Sachin Jain - Vikas Samvad Samiti
Sachin Jain is persuading journalists in India to produce investigative journalism that impacts major social problems.
Kenji Hayashi - FoundingBase
Kenji Hayashi is rejuvenating depopulated rural areas in Japan by creating pathways for emerging urban professionals to build their careers—and lives—in rural municipalities.
More than 70,000 “desa” (villages) are registered as the lowest level of rural government administration in Indonesia. Unlike their urban counterparts, “kelurahan” (sub-sub-district), these rural “desa” are linked with poverty and backwardness, a failed initiative of the higher-level government...
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Ashoka Visits Atlanta
Recently, the Kauffman Foundation ranked Atlanta as a top 10 US city for entrepreneurial activity, Forbes named it one of the best cities for female founders (1/3 of businesses are owned by women) and PCWorld proclaimed it one of America’s most tech-friendly cities. And Invest Atlanta and Startup...
Mobilitare i giovani italiani contro la mafia
Quando Dario Riccobono aveva 13 anni, il suo paese natale, Capaci, finì improvvisamente al centro delle cronache internazionali. Un’enorme esplosione architettata da Cosa Nostra portò via parte della vicina autostrada - e con essa l’allora Procuratore Nazionale Antimafia, il giudice Giovanni Falcone...
Nourishing Schools in India
Ashoka and Swiss Re Foundation are partnering with schools to enable children to improve their own nutrition and that of their communities in India. In 2011 Ashoka and the Swiss Re Foundation started their journey on exploring how to improve the health status in India. An intense explorative phase...
Rubens Gomes is working to slow the deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon while teaching rural and urban community members how to use the resources in a mutually beneficial and sustainable way. Rubens's program develops lines of alternative certified wood productsfrom musical instruments to...
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