Flaviano Bianchini equips communities and grassroots citizen organizations (COs) with the ability to measure the harmful consequences of natural resource extraction and bring lawsuits against their perpetrators.
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By empowering citizens to take their seat at the table where environmental decisions are made, Paulo Célio de Figueiredo is enabling residents of Brazil’s river basins to better manage and protect their natural resources.
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By empowering citizens to take their seat at the table where environmental decisions are made, Paulo Célio de Figueiredo is enabling residents of Brazil’s river basins to better manage and protect their natural resources.
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By empowering citizens to take their seat at the table where environmental decisions are made, Paulo Célio de Figueiredo is enabling residents of Brazil’s river basins to better manage and protect their natural resources.
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María is transforming the apparel industry in Europe by creating an open and scalable strategy implemented across the whole value chain that promotes a sustainable and affordable textile production and consumption. María works closely with the key stakeholders in the European textile industry and is...
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#LeadYoung - Three Kolkata teenagers shows what it takes to grow up solving social problems in today’s world
In a world where social problems are on the rise, a growing number of young people are leading the solutions. Ashoka Youth Venturer, Prateek Agarwal resisted the pressures to focus only on academic studies when faced with a dire issue: the proliferation of plastic bags choking the environment in...
By creating the first viable, sustainable and scalable alternative to the existing nuclear power production system, Julien Noé is helping transform the existing electricity market in France. Julien’s grassroots cooperative model incentivizes citizens to rethink their consumption practices and offers...
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IDÉE Dans un contexte énergétique centralisé et politisé en France, Julien Noé positionne la production et la consommation d’énergie écologique et citoyenne dans une dynamique d’économie circulaire. En proposant une alternative à la production actuelle d’énergie, avec un nouveau modèle pérenne...
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Wakacje z Ashoka Fellow Jackiem Bożkiem
Ashoka Fellow Jacek Bożek pojechał na wakacje i napisał nam kilka słów o wyprawie do Nepalu. To fascynujące że będąc po wielu latach niebytności w Nepalu spotkałem członków Ashoki w sytuacji, która zdarza się niezwykle rzadko. Znaną nie tylko w Azji Lucky Chhetri, która wraz z siostrami założyła...
Peruvian Fellow Receives Prestigious Honors in US and UK
Ashoka Fellow Albina Ruiz is not afraid of cleaning up garbage. Many of us take efficient waste removal for granted. Yet, in some parts of the world, refuse is not effectively managed. This has long been the case in Lima, Peru. The problem was particularly severe in Lima’s northern district. In 1995...