Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

Ashoka East Africa Learning Lunches

Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity Edition

At Ashoka East Africa, we are convinced that a diverse team with a broad mix of demographics, skills, ethnicity, race, faiths, and experiences is twice as likely to meet or exceed target as those without, three times as likely to be high-performing and six times more likely to be innovative as shown by various research.

We have kicked off a series of dialogues involving team members under the auspices “Learning Lunch” to trigger interest among teams across Africa diamond to support the organizational-wide initiative to have diversity, equity, and inclusion as an integral part of our culture. We also purpose to use the series to collate insights to contribute to Ashoka’s global efforts on DEI and encourage team members to have open conversations on DEI issues. Finally, we are using this initiative to support Diamond integration and in marking Ashoka East Africa’s 20th anniversary.

These semi-informal, semi-structured conversations will be held every month from May to December 2021.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A Dialogue On Faith

REFLECTIONS ON FAITH It is said that every day is a learning opportunity and process. On Wednesday, May 26th, we had the pleasure to dialogue about faith looking at it from the perspective of diversity, equity and inclusion, and insights on how our respective faiths are supportive of our vision of...

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Gender and Culture

On Wednesday 23rd June, Ashoka East Africa had the pleasure of hosting a reflective dialogue on cultural diversity looking at inclusion from three levels: family, community, workplace and national leadership. The session offered insights on why cultural inclusivity is critical in driving Ashoka’s...

Diversity Equity and Inclusivity: Dialogue on Ageism

Context In the fourth series of Ashoka East Africa’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion dialogues, the team unpacked ageism as a social construct that promotes exclusivity instead of inclusivity. In our day-to-day affairs, we often tell/hear jokes told touching on age. The jokes could be targeting...