A "self-funding" education - Breaking poverty by providing access to higher education
Taddy Blecher, an Ashoka fellow, founded the Maharishi Institute to try and revive a lost generation. Every day in South Africa, 4 million youths wake up with nothing to do and it pushes them on to the streets and into crime. Taddy dreamed of a way to unlocking the genius within these young people...
Conversation with Sir Ken Robinson
"The world is crying out for new ideas... Our kids ought to recognise how deep their capacities for education are." "The capacity for new thinking - or turning old ideas into new applications - has really never been more important." How should we adapt to the modern world? International advisor on...
"Changemaker maker" Ashoka Fellows Recognized by Global Teacher Prize
Teachers have an uprecedented role in shaping the future generation. This year the Varkey Foundation announces the selection of the inaugural round of awardees for the "Global Teacher Prize" to recognize teachers doing exceptional work across the globe. Ashoka Fellows Kiran Ber Sethi from India and...