Ashoka
The Globalizer is working to help change the system. Founded in 2010, it is an Ashoka initiative that supports social entrepreneurs to spread their impact more broadly and efficiently by helping them strengthen and deepen their vision for systemic and frame change. The social entrepreneurs participating in the program are encouraged to reflect on the strategies and the leadership skills they need to generate widespread impact in a world characterized by constant change.
2018 Globalizer: Accelerating Healthcare Access
In partnership with the Philips Foundation
2015 Globalizer: Economic Inclusion in LATAM
Building on the success of the 1st Globalizer on Economic Inclusion in Latin America we launched the 2nd round on this critical topic. Once again Ashoka has partnered with the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) to support social entrepreneurs in Latin America working for economic inclusion. The...
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2013 Globalizer: Media Innovation
We are witnessing an explosion of innovation in the media realm, as entrepreneurs seize on massive technological disruption and rapidly changing market demands. The Globalizer on Media Innovation seeks to accelerate the impact of the most innovative solutions, informing them about financing...
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2013 Globalizer: Inclusion
The disability challenge Having a disability places a person in the world’s largest minority group. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 10% of the world’s population – approximately 650 million people, of which 200 million are children – experience some form of disability. This figure will...
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2011 Vienna Summit
At the Vienna Globalizer Summit 2011, 15 selected Ashoka Fellows from around the world came together with another 15 global social and business entrepreneurs to explore the future of scaling social innovation. Prior to the Summit, the Globalizer team connected these Fellows with Ashoka Support...
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2011 Stockholm Summit
The Globalizer Summit got off to a great start yesterday, with 80 participants focused on scaling social impact coming together to help create the architecture for the rapid spread of successful social solutions. We focused especially on new pathways to scale, in particular the roles of open source...
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2010 Vienna Globalizer Summit
Imagine you’re a social entrepreneur starting to realize the full potential of your idea. You’ve made the momentous decision to devote yourself full-time to solving a social problem, you’ve won some Fellowships, raised some funding, achieved some initial success in one city or state or even country...
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