Fellow of the Month

Celebrating Nick Sireau - Founder of SolarAid, AKU Society and findacure

Chris Underhill: "I Am A Changemaker"

Chris Underhill has spent the past 20 years working to empower mentally ill people in developing countries

Ashoka Support Network Global Summit, June 2013

Two days of dynamic workshops, debates and activities to create transformative social action

Ashoka Associate Programme - July 2013

We're on the hunt for 4 bright sparks to join the team!

Jane Davis: "I am a Changemaker"

Jane Davis is changing the way people relate to literature, to each other and to themselves through a shared reading model run in care homes, libraries, hostels, mental health centres, schools, prisons and businesses.
Submitted by Margherita Philipp on Thu, May 23, 2013
With the vision of taking mental health services out of the clinic and onto the streets Ashoka UK Fellow Charlie Alcock founded MAC-UK five years ago. Her sucess has been astounding, and MAC-UK have won numerous awards. Most recently they received the IMPACT award:MAC-UK is...
Submitted by Margherita Philipp on Thu, May 23, 2013
Ashoka UK Fellow Shauneen Lambe recently celebrated her great success in ensuring that 17-year-olds are no longer treated as adults when taken into custody. Now she has now been shortlisted for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards in the Criminal Defense category. We are...
Submitted by Margherita Philipp on Wed, May 22, 2013
There was a splash of excitement last Wednesday as our friends at Unltd revealed their 2013 Big Venture Challenge Winners. The second edition of the competition received 140 applications to elect 30 Winners who will focus on building their organisations and attracting...
Submitted by Felicity Mclean on Thu, May 16, 2013
Launching the all-new Ashoka Associate Programme Do you have a passion to change the world through powerful storytelling? Want to be immersed in the UK's leading network for social innovation? Do you believe in the power of businesses for social good? Do you want to “Be...

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Submitted on Tue, May 21, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/21/13 Editor's Note: This article was written by Karabi Acharya with the AshokaUS team and first appeared on Forbes. It used to be that if you went to school and studied hard, you would get a job, buy a house and be a generally...
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/17/13 Ashoka is honored to celebrate the life of Ashoka Fellow Abdul Waheed Khan.  Abdul was brutally murdered at the age of 36 in front of his co-educational school in Qasba Colony, Karachi. Abdul was elected as an Ashoka Fellow...
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/16/13 Ashoka is saddened to report that Fellow Abdul Waheed was killed on May 13, 2013. Abdul was creating opportunities for a modern education in the poor, urban localities in Pakistan, particularly by working with children studying...

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