Dela Programme

Ashoka Fellow and Dela accelerator participant Fernando Assad’s nonprofit organization Vivenda provides safe and secure housing solutions that improve the quality of life and dignity of lower-income Brazilians. Vivenda's work is revolutionizing the construction industry and placing customers at the...

The global Dela partnership between Ashoka and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship offers a unique Fellowship experience leveraging the organizations’ expertise and networks. The partnership includes the flagship Dela Accelerator, which supports established social entrepreneurs to continue developing their...

Specialisterne Foundation Founder Thorkil Sonne explains how embracing neurodiversity in the workplace benefits both businesses and individuals on the spectrum.

This article originally appeared in CEO Magazine. 

When thinking of refugee integration, the job market is always a topic. So, it is not surprising to know that, when asked, ‘What makes you feel integrated?’, employment is the first aspect mentioned by refugees.

We are thrilled to announce a new collaboration between the global Dela accelerator and United Nations Development Programme Accelerator Labs. This collaboration aims to harness collective intelligence, contributing to paving the way for a more inclusive and sustainable world.

With the growing need to preserve the environment and mitigate climate change, sustainable gardening has emerged as a meaningful means to reduce carbon emissions and support biodiversity. In this context, Ashoka Fellow and Chief Executive Officer at Green Savers, Ahsan Rony, has been addressing...

During the 2022 Changemaker Summit in Brussels, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship has announced their expanded support to social entrepreneurs by renewing their partnership with Ashoka to continue the global “Dela” program. In Swedish, “Dela” means to share. Both IKEA Social Entrepreneurship and Ashoka...

This article from CEO Magazine features IKEA Social Entrepreneurship and Ashoka's global accelerator, the Dela Programme. 

In the current edition, eight of the eleven accelerator participants have kick-started the experimentation phase to focus on an element of their revised systems change strategy and test some of the key milestones to achieve it.

We’re focused on finding and disseminating the most updated information about plastic pollution and related issues. We want to dig deeper into how excessive plastic use harms our health and the environment and how regulations can impact the amount of waste and pollution we generate.

How we can end language deprivation for Deaf children

The new Ashoka Fellow reflects on why collaboration matters as world hunger rises - Rafael’s organization is decentralizing food banks and tackling food waste by working across sectors and alongside communities that feel the impact of food issues the most. In less than two years, Gastronomía Social...

Today, we are excited to introduce Jenny Lindström-Beijar, new Ashoka Fellow selected to take part in Dela: a co-created global program developed by Ashoka and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship.

Frédéric Bardeau created SIMPLON in 2013 as an alternative route to the technology institutions that exclude disadvantaged groups from training and, therefore, the job market.

This article features an interview with Stacey Epperson, founder of Next Step Network and participant in the second edition of the Dela programme, a global systems change accelerator co-created by Ashoka and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship.

During World Refugee Day, it is important to recognize how protecting human rights extends to cultivating living environments that encourage wellbeing, a sense of security and opportunities for expanding livelihoods. Despite the obstacles to improving living conditions amidst widespread social...

Dominika Szaciłło, founder of the grassroots movement “Uwaga, śmieciarka jedzie” in Poland, is radically limiting the volume of trash accumulating in landfills by introducing a new role to the system: trash brokers. Through her participation in the third edition of the Dela programme, a systems...

Hear from Åsa Skogström Feldt, Managing director of IKEA Social Entrepreneurship BV, in this blog where she shares her insights from the Dela programme: a global systems change accelerator programme co-created by Ashoka and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship.

The Social Gastronomy Movement is a global network of grassroots organizations, chefs, academics, entrepreneurs, farmers and companies that uses the power of food for social change. Last year, Nicola Gryczka joined the Dela programme to continue prioritizing the perspectives of those who are often...

After participating in the Dela programme, a global systems change accelerator co-created between Ashoka and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, the social enterprise Access Bangladesh Foundation is fleshing out key changes to produce reliable and comparable disaggregated data about persons with...