readers who seek out the negative
Ashoka Fellows Celebrate Ramadan By Giving Back
Beyond being a period for spiritual reflection, celebration, and gathering with family, Ramadan has always been a season of generosity and an opportunity to give back to the community.
Young Leaders Mobilize Across Africa
How Africa’s vast youth population is stepping up with creative solutions during the coronavirus pandemic
Pandemic or Paradigm Shift?
Reflections on young people, learning, and social change that enable a new consciousness to arise from this time
Gender Equality In Times of COVID-19
Ashoka Belgium talks to Isabella Lenarduzzi: Fellow spotlight during Covid19
Fellows Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic
Ashoka Arab World Fellows are pivoting their work to adjust amidst a staggering global health crisis and building innovative approaches to deal with the challenges unfolding from the pandemic.
COVID-19’s Impact on Migration, Asylum, and Integration
New perspectives and solutions to respond to refugees and migrants’ needs in these unprecedented times
Changemakers united: a collective initiative to tackle COVID-19
We are thrilled to announce that, in partnership with Zalando, Ashoka kick-started “Changemakers United”. This initiative will enable our worldwide network of social entrepreneurs to scale solutions for the challenges around COVID-19. Between April and October 2020, we will: 1. Source & map...
To Turn a Corner, Trust Social Entrepreneurs
Many social entrepreneurs are working 24/7 to adapt quickly, surface needs from their communities, mobilize millions of changemakers, and anchor the deeper societal transitions that are coming. They are showing impressive creativity and impact — and many have ready-made solutions not only for the...
Activity Guides for Changemaking at Home
Changemaking can start at home. These guides are for young people, educators, and parents to discover the power they have to create positive change, even from the kitchen table.
Behind the Masks: How A Consortium of Dutch Nurses is Redefining Care in Times of Crisis
Jos de Blok is a Dutch nurse who founded Buurtzorg, a network of over 8,000 nurses who participate in a model of home care that KPMG found halves costs, improves quality, and makes happier caregivers. Buurtzorg sounded the alarm early and began managing masks and tests nationwide. Ashoka spoke to...
Build Change: Rethinking Housing After The Crisis
Elizabeth Hausler started Build Change in 2004 to make safe, disaster-resistant houses the new norm across the world. In the years since, she and her team of civil engineers have responded to dozens of natural disasters, arriving after the immediate crisis clears to support local builders and help...
Why We Don’t Want a Return to Normal
On #EarthDay2020, a look at the need for environmental changemaking in Mexico and beyond.
Meet the Young People Leading Us Forward
How eight young changemakers are solving social problems during our global crisis, from Brazil to Bangladesh
Misinformation Spreads Faster Than Coronavirus: How A Social Organization In Turkey Is Fighting Fake News
Journalist Mehmet Atakan Foça started Teyit (“confirmation” in Turkish) in 2016 to address misinformation propagated by media organizations and social media users. We spoke with him this week to learn more about what his fact-checkers are working on during the Covid-19 crisis.
The Parent's Guide to Changemaking Conversations
Tips for sparking and supporting the desire to make a difference, starting at home.
7 Wellbeing Tips for Working Online
How can we bridge the distance to build a culture of community and care? Our advice from years of connecting across continents.
The Right to Relate: Cycling Without Age
Finding innovative ways to break through the isolation of the coronavirus crisis
COVID Solution: Activation Session #1
Ashoka Fellows Dr. Aled Edwards and Dr. David Cuartielles discuss their work to combat the coronavirus and to prevent future devastation
Fact Checking Stories About Covid-19: How A World-Wide Network Of Scientists Is Kept Very Busy
Science Feedback is a not-for-profit organization that works with a network of scientists all over the world to verify influential claims and media coverage, so that internet users have access to scientifically sound information. The coronavirus has brought them a lot of extra work. Ashoka Fellow...
Responses to the Pandemic
Learn how Ashoka Fellows in 90+ countries are responding to the Covid-19 crisis and imagining a post-pandemic world
Rising To Thailand’s Covid-19 Challenge
Raising an army of volunteers to prepare Thailand's health infrastructure for the battle of a lifetime
We Must Flatten The Curve For Small Businesses Too
Employee-owned businesses are more resilient: they outlast their competitors in business cycle downturns, lay off fewer workers, and rehire them faster
Changemakers respond to COVID-19
We live in a rapidly changing world — and perhaps that’s never felt more true than in the midst of a global pandemic. COVID-19 has taken thousands of lives, separated families and communities, shuttered businesses, eliminated jobs, and cast a cloud of uncertainty over the future. In the midst of...
Resilience to Impact Video
We are all experiencing profound challenges during this time of global crisis. But we are in this together and we will come out the other side stronger because that is what an Everyone a Changemaker World is all about! #Changemakers can leverage the following changemaker skills to go from...
Preventing Disease Outbreaks: Lessons From Uganda
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka who teaches Ugandans how to prevent disease outbreaks gives insights into the current novel coronavirus pandemic and how we can prevent future outbreaks
Meet Your New Coworkers: Your Kids
Working from home with kids present is an entirely different situation. Here are three tips for not losing your mind.
