Stories | The Changemaker Journey

Technology and Humanity Report

Ashoka, with the support of Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, has brought together 28 social entrepreneurs who are creating impact with their systems changing approaches from India, Indonesia and Singapore on a capacity building journey to strengthen their social impact in the short term (particularly during the pandemic) and longer term.  The delivery of the technology and Measurement & Evidence (M&E) modules of the programme was designed and d

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The world today needs younger changemakers: Bill Drayton, founder – Ashoka

Ashoka Young Changemakers are young people who have had the “your dream, your team, your changed world” experience.

Ashoka: Innovators of the Public is a global organisation that promotes social entrepreneurship. Founded in 1980 by Bill Drayton, it aims to enable citizens to think and act as change-makers. Excerpts of an email interview with FE’s Vikram Chaudhary:

Why does the world need younger change-makers?

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Social innovators at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis

Two social entrepreneurs, with support from the Philips Foundation and Ashoka, accelerate their innovative work to provide healthcare for those who are in critical need. Having the ability to access doctor’s advice from a distance or to be able to understand the dangers of the novel coronavirus is not self-evident in developing countries, which can be crucial to counter outbreaks in vulnerable communities.

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Ila - Strengthening young women’s voices through storytelling

“If you cannot bear the hardship of studying, then wait until you eat the bitterness of ignorance.”

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Garvita: Why Waste? Learning to See the Glass as Half Full

Garvita Gulhati is helping students in her high school see that age is not a limit to solving problems you care about. At 15 years old, she and her friend, Pooja S. Tanawade, did just that. They started “Why Waste?,” an organization educating citizens about creative ways to reduce water waste — starting with restaurants where four million gallons of water are wasted per year in India.

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