Who Cares? Putting Carers On The Global Agenda
Anil Patil Carers Worldwide All people are carers, in some way or for some time. Routine caring is innate—we raise children, tend
The New Longevity: Brazil’s Gig Economy For Seniors
Sérgio Serapião, founder of Lab60+ and Labora Tech Lab60+ Sérgio Serapião was in his thirties when he began inviting Brazilian seniors out
Forget Memory, Try Imagination: A Social Innovator Takes On Dementia
Anne Basting, founder of TimeSlips TimeSlips Are you creative? Of course you are, says social entrepreneur Anne Basting, who for three decades
We’re Part Of A Longer Story: Climate Work Spans Lifetimes
Mexico made international headlines last October when farmers revolted over sending water to the US in the middle of a drought. Extreme weather conditions paired with failing infrastructure are at
The Right To Information – A New Tool To Advance Women’s Rights
Nearly a year into the pandemic, a clear victim has been hard-won advances for women’s rights worldwide. Zeynep Meydanoglu sat down with Viviana Waisman, human rights defender and Ashoka Fellow,
When Police Brutality And Digital Rights Collide – Lessons From Nigeria
Since early October 2020, the #EndSARS movement has rocked Nigeria online and offline. Nigerians have been protesting to disband the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious unit of the Police
Outrage As A Precursor To Justice
Emilia Roig, Founder of the Center for Intersectional Justice in Berlin. Mohamed Badarne In the wake of the racial justice movement in
Why We Must Update The Law For The Digital Age
Albert Fox Cahn advocating for the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act. Passed in ... [+] June 2020, the Act will require the
Training Bystanders: The Pap Smear For Street Harassment
Ashoka Fellow Emily May co-founded Hollaback! in 2005 to end gender-based street harassment, making it as culturally unacceptable as sexual harassment in the workplace. She has since expanded her work
Organized Crime Is Destroying Our Planet. We Need To Spot The Patterns
Paul Radu is an Ashoka Fellow and the founder of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, the world’s largest cross-border network of investigative journalists. He spoke with Corina Murafa,
Nothing About Us Without Us: Liberian Women Claiming Their Place
Naomi Tulay-Solanke is the Founder and Executive Director of Community Health Initiative (CHI) working at the intersection of women’s health and women’s rights in Liberia. Zeynep Meydanoglu who leads Ashoka’s
Societal Platform Thinking
Sanjay Purohit on how to create large scale change by design. Sanjay Purohit In India, a group of innovative strategic entrepreneurs and
Shots In The Dark: Why Access To A Covid-19 Vaccine Isn’t Guaranteed
Priti Krishtel, co-founder of I-MAK I-MAK Ten months in, there are more than 8 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the U.S.
On Call: Can AT&T’s Employees Teach The Company A New Form Of Public Responsibility?
AT&T team member in Dallas, where the company partners with local organizations to address ... [+] homelessness AT&T South side neighborhood support
We Can Partner With Nature To Feed Everybody
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin is transforming the food system from the ground up by introducing poultry-powered, planet-cooling, regenerative agriculture. He talks about the need to rebalance humanity’s relationship with nature with Pip