Environment and Wildlife

“The best ideas come from people like us, people of our age,” says Garvita, “We have fresh, growing and innovating minds."

Ashoka turned to Ashoka Fellows Gonzalo Muñoz and Ximena Abogabir to understand what it takes to raise children who can contribute to positive change.

Petite, Sarah Toumi se rendait fréquemment en Tunisie. Née en France de parents tunisiens, elle rentrait passer du temps avec sa famille éloignée. Lors d'une de ces visites, elle se souvient d'avoir partagé avec ses cousines son rêve de devenir astronaute, une fois l'école terminée. Quand elle leur...

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

As part two of this two-part LeadYoung series, Ashoka asks Ashoka Fellow Ximena Abogabir, mother to Ashoka Fellow Gonzalo Muñoz, about her childhood, her role as a mother and her philosophy for parenting Gonzalo and her two other changemaker children.

Forming global communities to protect the environment.

Ashoka Fellow Nicole Rycroft is protecting ancient forests by working with global book publishers, newspapers, magazines, and fashion brands to shift to alternative and sustainably produced wood-based fabrics and paper. Her environmental NGO Canopy counts more than 750 large customer companies from...