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.
Ashoka cumple 20 años en la Argentina y presentó a los nuevos emprendedores sociales de su red
Ashoka Argentina celebró sus 20 años con dos nuevas integrantes en su red. Las emprendedoras sociales 2017 buscan generar cambios en temas como la moda ética y la educación, desde la innovación y el despertar de las capacidades de las personas. La red de emprendedores sociales más grande del mundo...
ABRIÓ LA PRIMERA TIENDA SUSTENTABLE "SABE LA TIERRA"
El primer restaurante “KM 0” de la Argentina ya funciona en Necochea. Desde Necochea, la Tienda Sustentable Sabe la Tierra se propone promover la creación de una nueva cultura de consumo, basada en la confianza de las cadenas cortas, el bien común, el medio ambiente, el desarrollo local, la vida...
Premio Creando Valor Compartido
Para celebrar 10 años de Creando Valor Compartido, Nestlé formó una alianza con Ashoka para buscar, apoyar y acelerar soluciones a los grandes desafíos en temas de água, nutrición y desarrollo rural. Esta alianza promoverá una poderosa cocreación con emprendedores sociales y profundizará el impacto...
From Standing Rock to Pine Ridge Reservation Community Sustainability: Ashoka Fellow NickTilsen
One of the Dakota Access Pipeline's most devoted protestors is making his strongest stand back in his hometown. On the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Nick Tilsen, a 34-year-old member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and founding executive director of the Thunder Valley Community...
EIR Lessons in Perspective: A conversation with Western Union Executive in Residence Alumni Maureen Sigliano
Maureen Sigliano, Vice President, Global Loyalty Development & Western Union Membership, Paris, partnered with Ashoka Fellow Benson Wereje and his organization CIYOTA, working with refugees in Uganda. For more information about the Executive in Residence program visit the EIR program page, or...
Courage, Creativity and Renewable Energy
Social entrepreneurs are often credited with having a one-track mind. There is no barrier strong enough or challenge tall enough to stop these positive deviants from achieving their goals. For Ashoka Fellow Tri Mumpuni, not even the harrowing experience of being held hostage by separatist rebels in...
EIR Lessons in perspective: A Conversation with EIR alumni Juan Loraschi
For information about the Executive in Residence program visit the EIR program page, or contact us at [email protected]. BACKGROUND – MEET THE PEOPLE EIR Juan Loraschi and host Ashoka Fellow Dorien Beurskens Juan Loraschi, Western Union Regional Vice President, partnered with Dorien...
It Made my Dream Come True
Although money is not everything, the Ashoka stipend I received for 3 years made my dream to have our own radio station come true. Thanks to the Ashoka network (and especially its Indonesia staff at the time Helen and Marjie), and in partnership with HAPSARI (Himpunan Serikat Perempuan Indonesia -...