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Karl-Henrik Robert

Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2009

Sweden

Karl-Henrik launched the Natural Step in the 80s, a global platform that assists institutions to create and implement concrete sustainability strategies. For 30 years Karl-Henrik Robert has created a unifying framework for social and ecological sustainability. Today, Karl-Henrik has moved on to...

Tülin Akin

Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2012

Turkey

Tarimsal Pazarlama

Tulin and TABIT enables three million farmers and their families in Turkey to participate more actively in economic and social life through information technologies. While information technologies are creating new opportunities for knowledge sharing and interaction nearly every sector in Turkey...

Where the wild things start: How Nicole Rycroft’s early love of nature inspired her environmental career

Ashoka Fellow Nicole Rycroft is protecting ancient forests by working with global book publishers, newspapers, magazines, and fashion brands to shift to alternative and sustainably produced wood-based fabrics and paper. Her environmental NGO Canopy counts more than 750 large customer companies from...

In Memory of Orri Vigfusson

He Saved the North Atlantic’s Salmon

Nordahl Grieg Videregående Skole

Nordahl Grieg Videregående Skole (NGV) was founded in 2010 with the vision “Bold minds interacting”. To ensure a supportive, stimulating and communicative learning environment, the school has five core values: openness, human dignity, democracy, inclusion and sustainability. To understand and being...

Lujo sustentable, de Los Andes a París

Bajo el concepto de “moda ética”, Animaná articula el trabajo de artesanos para crear prendas que se venden en su boutique en la capital francesa. La elección del lujo sustentable. La naturaleza fue mi mayor maestro”, suelta Adriana Marina, fundadora de Animaná. Nació en Puerto Santa Cruz (Provincia...

Amanda Kiessel

Ashoka Fellow since Jan 2018

Sri Lanka

Good Market

Amanda is building a curated system for social enterprises, responsible businesses, and conscious consumers to come together, support each other, and catalyze the transition to a 21st century economy that is good for people and good for the planet.

Con solo diez años son agentes de cambio para conservar el planeta

La Fundación Solar INTI visita las escuelas para realizar talleres con niños y docentes. Les proponen cuidar los recursos naturales e inventar artefactos que faciliten la vida cotidiana. Por María De Los Ángeles Rojas , 20 de abril 2018. www.eltribuno.com Un estudio llevado a cabo en 2013 por la...

Claire Reid

Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2018

South Africa

Reel Gardening

Claire reimagines the value chain behind food production as being led by individuals and communities, enabling South Africans of all ages and backgrounds to take pride in being able to grow their own fruit and vegetables. She does this by positioning home and school-based gardens as an educational...

Mélanie Marcel

Ashoka Fellow since Jul 2018

France

Soscience

While there is a growing understanding of science’s potential in contributing to solve the most pressing social challenges, numerous barriers still prevent scientific research to be deliberately and efficiently leveraged towards this goal. Mélanie is building the missing framework and standards to...