Join us on the online launch of Ashoka’s brand-new report: New Allies: How International Non-Governmental Organizations and Social Entrepreneurs collaborate to transform Global Development

How can social entrepreneurs and INGOs collaborate to drive systems change?  

What barriers do they face in the attempt working together?  

What are critical success factors for these partnerships? 

There is relatively little research on how INGOs collaborate with social entrepreneurs to catalyze new and innovative strategies for tackling pressing global issues, but a clear urgency to understand and support the role of INGOs in driving social innovation in collaboration with social entrepreneurs.  

In this report, based on interviews, surveys and a range of events, Ashoka identified 14 actions that INGOs, social entrepreneurs, funders, and intermediaries can take to unlock the potential of these collaborations and systemic social innovation.  

We would like to thank CARE, Austrian Development Agency and Catalyst 2030 for its steadfast and always-inspiring partnership in this work.

New Allies: How INGOs and Social Entrepreneurs collaborate to transform Global Development

May 31st, 2023 | 2-3 p.m CET

Event Flow

Opening

Vincent Otieno Odhiambo, Ashoka Africa

Welcoming

Pape Samb, Ashoka Africa Director

Lona Stoll, Vice President of Impact and Innovation, CARE USA

Dr. Wamuyu Mahinda, Collaborative Value Partners Africa, Co-Chair Catalyst 2030 Africa Chapter & Ashoka Fellow

Highlights of the Report

Ifeyinwa Egwaoje, Ashoka Africa Fellowship Leader

Fishbowl

Georg Schoen, Ashoka Europe Leadership Team

Christabell Makokha, Senior Director, Innovation, CARE USA

 Ndidi Nwuneli, Founder/Executive Chair of African Food Changemakers

Benjamin Kumpf, Head of OECD Innovation for Development Facility

Dr. Priscilla Achakpa, Founder Women's Environmental Project & Ashoka Fellow

Q&A

Harvesting & Next steps

Carola Carazzone, Secretary General of Assifero & Vice-President of Philea

Solomon King, Ashoka Fellow & founder of FundiBots

The event will be in English.

Please click here to learn more and download the New Allies: How INGOs and Social Entrepreneurs collaborate to transform Global Development report. 

Please reach out to Georg Schoen & Ifeyinwa Egwaoje for any feedback or insights that you would like to share.

If you have any questions about the online event, please reach out to Cigdem Selgur