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J.P. Morgan Mentoring Program: “Experiencing Social Entrepreneurship”

Launched in 2016, “Experiencing Social Entrepreneurship” is an annual program that matches social entrepreneurs from Ashoka’s network of Fellows with teams of mentors from J.P. Morgan. This program is aimed on one side at supporting leading innovators to tackle their most pressing organization...

Christian Vanizette

Ashoka Fellow since Jul 2013

France

MakeSense

Christian Vanizette has designed an accessible, yet highly structured approach for social entrepreneurs worldwide to resolve strategic and operational challenges, by drawing from the collective intelligence of a global network of citizens willing to engage their skills and creativity for social...

Christian Vanizette

Ashoka Fellow since Jul 2013

France

MakeSense

IDÉE MakeSense réveille l’envie et le potentiel d’action de tout un chacun pour construire le monde de demain : une société inclusive, innovante et entrepreneuriale. Une communauté internationale qui accompagne et réunit des citoyens engagés, des entrepreneurs passionnés, et des organisations...

Bruno Defelippe

Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2017

Paraguay

Koga Impact Lab

Bruno is developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Paraguay and Latin American to change the way society relates and solves problems. Through a youth-centric approach, Bruno is promoting social innovation through a synaptic network of young social entrepreneurs dedicated to solving social problems...

Bruno Defelippe

Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2017

Paraguay

Koga Impact Lab

Bruno está impulsando la articulación entre los sectores público y privado, la sociedad civil y los medios de comunicación, trabajando específicamente con los jóvenes para desarrollar habilidades emprendedoras y promover iniciativas colaborativas de impacto social. Junto a su equipo, están...

L'impatto globale di Ashoka

Nel 2018, Ashoka ha condotto uno dei più vasti e diversificati studi mai condotti sugli imprenditori sociali che cambiano i sistemi. E abbiamo scoperto che gli Ashoka Fellow hanno un impatto a livello sistemico: il 74% ha ottenuto cambiamenti nelle politiche pubbliche o legislative, altri stanno...

„Social Entrepreneurship – Behind the Scenes“

Am 16. Januar startete das RKW Kompetenzzentrum die Veröffentlichung der Videoreihe „Social Entrepreneurship – Behind the Scenes“. Insgesamt acht inspirierende Gründer*innen und Gründerteams von ganz besonderen Unternehmen werden im Rahmen von Kurzportraits über ihre unternehmerischen Leistungen und...

Conoce a los emprendedores sociales

Andrés Albán Puntored ayuda a los pequeños comerciantes en Colombia a aumentar sus ingresos mediante la diversificación de los métodos de pago, en particular para la población no bancarizada en el país. A través de un nuevo clúster industrial en torno a los "servicios de transacciones", Andrés está...

Felix Oldenburg im Bürgerdialog mit der deutschen Bundesregierung

Welches gesellschaftliche Klima brauchen Sozialunternehmer und was muss sich dafür in Deutschland ändern? Was zeichnet eigentlich einen typischen Sozialunternehmer aus? Diese und andere spannende Fragen beantwortet Ashoka Geschäftsführer Felix Oldenburg im Bürgerdialog mit der deutschen...

Erica Gerrity

Ashoka Fellow since Jul 2018

United States

Minnesota Prison Doula Project

Incarcerated women in the US are particularly unwell and routinely denied access to quality healthcare in a system that was designed “by men, for men”. Through Ostara, Erica Gerrity transforms the experience of health education and prison birth and – in so doing – correctional facilities themselves...