Stories from North America

Riya’s venture aims to not let any young person’s changemaking idea go unseen, unheard, or undervalued.

At the age of 12, Laya and her friend began to build lifesaving technology to address dangerous flooding occurring across her home state of Texas.

Finding the confidence in herself at the age of 12, Manat started a social venture, Object, to promote confidence in young girls.

Megan is contributing to a growing movement of young female changemakers who encourage other young girls to pursue STEM education.

A team of young changemakers applies their design engineering skills to develop human-center solutions for everyday challenges.

Is it enough to recycle? Tomas Lang, 14, doesn't think so. As part of Ashoka Canada's Changemaker Challenge, Tomas has created a simple solution to reduce waste at his school. He’s launched a “library” for event organizers to borrow commonly-used materials such as plates and silverware. The Green...

Ignited by a family history of changemaking, Shreya and Sahana embark on their own changemaking journey to change the landscape of economic mobility in their hometown.

Max and Sam harness the collective power of storytelling and young voices through co-leading a network of students.

When new immigrant and refugee students started coming to her school, Peyton Klein saw the possibility for mutual learning and support.

Sophia’s story demonstrates how she shared her love of ballet across cultural and geographic boundaries to increase access to the arts.

Joshua’s story is more than the story of one young person leading young. It is the story of creating a culture for all youth to be changemakers.

Combining art, entrepreneurship, and technology to promote creativity and innovation for social good.

By taking action, Matine and his peers are creating a world they want to live in; a world where everyone is a changemaker.

Based in Pittsburgh, one of the United States' fastest growing technology hubs, Sophia and her team are acting on their compassion and leveraging the power for others.

After meeting a friend’s brother who loved to play soccer but was excluded from the team because he has Down Syndrome, Josh became determined to find a way.

Starting with a pack of art supplies, Malcolm and his team launched a nonprofit and global movement to change how kids experience hospitals through art.

Changemaking, like smiling, is contagious. Riley’s story highlights how simple acts of kindness through blue lollipops ripple into a movement for pediatric cancer research.

When visiting the villages her parents grew up in, Malika was struck by the spread of disease and poor sanitation in the community.

Meagan found her power when she harnessed her love of reading to form a literary nonprofit organization that provides children’s books to young people across Ohio.

It's not every day you hear about young children questioning the status quo, revolutionizing the automobile industry, or filing for patents at age 13.