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In Memory of Orri Vigfusson, Who Saved the North Atlantic’s Salmon

The global Ashoka community deeply mourns the loss of Icelandic Fellow Orri Vigfússon, Chairman and Founder of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund. Elected in 2004, Orri successfully implemented an international effort to conserve and restore wild Atlantic Salmon. He proposed that citizen groups...

Ashoka Netherlands Announces Wietse Van Der Werf as their Latest Fellow

Ashoka Netherlands is delighted to announce the election of their latest Fellow Wietse van der Werf. Wietse is the founder and CEO of the Sea Ranger Service, which has been established to revolutionize ocean conservation. The organisational model combines the empowerment of unemployed youths and re...

The Ivory Game

Ashoka Fellow Ian Craig and his organization are featured in Leonardo DiCaprio's epic documentary thriller.

Saving gorillas by saving people: how Gladys Kalema transformed her teenage passion for animals into a radical social innovation

As a new graduate from veterinary school, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka invented her first job