Empathy as a Way of Being
A conversation with Sonali Ojha, Ashoka Fellow and founder of the Dreamcatchers Foundation When the devastating Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami struck at the end of 2004, hundreds of relief organizations rushed to the scene. Sonali Ojha's organization, the Dreamcatchers Foundation , was there...
Lessons on Global Crisis Management, from Haiti to Japan
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the earthquake that struck Japan in 2011. The resulting tsunami and international nuclear crisis affected hundreds of thousands of people. To highlight the importance that emergency management can play in reducing and mitigating tragic loss, Ashoka Japan...
Ashoka Fellow Elizabeth Hausler: Haiti Earthquake Response
In 2010, Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake which has devastated the capital Port-au-Prince. We sent our thoughts, prayers, and donations to them during this extremely difficult and heart-breaking time. Our hope was that eventually things would move from rescue and relief to recovery; and at that...
Ashoka's Newest Fellows are Innovating for the Environment
Our hearts and minds have been focused on nature’s power after the recent earthquake in Virginia, and the major blow from Hurricane Irene that tore up the Atlantic coast. But if we look past these most recent disasters, we can see signs of opportunity in the environmental recovery and conservation...
Ilya is helping low income and conflict prone communities in East Africa build their resilience towards issues of mental health and psychological trauma
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Gaël is encouraging communities to create "digital citizen security corps" to better anticipate and respond to crisis, with an initial focus on natural disasters. Beginning in Guadeloupe, where he successfully demonstrated what the effect of a digitally prepared citizen security corps would be, Gaël...
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Daniel Kerber prototypes and disseminates holistic, dignified living concepts for people on the move – bridging three crucial stages of a refugee's journey: arrival centers in the global north, transit zones and refugee camps. With his work, he creates rapid evidence of what works on the ground and...
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Edward Edilbi is introducing a new way to empower, integrate and build social capital in scattered, immigrant populations that have been affected by a political crisis or natural disaster. Using diaspora networks, he enables refugees to play an active and productive role, thus changing their status...
Gaël Musquet - Hackers Against Natural Disasters
Surviving Hurricane Hugo as a child eventually drove Gaël Musquet to create a citizen-led approach to disaster management.
Kevin Lee is enabling vulnerable communities in the Philippines to demand, create and sustain water and sanitation systems through a new governance approach that simultaneously channels consumer needs and increases local government capacity to deliver.
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