Peyton: Creating a two-way stream of inclusion and cultural understanding
When new immigrant and refugee students started coming to her school, Peyton Klein saw the possibility for mutual learning and support.
From Political Apathy to Engagement with German Fellow Gregor Hackmack
Have you ever felt your politicians don’t actually answer to you? That their rhetoric doesn’t match their behavior and no one holds them accountable? That the sound bites on TV and the form letters don’t get to the substance of the issues? In 2004, Ashoka Fellow Gregor Hackmack recognized that...
Social Entrepreneurship, Empathy, and Changemaking
A chat with Rico Gonzalez, Ashoka Philippines Chairperson
Ashoka Fellow Mary Gordon Wins Canada's Innovation Award
Gordon envisioned empathy as a peace pill that could go beyond the classroom to the boardroom and the war room
Inner Growth for Social Change
Cultivating the inner qualities of a systems change leaders through a focus on inner wellbeing and self-awareness
Announcing the Final Winners of Challenging Norms, Powering Economies
Arlington, VA -- Ashoka, Open Society Foundations and UN Women are very pleased to announce the four women’s organizations from Africa that have won the grand prize of the Challenging Norms, Powering Economies initiative in recognition of their work to challenge gender norms and achieve women’s...
Ashoka European Changemaker Summit
Looking at Europe from a different angle: As origin to impactful social innovations and their founders When speaking about Europe today we often focus on the challenges in politics or administration. What Ashoka, a globally active non-profit organization and network of what they call changemakers...
Q&A with Ashoka Fellow Juan David Aristizábal Ospina: Insights into Colombia's Culture of Social Entrepreneurship
Ashoka has recently elected Juan David Aristizábal Ospina of Colombia as a new Fellow. Aristizábal is the founder and president of Buena Nota, a organization that informs, engages and connects Colombians around social problems and their solutions. Aristizábal has just released a book, "Llenando...
Alberto created a model of values transformation through education, changing behavior patterns, transforming criminal gangs into agents of change, and involving the community and family as part of this social reintegration program. He capitalizes negative and violent leadership often existing in...
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