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Molly Barker is a yogi, a four-time Ironman triathlete (!), an author, and a recovering alcoholic. She’s also a social entrepreneur, an Ashoka Fellow, and the founder of Girls on the Run, a program that empowers girls to grow up joyful, healthy and confident through an experienced-based curriculum...

Think of the word “athlete,” and stereotypical “jock” images will likely come to mind: the guy (almost always a guy) with the pumped up muscles and fierce demeanor, whose aggression doesn’t go away when he leaves the court or field. But these associations overlook a little known fact: the best...

The transformative power of sport is one we see all around us - it unifies communities, unlocks potential for our young people, and celebrates people for what they can do not where they come from. But in today's rapidly changing and hugely challenging world, the sporting industry has big questions...

Po latach zwykle okazuje się, że podczas tych wszystkich godzin spędzonych w szkole najważniejszych rzeczy nauczyliśmy się na przerwach. Jednak dla tysięcy dzieci nauka na szkolnych korytarzach i boiskach nie jest wcale przyjemna i dużo bliżej jej do szkoły przetrwania. Ashoka Fellow Jill Vialet...

Virus, Pandemie und auch: Krise – Corona fordert nicht nur das Gesundheitssystem, die Gesellschaft und das Individuum heraus, sondern auch Unternehmer*innen und ihr Wirken. Negativ wie positiv. Steffi Biester von KICKFAIR sieht vor allem das Positive. Sie ist davon überzeugt, dass die Krise auch...

Cristiana Oprea is a rally driver, founder of the platform “Femei în Motorsport" (FIM), Motorsport PR, and blogger at Cristiana Oprea Emoticar.ro. "Through my work as a rally driver, I want to inspire people to have the courage to follow their dreams. Being one of the few women rally drivers in...

Claudiu Miu is the president of Climb Again, an NGO that aims to provide children and young people with special needs a chance to a normal life. Claudiu is a multinational and Balkan climbing champion. In 2009 and 2010 he won the World Cup in Munich and was nominated as the best Romanian climber....

Through his organization, Ivan supports local development in the Danube Delta and other natural regions in Romania. Their mission is to protect the cultural and natural biodiversity of water areas in Romania, to bring back Romanian traditions, to promote the cultural and natural profile of the...

Steffi Biester ist eine der fünf neuen Ashoka-Fellows. Wer ist sie und was macht sie genau? Drei Fragen, drei Antworten.