“'Something happened',” Amina Evangelista Swanepoel pauses. “It was always how they explained their pregnancy: ‘My parents were away and my boyfriend came over and something happened and now I’m pregnant’.” Amina is talking about the female students of her mother, Susan Evangelista...
On Thursday, February 21, Palawan resident and social entrepreneur Amina Evangelista Swanepoel became one of the three latest inductees into the very prestigious Ashoka Fellowship in an elegant ceremony in the Arts Center of Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Her husband Marcus and...
Actualmente es el Presidente de Conprefin (Consultora Previsional y Financiera). Es también Director y Oficial de Cumplimiento en Prevención de Lavado de Activos y Financiación del Terrorismo en La Estrella Compañía de Seguros de Retiro. Tuvo negocios familiares relacionados con el Mercado...
Who can best create outcomes that lead to the healthiest possible lives of individuals and communities? Leading social entrepreneurs are challenging the traditional patient-provider dynamics from an empathetic and holistic perspective.
The global community of Ashoka deeply mourns the loss of Basil Kransdorff founder of Econocom Foods, Johannesburg, South Africa. Basil's Innovative approach influenced Ashoka’s Nourishing Schools Program Basil Kransdorff’s creation of e’Pap Technologies resulted from a project his wife Rose was...
Il programma televisivo spagnolo Para Todos La 2, in onda ogni sabato mattina alle 12.00, ha dedicato diverse puntate ai Fellow italiani di Ashoka. Il 19 Novembre 2016 è andata in onda la puntata sui nostri due Fellow dedicati alla lotta alla criminalità organizzata: Vincenzo Linarello e Dario...
Each year, 80 billion pieces of clothing are purchased across the globe, which is 400% more than 10 years ago. Unsurprisingly these sales constitute a major financial market. The fashion brand Christian Dior is one of the biggest companies in the world — last year their sales totalled $41.6 billion...
Imagine you are a transgender women or an person who is deaf. Your local community organisation gave you a directory of clinics, schools, housing, offices, restaurants, cafes, entertainment establishments and other places that are known to be friendly or accessible. This list of...