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Tatiana Montaña

Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2016

Colombia

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...

Tatiana Montaña

Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2016

Colombia

Asociación Fuente de Paz

Ilya Yacevich

Ashoka Fellow since May 2015

Kenya

Global Trauma Project

Ilya is helping low income and conflict prone communities in East Africa build their resilience towards issues of mental health and psychological trauma

3 ‘innovators’ from PH join elite list of world’s ‘social entrepreneurs’

Three “changemakers” in the Philippines were inducted as Ashoka fellows in Taguig City on Wednesday night, bringing to nine the number of people in the country who are part of the world’s largest and most prestigious network of social innovators. The newest additions to the elite group are Amina...

Peace advocate: Children 'confused' between good, bad in Marawi crisis

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 23) — Maranao princess and peace advocate Bai Rohaniza "Honey" Sumndad-Usman said some children affected by the Marawi crisis have moral confusion — and peace education is the way to combat it. The founder of the NGO Teach Peace Build Peace Movement said she was...

Bina Nepram: Her Path To & Through Exile

Binalakshmi Nepram's dedication to creating a women-led, micro-disarmament movement forced her into exile, yet the power of her work continues to grow.

Lone Koldby

Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2013

Norway

Aktivitetdosetten

Lone Koldby is humanizing long-term care for the elderly in Norway by placing activity and social interaction at the center of the care regimens in nursing homes and empowering their occupants to play active roles in designing those regimens and reclaiming their rights as senior citizens.

Fast Company: Investing in Post-Conflict Startups to Save the World

Last week, Fast Company published an article on the importance of investing in post-conflict zones to kick-start the local economy, foster entrepreneurship, and reduce the chances of a relapse. As the article states: "The global cost of conflicts is $100 billion; dishing charity cash and sleeping...

Lessons from a Decade of Online Social Networking, and How to Build a High Impact site

Earlier this month I sat down with Dr. Craig Zelizer, Associate Director of the Conflict Resolution MA Program at Georgetown University and TechChange Advisor, to talk about the online professional network that he created in 2008 called the Peace and Collaborative Development Network (PCDN). PCDN...

Ushahidi in the Classroom

Last month I taught the first ever course on “Technology and Peace” at the UN-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) in Costa Rica. The course drew 16 participants from 11 countries, representing a number of distinguished organizations including Ashoka, the Council on Foreign Relations and George...