"Ashoka finds changemakers who are innovating their way through systemic problems, connects them with each other and networks of support, to find solutions that will endure and scale and remake the very systems that allow these problems to persist.  We find them in the early days of their work, when the support and assistance of like-minded Fellows hold the greatest potential to scale their impact, and we commit to lend that support over their lifetimes."

Rico Gonzalez, Chairperson of Ashoka Philippines

Ashoka is finding and supporting high-impact problem-solvers. Ashoka Fellows are practical visionaires and are some of the world's top social innovators. Motivated by public gain, they are changing the world for the better.

To become an Ashoka Fellow, candidates must meet Ashoka's 5-point criteria and go through Ashoka's global selection process. Once elected into the global fellowship, Ashoka Fellows are granted a lifetime membership to the largest professional network of social innovators in the world.

Learn more & nominate someone pioneering systems change in the Philippines! 

We are co-building impact communities across the country through CommonGround, a platform that brings together changemakers from different sectors and promotes shared knowledge to tackle social issues. We all want to create impact – that’s our common ground.

“We prepare our students for jobs and careers, but we don’t teach them to think as individuals about what kind of world they would create.”

Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate & Ashoka Global Academy Member

With increasingly interconnected global issues, compounded by rapid technological advancement, the world we live in presents a key challenge for the generations to come: How might every young Filipino become a changemaker? 

Ashoka believes that it is no longer enough to prepare for jobs. Young people must be taught to adapt, solve problems, and, ultimately, own their future. Ashoka convened the local Youth Years collective to provide a space for young people and leaders of youth-serving organizations across sectors to discuss, collaborate, and co-lead towards creating systemic change with and for the youth. 

Learn more about the local Youth Years PH Collective.

 

 Three words to describe the journey of a woman social entrepreneur are: Empowerment, Change, and Impact. I think it's powerful to have every woman have the right to empower themselves, and after that they will change the challenges in our community, and scale up the impact. 

Septi Peni Wulandani, Ashoka Fellow & Founder of Ibu Professional 

As one of the fastest-growing regions in the world, Southeast Asia is home to millions of women driving the region’s growth and yet, they are rarely celebrated as powerful changemakers. 

In partnership with S&P Global Foundation, Ashoka Southeast Asia spearheaded a regional study to understand the barriers and opportunities of 100 women social entrepreneurs (WSEs) across Southeast Asia. 

The findings of the report have led us to initiate several ecosystem building and storytelling projects such as a capacity-building program for women social entrepreneurs, roundtables, a video series and more!

Learn more here.