Heidi Wang is shifting social responses to dementia so that the person with the diagnosis is the focal point for care. Heidi’s system of support positions diagnosis as an opportunity, not an ending.
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Ashoka's Network of Social Entrepreneurs Arrives in Italy
Ashoka Italia is now operating in both Rome and Milan. Two social entrepreneurs selected by Ashoka as Fellows presented their work and vision of change at the Italian Embassy in the U.S. last week. Riccarda Zezza described what being an Ashoka Fellow means to her: "Ten years ago, I used to work for...
Tatiana transforms the mindset of children and young people by empowering them as changemaker and makes them an active part in reconciling and rebuilding the social fabric in a country beset by violence, guerrilla and Colombian paramilitarist, through this methodology she builds citizenship and...
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Tatiana transforms the mindset of children and young people by empowering them as changemaker and makes them an active part in reconciling and rebuilding the social fabric in a country beset by violence, guerrilla and Colombian paramilitarist, through this methodology she builds citizenship and...
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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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Lembaga Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Anak is inspired by the intense religious segregation found in Ambon, which results in built up tension between Christians and Muslims. This is accomplished by infusing pluralism into communities using the latest educational modules on tolerance, which are taught...
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Good Grief! Is It Possible to Bridge Our Differences?
The world feels more fractious with every passing day. People who are different from each other, or who hold different points of view, struggle to bridge differences.
Since January 2017, The People’s Supper project has been tackling this disconnect head on by inviting people, who often have never...
Good Grief! Is It Possible to Bridge Our Differences?
The world feels more fractious with every passing day. People who are different from each other, or who hold different points of view, struggle to bridge differences.
Since January 2017, The People’s Supper project has been tackling this disconnect head on by inviting people, who often have never...
大変だ！私たちの間に横たわる違いを乗り越えることは可能か？
世界は日ごとに不寛容さを増しているようです。人々は多様であり、それぞれ異なる考え方を持っています。それでも、違いを乗り越えようと奮闘しているのです。 2017年1月以来、The People’s Supper（人々の夕食）プロジェクトは、これまで決して出会うことのなかったような人々を招き、同じテーブルに座って話し合うことにより、人間の「違い」を乗り越えようとしています。全米で200回以上行われた夕食会で、人々は自らの殻を打ち破るとともに、相手を一枚岩として、すなわち一つの単語やフレーズを把一絡げするような一方的なステレオタイプとして、決めつけることをやめました。 The People’s...
