How To Build The Next Generation of India's Changemakers? Ask Ashoka Fellow, Gaurang Raval
India, with an average age of 29, will be the youngest country in the world by 2020. But are its youth ready to lead change
Neue Plattform "Erste an der Uni": Bildungsbiographien, die Mut fürs Studium machen
Über den eigenen Bildungsweg sowie Ängste und Träume aus der Jugend zu reden gehört eigentlich nicht zum Tagesgeschäft von Bundesministern und Managern. Für die neue Online-Plattform „Erste an der Uni“ von Ashoka Fellow Katja Urbatsch tun aber u.a. Vizekanzler Sigmar Gabriel sowie Airbus-Chef Thomas...
Ashokas Aktivitäten für mehr Jugendengagement – Ein Überblick zum internationalen Tag der Jugend
Seit 1999 wird der internationale Tag der Jugend am 12. August gefeiert. Jedes Jahr wählen die Vereinten Nationen einen anderen Themenschwerpunkt – dieses Jahr steht das Thema „Jugendengagement und Teilhabe“ im Fokus. Ashoka engagiert sich auf vielfältige Art und Weise für mehr Engagement und...
ChangemakerXchange Singapore-Malaysia 2017
Apply now to the next edition of ChangemakerXchange in Asia! The ChangemakerXchange is a global collaborative community and series of retreats for young social innovators, co-created by Ashoka and the Robert Bosch Stiftung. ChangemakerXchange is back in Asia and is launching a series of 3 retreats -...
Dutch Ashoka Fellow is one of UNESCO-UNEVOC most promising practices!
We are proud to share that Young Africa, Dutch Fellow’s Dorien Beurskens organization, is been awarded as Promising Practices award from UNESCO-UNEVOC. The Promising Practices database showcases initiatives that are successful in confronting fundamental subjects i.e. Gender equality, Youth...
EIR Lessons in Perspective: A conversation with EIR alumni Carolina Ceballos
For information about the Executive in Residence (EIR) program visit the EIR program page, or contact us at [email protected]. BACKGROUND – MEET THE PEOPLE EIR Carolina Ceballos and host Ashoka Fellow Saskia Niño de Rivera Carolina, Vice President of AML-Compliance for Americas and...
With Intelligent Tech, Low-Income Students Find Success in College, Success for Life
For many, attending college was always part of "The Plan" after high school—a few years of polish (and partying) before earning a degree and finding meaningful employment. But that's not often the case for one segment of the U.S. population: first-generation college goers like Ashoka Fellow...
How Can Higher Education Stay Relevant for the Workforce?
This is the second post in a series where we share the conversations between higher education leaders that came together during Everyone a Changemaker Week. They discussed the role of social innovation as a significant lever for the relevancy of higher education in a time when many claim that...
Newest Ashoka Fellows Provide Youth with Access to a Quality Education
A country’s young people are its most important asset. They are the future of a nation; providing them access to a quality education should be a top priority. Of course, there are many obstacles — you don’t have to be an expert to know that there are problems in education to be solved in all...
Got Empathy? Kids Do!
Ashoka Fellow Cindy Blackstock, a member of the Gitksan First Nation of British Columbia, is building a vibrant social movement to change the discriminatory policies and actions toward First Nations children in Canada. Through the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, Blackstock is building...