Eddi Eidsvåg is helping troubled youth (pøbel in Norwegian) who are ill-equipped for successful entry into the workforce to recognize their potential and acquire the attitudes and habits that are needed to obtain and hold a job.
Read moreKjartan Eide is shifting the norms in classrooms across Scandinavia to unleash the active, playful, and empathetic nature of young people. Through a peer-based role modeling approach to recess, Kjartan is building a future where youth consider it “cool to be nice.”
Read moreSudeepto Brings Stories Alive for the Blind
Sudeepto has spent his teenage years creating audio books for blind children. Read more about how Sudeepto is spreading change.
Shawon Wants Programming to be Accessible to Everyone
Computer programming is a skill that changes our lives everyday. Shawon wants to make sure it is skill accessible to Bangla speakers. Read his story here. Bangla version.
Mithela Haque Shares the Power to Bloom
As a teen, Mithela experienced firsthand the lack of safe spaces providing critical support for young Bangladeshis. So she brought these empowering spaces to low-income youth.
In conversation with Ashoka Fellow, Runa Khan
Listen to the powerful conversation between Ashoka Fellow, Runa Khan and Youth Venturers
Meet the 8th Batch of Youth Venturers from India
16 Young Changemakers redefining the role of youth
Bangladesh's First Empathy Lab
Ever since Bill Drayton's founding of Ashoka, the organization has had a keen focus on the potential of young people to drive change. A crucial part of that according to Syeda Sarwat Abed (Founder and Director, BRAC Institute of Languages) involves enabling the youth to build critical empathy and...
Dr. Beena is capacitating the Indian prison system to sustainably reduce recidivism and crime rates at a historical pace. Having institutionalized Unnati in all major prisons (over 11) of one state, Dr. Beena has brought down their recidivism rates from 80% to 1% and is now receiving formal...
Read moreMoni's fight to eliminate child marriage in her village
Through starting youth clubs in her community Moni Begum has stopped over 200 child marriages. Read more to find out about Ashoka's Youth Venture program and how to apply.