Ara Kusuma - Since 10 years old, changemaking for the love of cows
Ara's story shows how an early start at changemaking set her on a changemaking pathway for life.
Primer encuentro de la Alianza por los Objetivos del Desarrollo Sostenible
Ashoka, JCI Buenos Aires y Socialab con el apoyo de Fundación Directorio Legislativo convocaron a AMIA Joven, AIESEC Buenos Aires, Educación para Compartir, América Solidaria Argentina, Asociación Civil El Leoncito Dan, Bisblick-Compromiso Social, Doncel, Fundación Global, Fundación PROEM, Lider.ar...
Get the Scoop on Peace through Prevention Next Week
Peace will be the flavor of the next week. The United Nation's International Day of Peace is next Friday, September 21, but things will get a little sweeter thanks to Ben & Jerry's, one of our partners (and a community favorite). They partnered with the Peace Alliance to hold a free ice cream...
Sympathy: Simply Ineffective or Actually Harmful?
Editor's Note: Ashoka imagines a world where education is truly transformational, where every child has mastered empathy—and would like to work with you to help build it. Join us on StartEmpathy.org, our new digital home for all things empathy, where you can learn why empathy matters, pick up...
Bring on Banking on Youth!
Social change isn’t rocket science; it’s just a matter of gumption and drive. Policy-makers, think-tanks, and academics aren’t the only ones with the power and ideas to change the world. Changemaking can belong to all of us. And nowhere is this dynamic potential more evident than among the emerging...
Watch: Four Young Entrepreneurs with "Three Minutes to Change the World"
Kids these days—they're doing big things, like turning favorite pasttimes into viable solutions to pressing social issues. Take for example the four winners of the 5th Annual Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition: Karthik Naralasetty, 22, has realized he can harness Facebook to connect blood...
Wasudev: Upcycling clothing for rural development
Tackling both unemployment and waste, Silaigram transforms upcycled cloth into sustainable products while employing young women throughout rural India.
Disha: Championing women’s financial liberation and security in India
Disha’s team equips women of all ages with the mindset and skillset to achieve financial independence, challenging the gendered nature of savings and investing.
Leading agricultural innovation in Odisha: Naisargik's Changemaker Journey
With his changemaking power, Naisargik is determined to counteract environmental pollution and curb the risk of cancer with agricultural innovation and community outreach.
Por qué nuestro antiguo modo de aprendizaje no podrá ayudar a las nuevas generaciones... y lo que usted puede hacer al respecto
La re-imaginación del aprendizaje deberá comenzar con una mejor comprensión del mundo que nuestros niños y jóvenes tendrán que enfrentar. Para esto se requiere, en primer lugar, una seria revisión de la realidad. La mayoría de nosotros ve un mundo muy diferente del que realmente espera a nuestros...