Anshul Tewari Created India’s Largest Youth Media Platform at Age 17
Anshul Tewari was dismayed that cultural taboos are producing “a culture of silence that is pushing an entire generation away from changemaking.”
L'ITALIANO CHE SI È FINTO MIGRANTE E HA RAGGIUNTO GLI STATI UNITI ATTRAVERSO IL MESSICO
L'ITALIANO CHE SI È FINTO MIGRANTE E HA RAGGIUNTO GLI STATI UNITI ATTRAVERSO IL MESSICO Flaviano Bianchini racconta il suo viaggio del 2012 oltre il confine tra i due paesi, fatto per testimoniare le difficoltà che migliaia di persone vivono ogni anno di Cristina Bettati Flaviano Bianchini, classe...
Bill Drayton: "Once a young person has had a dream, built a team, and changed their world… they will be a changemaker for life"
In elementary school I could not imagine why I was being tortured by Latin or Math, and my perception of soccer was chiefly that of being a crashee. But I loved starting things, especially newspapers. Once I had saved enough to buy a mimeograph machine (the prior technology being typing hard with as...
#LeadYoung - Bill Drayton: "Una vez que un joven ha tenido un sueño, construido un equipo, y cambió su mundo ... serán un changemakers para la vida"
En la escuela primaria no podía imaginarme por qué estaba siendo torturado con clases de latín o matemáticas, y mi noción del fútbol era básicamente la de chocarme con todo el mundo. Pero amaba empezar cosas, especialmente periódicos. Una vez que pude ahorrar lo suficiente para comprar un mimeógrafo...
#LeadYoung - Bill Drayton: "Une fois qu'un jeune a eu un rêve, a construit une équipe et a changé son monde ... ils seront un changemaker pour la vie"
Ne montrez pas que vous êtes inquiète. À l'école primaire, je ne comprenais jamais pourquoi le latin et les maths semblaient me torturer, et pour moi, le football se résumait à être taclé sans arrêt. Mais ma passion était de commencer des choses, surtout les journaux. Une fois que j'eus économisé...
Ashoka Fellow Juan David Aristizábal Ospina: 'If You Are Using Your Talents, You Are Changing the World'
Ashoka Fellow Juan David is a 23-year-old social entrepreneur who founded the organization Buena Nota in Colombia. Juan David recently visited Ashoka's global headquarters in Rosslyn, VA where he spoke about his new book, "Llenando Espacios" (Filling the Void) and about his experiences as a social...
Kingsley Bangwell’s one-track mind turned ambition to action
“Growing up I always wanted to be a pilot,” Ashoka Fellow Kingsley Bangwell told an audience last week at Ashoka’s global headquarters in Rosslyn, Va. “I became such a disappointment to my family when I told them I wanted to start an NGO and change things in Nigeria.” It’s funny how quickly things...
From Political Apathy to Engagement with German Fellow Gregor Hackmack
Have you ever felt your politicians don’t actually answer to you? That their rhetoric doesn’t match their behavior and no one holds them accountable? That the sound bites on TV and the form letters don’t get to the substance of the issues? In 2004, Ashoka Fellow Gregor Hackmack recognized that...
Future Forum Cheat Sheet: Why Journalism Is Like Really Bad Parenting (And How We Can Fix It)
The face of journalism is changing. The wave of new media has brought with it more chances for us to get involved in our world, whether that’s by signing an online petition, backing a Kickstarter campaign or sharing a news story with our social media circles. For journalists, there’s a new goal: don...
Ashoka Fellow Steven Clift who places power back into the hands of citzens is honored by White House as "Champion of Change"
Last week the White House honored Ashoka Fellow Steven Clift (@democracy). Clift is the founder of E-Democracy.org, an online platform for citizen collaboration and government transparency. The White House honored 14 innovators from around the country as open government and civic hacking “Champions...