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Ismael Ferreira de Oliveira

Ashoka Fellow since Dec 1990

Brazil

APAEB-Assoc. dos Peq. Agric. do Mun. de Valente

Ismael Ferreira is working to make Brazil's declining sisal industry competitive and to put more profits into the hands of the crop's many small producers. Grown in the dry Northeast, sisal is a drought-resistant cash crop that helps these farmers stay on their subsistence farms.

Carolina's Changemaker Journey

Carolina is revolutionizing clean water systems with a team of young changemakers in Ecuador.

Zdjęcie przedstawia Srirama Kuchimanchi wygłaszającego prezentację. Na slajdzie za nim znajdują się dane dotyczące emisji CO2.

Odpowiedzialny biznes po indyjsku

Zaczęło się od namówienia jednej restauracji, by zrezygnowała z jednorazowych tacek ze styropianu i wróciła do tradycyjnych talerzy. Dziś strona organizacji Smarter Dharma z dumą obwieszcza "14121 ton odpadów zredukowane". Jej założyciel, Ashoka Fellow Sriram Kuchimanchi współpracuje z dziesiątkami...

Read. Re-use. Repeat: Bailey’s Changemaker Journey

Starting with her own collection of children’s books, Bailey formed a team of three other ambitious young people to pioneer a circular economy for literature in their city.

Creating Shared Value prize Nestlé woman Yellow Garbage

We are looking for the next changemakers to create a waste-free future

Ashoka in partnership with Nestlé are launching the Nestlé Creating Shared Value (CSV) Prize 2020, which aims to reward innovations that can address the following challenge “How do we create a waste-free future?”. We trust that this challenge is a great opportunity to accelerate related initiatives...

First Steps Towards Sustainability: Surbhi Jain and Maxwell Feldman

How two teenagers are helping others develop “sustainable mindsets,” starting in school

Our Planet, Our Purpose: Changemaker Summit

On July 22-24, 2020, Ashoka and General Motors brought together the 25 young changemaking teams who were named winners of the Our Planet, Our Purpose: STEM for Changemaking Challenge. Over three days online, we embarked on an energizing changemaking experience packed with community, collaboration...

Dr. Jane Goodall’s words for right now

More than ever, we’re all asking “how do we make lasting change?” Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE and UN Messenger of Peace, has more than a little experience from the past 86 years—her work has redefined how we understand humans’ relationship to animals and powerfully shaped the conservation movement. Many...

Meet the 2020 Winners!

These 25 winning teams were selected for their innovative ideas that use STEM skills to build a more sustainable planet. Each winner received $1,000 in seed funding for their initiative, along with ongoing mentorship from Ashoka and General Motors.

Meet the 2019 Winners!

In 2019 Ashoka and General Motors partnered on an initiative to recognize and support extraordinary young people who have started projects to improve their schools, neighborhoods and communities through STEM. Student entrepreneurs from across the country applied for the Ashoka and General Motors...