Bina Nepram: Her Path To & Through Exile
Binalakshmi Nepram's dedication to creating a women-led, micro-disarmament movement forced her into exile, yet the power of her work continues to grow.
3 ‘innovators’ from PH join elite list of world’s ‘social entrepreneurs’
Three “changemakers” in the Philippines were inducted as Ashoka fellows in Taguig City on Wednesday night, bringing to nine the number of people in the country who are part of the world’s largest and most prestigious network of social innovators. The newest additions to the elite group are Amina...
ASEAN+SocialGood Forum: Building an inclusive ASEAN
MANILA, Philippines – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the 6th largest economy in the world with a population of around 630 million and a landmass of approximately 4.4 million square kilometers. By 2030, Southeast Asia is projected to become the 4th largest economy. Despite this...
Peace advocate: Children 'confused' between good, bad in Marawi crisis
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 23) — Maranao princess and peace advocate Bai Rohaniza "Honey" Sumndad-Usman said some children affected by the Marawi crisis have moral confusion — and peace education is the way to combat it. The founder of the NGO Teach Peace Build Peace Movement said she was...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...