Ashoka: Innovators for the Public

Mission

Ashoka envisions a world where Everyone is a Changemaker: a world that responds quickly and effectively to social challenges, and where each individual has the freedom, confidence and societal support to address any social problem and drive change. Ashoka strives to shape a global, entrepreneurial, competitive citizen sector: one that allows social entrepreneurs to thrive and enables the world’s citizens to think and act as changemakers.

Programs

Youth Venture International Full Economic Citizenship Citizen base Initiative Changemakers Social Financial Services Changemakers Fellowship Venture

Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Youth Venture Argentina

Youth Venture Canada

Youth Venture Europe

Youth Venture Thailand

Personnel Overview

Nicolina Farella - PhD
For her studies in environmental sciences, Nicolina worked in the Brazilian Amazonian to find strategies to reduce the impact of family agriculture on forest, soil and river degradation. She works for Ashoka since 2006, developing the Youth Venture program: she builds partnerships, elaborates the strategy for expanding the program through Canada and assist youth to create and launch their projects

Personnel Statistics

Bill Drayton,
Founder and CEO
Founded in 1980
Employees: 174
Volunteers: 264