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Algorithms may be hidden from most of us but they’re shaping many aspects of our lives. Who’s creating them, and what background and biases do they bring? Entrepreneur and data scientist Yeshimabeit Milner is sparking a movement of technologists, mathematicians, and community changemakers who want...

The Covid pandemic is making it impossible for us to ignore the link between health and environmental degradation. Ashoka Fellow Dr. Kinari Webb, founder of Health in Harmony, has been working at that intersection for decades. We sat down with her as part of our series on the future of Planet &...

The path to averting the climate crisis can create a future we want to run towards. Sue Riddlestone – co-founder and CEO of Bioregional, initiator of the famous eco-village BedZED, one of the architects of the UN Sustainable Development Goals - talks to Pip Wheaton, Ashoka’s European Venture...

This latest edition of Leading Social Entrepreneurs features a sample of recently elected Ashoka Fellows, who have become part of the largest global network of social entrepreneurs. In the following pages, you will read about new innovations by people who are building an “Everyone a Changemaker”...

Sixto Cancel is redesigning foster care by putting young people's voices and choices at the center.

Social entrepreneurs are harnessing the business sector to develop innovative solutions to Africa's social and environmental challenges at a larger scale.

Ashoka Arab World Fellow Dr. Abla Al Alfy organized the kickoff event of "Ibn al Badry," a year-long campaign to advocate for the reduction of prematurity in Egypt.

. . .and Launching Another Movement: EVERYONE A CHANGEMAKER

The 2019 WISE Prize for Education has been awarded to Ashoka Fellow Larry Rosenstock, founder of High Tech High (HTH).

This issue of CLUED-iN focuses on evidence of impact. In this interview, Ashoka founder and CEO Bill Drayton answers the following question: As a global community, do you think we are making progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? What evidence do you have of this? How do you...

One half of the population is successful in a new world defined by continuous change and interconnection. But there is another part of humanity that does not have the very complex new skills that are required to participate in this new game.

The fourth chapter in this collection, authored by Noga Leviner, Leslie R. Crutchfield, and Diana Wells, addresses the "million-dollar" question of how to measure social entrepreneurs' impact. The existing methodologies for assessing the impact of nonprofit organizations tend to focus on easily...

By Mercedes Gutierrez Alvarez, Global Head of Communities Engagement #InclusiveGrowth #socen #withrefugees #changemakers #SocialInnovation #Sustainability • IKEA Group

How do transparency, empathy, and meaning work in practice?

Dicover our new animated guide to changing the system! We're launching a 3-part learning journey, with user-friendly short films and jargon-free worksheets.

Managing mavericks is certainly not a job for the faint-hearted leader. It is a tightrope walk to allow their minds the freedom to explore, while holding them on a leash of right behavior and attitude to organizational values. But the return on effort is immense — their passionate curiosity and...

We now live in an ever-changing world that demands everyone to be able to contribute to and adapt to change, i.e., to be a changemaker, to be able to participate and contribute.

Megan is contributing to a growing movement of young female changemakers who encourage other young girls to pursue STEM education.

Empathy and the ability to understand the cruelty of a mean comment or text can stop bullying in its tracks. But how do you teach it? TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones goes inside one Washington, D.C., school that may have found the way.

Earlier this year, Ashoka and QBE launched the Urban Resilience Challenge , a competition designed to identify pioneering tech start-ups that are preparing cities across the U.S. to respond to social, economic, and physical risks. On Oct. 23, 2019, the ten finalists convened at QBE’s North America...