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

Phonchan Kraiwatnutsorn - Director of Youth Venture Thailand
Phonchan’s background in school and university was a youth leader. That makes her values ‘opportunity’ the most and passionate in ability’s human to learn. Before joining Youth Venture she co-found YIY, a non-profit organization to support young people to become young social entrepreneur in 2003.

Personnel Statistics

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