Wir trauern um Heidrun Mayer, Gründerin des Augsburger Sozialunternehmens Papilio, die am Donnerstag, den 4. August 2016, bei einem Fahrradunfall tödlich verunglückte. Heidrun wird uns als eine herausragende Sozialunternehmerin in Erinnerung bleiben, die es sich zur Lebensaufgabe gemacht hat...
Three “changemakers” in the Philippines were inducted as Ashoka fellows in Taguig City on Wednesday night, bringing to nine the number of people in the country who are part of the world’s largest and most prestigious network of social innovators. The newest additions to the elite group are Amina...
Bacolod-based social enterprise Bagosphere won the top prize of 100,000 Australian dollars (Php3.9 million) last April 19 in Frontier Innovators, a search for innovative businesses in the Asia-Pacific by the Australian government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Bagosphere...
“People give to people, not necessarily to causes, especially in the beginning. So it’s about making a personal connection, then understanding, and communicating.” — BagoSphere CEO Zhihan Lee Lee explains that BagoSphere has a “hybrid for-profit and nonprofit model” — meaning they...
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 23) — Maranao princess and peace advocate Bai Rohaniza "Honey" Sumndad-Usman said some children affected by the Marawi crisis have moral confusion — and peace education is the way to combat it. The founder of the NGO Teach Peace Build Peace Movement said she was...
Bacolod-based social enterprise BagoSphere has bagged the top prize at Frontier Innovators, an initiative of Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. BagoSphere, which provides programs that prepare disadvantaged youth for a better future, has just won AU$100,000 or P3.9...
Lançado este mês fruto de uma parceria entre a Ashoka Brasil e a Nestlé, o ebook “Jovens Transformadores no campo - da origem ao futuro do café” aborda reflexões sobre uma nova visão para o agroempreendedorismo no campo, tendo o jovem como fator-chave. A publicação reúne as principais discussões da...
Am 18. und 19. März brachte Ashoka Deutschland in Berlin erfolgreiche Sozialunternehmer mit Entscheidungsträgern aus Wohlfahrt, Zivilgesellschaft und Politik zusammen. Das gemeinsame Ziel war es, die besten und erprobten Lösungsansätze für die Folgeherausforderungen der Migration in Deutschland...