Ashoka Key Ideas

Browse the latest news and updates about what Ashoka is doing and thinking: stories, events, and a curated collection showcasing the top insights from Ashoka's global community of change leaders.

 

You can find the curated collection of insights below:

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Ashoka releases the "The Unlonely Planet 2022" Report

Ashoka’s global study of systems-changing social entrepreneurs outlines 11 key strategies to building an Everyone a Changemaker world.
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The Maasai Changemaker: Rebecca's Changemaker Journey

Addressing climate change and environmental degradation in Kenya through student-led education and advocacy.
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How to Teach Empathy to Children

Translating empathy into action is tricky. Bill Drayton—the founder and CEO of Ashoka—has some ideas.
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Diversity Equity and Inclusivity: Dialogue on Ageism

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In the fourth series of Ashoka East Africa’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion dialogues, the team unpacked ageism as a social construct that promotes exclusivity instead of inclusivity.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Gender and Culture

On Wednesday 23rd June, Ashoka East Africa had the pleasure of hosting a reflective dialogue on cultural diversity looking at inclusion from three levels: family, community, workplace and national...
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Insights on Changemaker Education

Tactical learnings and ideas from educators on creating a school culture that supports early changemaking.
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Ashoka: Everyone a Changemaker

Ashoka envisions a world in which everyone is a changemaker: a world where everyone is powerful and contributes to change for the good of all. Join our Everyone a Changemaker movement today.
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Answering Society’s Call: A New Leadership Imperative

How do transparency, empathy, and meaning work in practice?
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The New Reality

Living in a Changemaker World Requires a New Framework for Thinking and Acting
The Big Think: Bill-Drayton

Bill Drayton on the Big Think:

Tearing Down the New Inequality