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Desde que llegó a Nicaragua a sus 19 años, la francesa Ana Criquillon no ha dejado de trabajar para que las mujeres en Centroamérica tengan integridad física y emocional y que se respeten sus derechos, en especial para aquellas que se encuentran en situación de vulnerabilidad. Su recorrido como...

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This series of 5 business cases entails finalists and winners of the 2014 Social & Business Co-Creation: Collaboration for Impact competition organized by Ashoka and its partners, the Zermatt Summit Foundation, Guilé Foundation, DPD and Boerhinger Ingelheim. The aim of the competition was to...

The Setting: A fancy restaurant in midtown Manhattan The Timing: A brisk early evening in April at the Women in the World Summit The Players: 1) Ting Shih, social innovator and founder of ClickMedix 2) Lauren Shweder Biel, social innovator and founder of DC Greens The Instigators: A couple of...

Editor's Note: Tiwale, KadAfrica, Twim Academy, GiftedMom, and AEPT were named winners in The MasterCard Foundation and Ashoka’s “Future Forward: Innovations for Youth Employment in Africa” challenge. These young social entrepreneurs will take part in the Ashoka Changemakers Day on Youth Employment...

Ever heard of “empathy marketing”? It’s the latest business buzzword. The idea is that if companies can look through their clients’ eyes and understand their desires, they will be better able to tailor their offerings and gain a competitive advantage. To me, this is stepping into someone else’s...

Violence faite aux femmes : l’Institut en Santé Génésique rend « l’inaction inacceptable » « A l’Institut en Santé Génésique, médecins, juristes, psychologues, infirmières, s’allient avec le réseau d’acteurs sociaux existant pour faire sortir les femmes du cycle de la violence. Une approche...