William Bird is transforming the way children and children’s issues are portrayed in the media through media monitoring efforts involving both journalists and children. He trains journalists on ‘child friendly’ journalism and enables children to become ‘media watchdogs’ to monitor press coverage of...
Read moreNatalia Viana is redefining independent journalism in Brazil focused on human rights. She has created a unique model of information production to guide the traditional press on transparency and human rights. In addition, Natalia focuses on an innovative journalism school format based on...
Read moreNota de falecimento - Roberto Kikawa
A Ashoka Brasil e a comunidade de empreendedoras e empreendedores sociais presta condolências à família e amigos de Roberto Kikawa, empreendedor social Ashoka.
In order to face major public health concerns related to the consumption of industrial food, Stéphane leverages the power of citizens to operate a mindset shift in the food industry, urging food manufacturers to improve the general quality of their offer by including a nutritional orientation in a...
Read moreCrowd Sourcing for Maternal Health
As mobile and web technologies become increasingly accessible to those living in remote poverty around the world, the potential to expand access to health care to underserved populations becomes ever more real. It’s exciting to see the many ways that innovative people and organizations are able to...
Remembering Howard Paster, Longtime Supporter of Ashoka
Howard Paster, longtime friend of Ashoka, passed away last weekend. Howard was a key member of Ashoka’s “Tip the World” internal marketing firm and a long-time supporter of our work, and he will be deeply missed. In 2008, Howard wrote a prescient article portraying his hope for the world in 2013:...
Former Ashoka Senior Health Advisor Appointed CTO of the United States
Last month, President Obama appointed former Ashoka Senior Health Advisor Todd Park as the second person ever to hold the position of U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The 39-year-old entrepreneur has spent the past two decades providing efficient technological solutions to improving access to...
Półka z książkami Ashoka Fellows - Spis książek dla changemakerów
Jaką książkę powinna przeczytać każda osoba chcąca zmienić świat? Trzydzieści siedem lat temu Ashoka jako pierwsza zaczęła rozwijać ideę przedsiębiorstwa społecznego i od tego czasu wynajduje oraz wspiera czołowych innowatorów i czołowe innowatorki społecznych, którzy znajdują kreatywne rozwiązania...
7 nalepszych autorów i autorek 2017 wśród członków i przyjaciół Ashoki
Członkowie i Członkinie Ashoki to wyjątkowo mądrzy i wszechstronni ludzie. Dobrze więc, że dzielą się swoją wiedzą i przemyśleniami pisząc książki. Nie wahajcie się sięgać po nie, także kupując prezenty pod choinkę. 1. Siostra Małgorzata Chmielewska, Ashoka Fellow Odłóż tę książkę i zrób coś dobrego...