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During the presidential campaign of 2008, Barack Obama, between cheers and roars, gave a speech in front of a crowd in Chicago on Super Tuesday, the presidential primary elections in February, with a message that was clear and simple: “We are the change we seek.” Obama, known to be a fierce orator...

The organization was named after the Indian emperor Ashoka, a good historical example of a social innovator. Since the organization’s main purpose is to develop a changemaking culture, looking for social innovators and helping them reach their full potential is one of its important functions. The...

As history itself would attest, there’s no doubting the fact that the team who managed U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2008 “Obama for America” Presidential Campaign ran it like a well-oiled machine. Interestingly enough, as an exclusive Inc. Southeast Asia interview with its Chief Operating Officer...

di Sirak Askale

Barangay Rx is an interactive exchange on community-driven innovation for resilience. Designed by Ashoka and Cebuana Lhuillier to go beyond the one-way information download typical of forums, Barangay Rx actively connects barangay leaders and LGUs, with potential enablers and supporters of community...

Barangay Rx is an interactive exchange on community-driven innovation for resilience. Designed by Ashoka and Cebuana Lhuillier to go beyond the one-way information download typical of forums, Barangay Rx actively connects barangay leaders and LGUs, with potential enablers and supporters of community...

Barangay Rx is an interactive exchange on community-driven innovation for resilience. Designed by Ashoka and Cebuana Lhuillier to go beyond the one-way information download typical of forums, Barangay Rx actively connects barangay leaders and LGUs, with potential enablers and supporters of community...

What does it mean to have the world’s sixteenth largest economy (which is growing rapidly), a population where 60 percent of people are under the age of 30, and an undeveloped citizen sector? For Turkey, it means having a huge potential for citizen- and youth-led social change. For the first time...

Ashoka Fellow Juan David is a 23-year-old social entrepreneur who founded the organization Buena Nota in Colombia. Juan David recently visited Ashoka's global headquarters in Rosslyn, VA where he spoke about his new book, "Llenando Espacios" (Filling the Void) and about his experiences as a social...