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Johann Olav Koss

Ashoka Fellow since Jul 2009

Canada

Right to Play

When I started Right To Play, the biggest focus was to provide as many children as possible with access to our child-centered, play-based programs. Then, there were 37,000 children in our programs. Now, 15 years later, we’re reaching over one million children every single week. This evolution has...

Güney Haştemoğlu

Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2017

Turkey

Youth Re-autonomy Foundation of Turkey

Güney Haştemoğlu established an entirely new field and built capacity of others for crucial interventions that previously did not exist for one of Turkey’s most disadvantaged groups: children and youth in the justice system. In 25 years, she made these invisible, bottom-of-the-pyramid citizens...

EGRESÓ DE UN HOGAR A LOS 18 AÑOS Y, JUNTO A OTROS JÓVENES, ACOMPAÑA A QUIENES VIVEN SU MISMA SITUACIÓN

EGRESÓ DE UN HOGAR A LOS 18 AÑOS Y, JUNTO A OTROS JÓVENES, ACOMPAÑA A QUIENES VIVEN SU MISMA SITUACIÓN Kevin pasó su adolescencia en una institución y al egresar se dio cuenta que su experiencia podía serle útil otros. Junto a sus compañeros de Guía Egreso, de la Asociación Civil Doncel, están...

Fabrice Vil

Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2018

Canada

Pour 3 Points

Fabrice Vil is the architect behind a new professional in the public sports and education sectors that promote positive civic engagement and community leadership at large. He is systematically transforming sports coaches into skilled “life coaches” to support vulnerable youth to overcome adversity...

Agazi Afewerki

Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2018

Canada

Youth Empowering Parents

Agazi Afewerki has a powerful belief that any young person can teach an adult a new skill and that youth are a core resource for community development and transformation. With this idea, Agazi Afewerki is re-defining the role of youth in society, starting with the most vulnerable urban populations.

Candice Lys: Arctic Sex-ed with an Artsy Twist

Candice Lys is a newly appointed (2017) Canadian Ashoka Fellow, being recognized for her innovative approach to teaching sexual and mental health education to young Indigenous teens, starting first young women and recently expanding to include young men. She uses the arts to encourage a creative,...

Allan: Harnessing blockchain technology as a tool for changemaking

By participating in and eventually co-leading initiatives through RLabs, Allan is incubating technology-driven ideas for improving the lives of young people across South Africa.

#LeadYoung - Jeroo Billimoria: Un movimiento global que comenzó con un simple gesto en su adolescencia

Emprendedora social conocida por crear grandes coaliciones globales, Jeroo comenzó en Mumbai, trabajando con niños de la calle. Ella les daba su número de teléfono privado para casos de emergencia. Al poco tiempo, estaba sonando cada noche. De esa preocupación y reconocimiento de una necesidad...

17-year-old Tura, founder of Street Children’s Theater in Bangladesh, shared her thoughts on what it takes to lead young

When she was just 13, Tahua Tura of Bangladesh started expanding her theater troupe to include street children, primarily living in closed-off communities once referred to as “untouchables”.

Sixto Cancel: Redesigning Foster Care

Sixto Cancel is redesigning foster care by putting young people's voices and choices at the center.