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Ashoka Fellow Gregor Hackmack stärkt demokratisches Staatsbürgersein: Seine online Plattform abgeordnetenwatch.de zeigt, dass hinter Parteien Menschen stecken, die Politik machen, und dass es Bürger sind, die diesen Leuten ein Mandat erteilen. Wie wichtig das Mandat der Bürger ist zeigt die aktuelle...

Mariana Niembro is creating a new culture in Mexican politics by harnessing innovative digital tools to increase transparency & strengthen democracy.

Seth Flaxman, creator of Democracy Works, describes "our shared challenge: how do we create a culture of voting? Our free toolkit can help. "According to the U.S. Census survey of nonvoters (yes, the Census asks about this), a collection of process problems are a bigger hurdle than voter apathy...

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Ashoka Switzerland has elected Nicola Forster, founder and president of foraus as a new Fellow. After a long and rigorous selection process, Ashoka saw in Nicola all the qualities of an entrepreneur and innovator. With his election as Fellow, Nicola will now be supported by Ashoka in the development...

A partir do Rio de Janeiro, Acre e Amazonas, Alessandra Orofino, Angela Mendes e Katia Brasil lideram inovações sociais que promovem mudanças sistêmicas e estratégias para enfrentar as crises atuais

American politics may be in tatters, economy teetering, pandemic afoot – but what better time to revisit our connections to some very basic ideals, like democracy and justice? For decades, Americans have moaned about a “broken” political system too dysfunctional to fix itself from within, yet almost...

It is with deep sorrow and regret that we inform your that one of our very own, Nitin More, passed away on the 26th of January 2011. Nitin was elected an Ashoka Fellow in 2009 for the wonderful work he did with women living in the slums of Dharavi, Mumbai. He set up an organization, LEARN Mahila...

The United States Presidential elections are right around the corner and the stakes couldn’t be any higher. As Ashoka Fellows you work with important and vast communities around the country. What are the most effective ways to engage with them and ensure that everyone’s voice is heard and counted...