Credible accountability for atrocities such as war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity requires criminal justice professionals, trained to work internationally, who can be on the spot rapidly to obtain and preserve evidence. Yet national and international institutions often cannot find...
From Inmates to Ambassadors of Change
Nafisika Trust aims to help young people in Kenyan prisons to become ambassadors of change, not of crime. Vickie Wambura Wamonje founded Nafisika Trust after discovering that Kenyan prisoners were often young repeat offenders who continued to commit crimes following their release from prison. She...
How 5 Creative Young People Are Addressing Youth Employment In Africa
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...
Seeing Ashoka’s Mission, Alive in Spain
Oviedo, Spain, the small capital city of the Asturias region, charms visitors with its traditional Asturian sidrerias (hard ciders), rolling green countryside, bustling Fontá n market, and a beautifully-maintained old quarter. Those who are currently enjoying Asturia’s charms may also have noticed...
Karen works to ensure that every man, every woman, every child in the world has effective defense council.
Planning consultant Raul Jungmann is tackling nothing less than the entire justice and security system in Brazil, working to reform its archaic institutions through popular participation.
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Our Fight Too: What Gina Clayton is Doing About the Burden of Mass Incarceration on Women
Amid the growing conversation about mass incarceration in the United States, social entrepreneur Gina Clayton sees a part of the problem – and the solution – that has gone largely overlooked. Ashoka’s Michael Zakaras caught up with Clayton, who started Essie Justice Group , to learn more. "In my...
Adam Foss founded Prosecutor Impact to repair our criminal justice system by shifting the culture and norms among prosecutors across the United States.
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Ashoka’s Raj Jayadev recognized as 2018 MacArthur fellow
Ashoka Fellow Raj Jayadev was just named a 2018 MacArthur Fellow for exceptional creativity. Raj is the creator and champion of participatory defense , a growing movement that gives families and friends of accused persons a way to contribute to the defense of their loved one. In a country that...
Incarcerated women in the US are particularly unwell and routinely denied access to quality healthcare in a system that was designed “by men, for men”. Through Ostara, Erica Gerrity transforms the experience of health education and prison birth and – in so doing – correctional facilities themselves....
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