Inner Growth for Social Change
Cultivating the inner qualities of a systems change leaders through a focus on inner wellbeing and self-awareness
The Wellbeing Project
Ashoka is a co-creator of the Wellbeing Project, which aims to shift the culture of the social change field to one that encompasses inner wellbeing, catalyzing an infrastructure of support for everyone in the field. The Movement Wellbeing inspires welldoing: the profound connection between how our...
Hilmi Quraishi: Improving Health for Millions with Mobile Phones
It began with the game of cricket and cell phones. Hilmi Quraishi recognized that together, cricket— the most popular sport in India—and cell phones, in the hands of 650 million Indians, could become a powerful health tool. In 2005, this observation led him to develop “Freedom HIV/AIDS.” A set of...
Social Innovation Mapping: Social Entrepreneurial Pathways to a Culture of Wellbeing
Get insights into the work Ashoka Fellows are doing to create a culture of wellbeing. In this report you’ll learn about: 4 Barriers to a Culture of Wellbeing 5 Design Principles to Tackle Systemic Change 3 Opportunities to Support the Development of this Framework 15 Social Entrepreneurs Leading the...
Inner Work can change the Outer World
In this video, Parker J. Palmer, renowned author, speaker and activist, discusses his Theory of Social Movements. What makes a Rosa Parks? What makes a Vaclav Havel? What makes a Nelson Mandela? What makes these people is their capacity to take the inner life seriously, and to tap the sources of...
The Dinner Party: Ashoka Fellow Lennon Flowers
The Dinner Party is transforming life after loss from an isolating experience, to one marked by community and forward movement.
Amina Evangelista Swanepoel has been empowering girls through health education
The Inner Path to Become a Systems Entrepreneur
A growing body of evidence suggests the inner qualities of a systems change leader can be cultivated through a focus on inner wellbeing and self-awareness. This link between inner work and social impact is something that is being explored by The Wellbeing Project, a coalition of organizations...
Find a Better Balance with Our Tips for Digital Wellbeing
To get the word out about healthy habits, we created a new series of Digital Wellbeing videos as part of Google’s Digital Workshop. Each video encourages you to think about how you use technology and suggests ways to find the right balance for you. Because Digital Wellbeing means something different...
When You Burn Out While Changing the World
Many social entrepreneurs experienced trauma early in life, which motivated them for social causes. These experiences can – especially in the early phase – provide a positive impetus. Over time, however, the personal shadows can lead to an unhealthy lifestyle that is exacerbated by the “normal”...