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How A Social Entrepreneur Created A Sustainable Business In Keeping Politicians Accountable

BONN, Germany – With the federal election season in full swing in Germany, social entrepreneur and Ashoka Fellow Gregor Hackmack is busy preparing his online portal, ParliamentWatch, to host a variety of special online forums with German media partners and to connect citizen’s questions to...

In Memoriam: First Fellow from Malawi & Freshwater Pioneer Charles Banda (1956-2013)

The global Ashoka community mourns the loss of pioneer, a social entrepreneur and Fellow Charles Julius Banda (Malawi, 2013) who passed away from complications of liver cancer and kidney illness on the afternoon of 5th August 2013 in Blantyre Malawi. Charles, the first Ashoka fellow elected from...

Words of Wisdom from 92 year old environmental social entrepreneur and newly elected senior Ashoka fellow Hayrettin Karca

This year Ashoka Turkey elected 92 year old Hayrettin Karaca as a senior fellow for his work leading the Turkish environmental movement. Here is a glimpse at some of the wisdom Hayrettin shares in the video: About trees and the environment: 'I gave away 220,000 trees all over Turkey...to villages...

A 14-year-old Burnaby teen creates new solution to help schools go green

Is it enough to recycle? Tomas Lang, 14, doesn't think so. As part of Ashoka Canada's Changemaker Challenge, Tomas has created a simple solution to reduce waste at his school. He’s launched a “library” for event organizers to borrow commonly-used materials such as plates and silverware. The Green...

Social Entrepreneurs Show Climate Change Prevention Does Not Have to Compromise Growth

At the end of 2012, the east coast was hit by the disaster of Hurricane Sandy. Billions of dollars barely supported recovery efforts as the federal government and charities continue to raise funds. Scientists cannot definitively link the recent extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy to human...