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JinKyeong Cho

Ashoka Fellow since Jan 2019

South Korea

Stand Up Against Sex-Trafficking of Minors

Jin-kyeong Cho is changing the societal framework towards victims of sexual exploitation, based on the organizing principle “protect, don’t punish”. She is changing justice system perceiving underage victims as participants of crime, providing a comprehensive and professional support system for...

Seeing the Road Ahead: Women in the Driver’s Seat for Change

The Soronko Academy, founded by Ashoka Fellow Regina Honu (nee Agyare), exemplifies innovative women’s organizations that are challenging industry standards and stereotypes. Soronko provides women and girls with skills, and Regina takes seriously the role Soronko plays in modeling how they can enter...

Mauro Antonio Vargas Urías

Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2019

Mexico

GENDES A.C.

Mauro is inspiring a cultural shift towards gender equity and the inclusion of gender perspectives in laws, workplace programs, and school curricula throughout Mexico, through impactful collaborations across sectors and within various government bodies.

Despertando conciencia feminista en Centro América

Desde que llegó a Nicaragua a sus 19 años, la francesa Ana Criquillon no ha dejado de trabajar para que las mujeres en Centroamérica tengan integridad física y emocional y que se respeten sus derechos, en especial para aquellas que se encuentran en situación de vulnerabilidad. Su recorrido como...

Mark Edwards: Upstream USA

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Breaking Down the Barriers to Education for Women

In spite of their demographic diversity, followers of Islam are often lumped into a single category that denigrates the religion and stereotypes more than a billion people. We have seen time and again that social entrepreneurs see more than the symptoms of the problem and are driven to address the...

Ashoka Business cases social & business Co-Creation

This series of 5 business cases entails finalists and winners of the 2014 Social & Business Co-Creation: Collaboration for Impact competition organized by Ashoka and its partners, the Zermatt Summit Foundation, Guilé Foundation, DPD and Boerhinger Ingelheim. The aim of the competition was to...

When Women Social Entrepreneurs Collaborate: Big Problems Get Solved

The Setting: A fancy restaurant in midtown Manhattan The Timing: A brisk early evening in April at the Women in the World Summit The Players: 1) Ting Shih, social innovator and founder of ClickMedix 2) Lauren Shweder Biel, social innovator and founder of DC Greens The Instigators: A couple of...

Portrait : Pierre Foldès et l’Institut en Santé Génésique

Violence faite aux femmes : l’Institut en Santé Génésique rend « l’inaction inacceptable » « A l’Institut en Santé Génésique, médecins, juristes, psychologues, infirmières, s’allient avec le réseau d’acteurs sociaux existant pour faire sortir les femmes du cycle de la violence. Une approche...

Jessica Ladd

Ashoka Fellow since Jul 2018

United States

Callisto

Jess has designed a new victim-centered way to report sexual assault, identify repeat offenders, and provide institutions – beginning with universities – with relevant data to guard against and respond to the problem.