Dr. Kongkiat consults with hospital staff in Phuket, Thailand. Hospital OS Kongiat Kespechara is an internist and the founder of Hospital OS, whose open-source management software for hospitals and clinics is in
Alison Lingane is co-founder of Project Equity, a national leader in the movement to harness employee ownership to maintain thriving local business communities, retain selling owners’ legacies, and address income
Christina Fialho (center) with actors of "Orange Is The New Black," the Netflix hit that featured ... [+] Freedom for Immigrants’ crisis hotline. The hotline was later suspended by ICE,
Open source innovators César García Sáez (top) and David Cuartiellies (right) created Coronavirus ... [+] Makers Forum. Ashoka As hospitals prepare to take in more patients with the coronavirus, they are in
Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka works at the intersection of animal and human health - with a focus on... [+] Uganda's famous mountain gorillas. CTPH Conservationist, veterinarian, epidemiologist, and health worker in the villages near wild
Adam Foss, founder of Prosecutor Impact. Ashoka How do we fix mass incarceration in the U.S.? It's a system that puts 2.3 million Americans behind bars, far more per capita than
"Social inclusion is the biggest gap the climate movement is not addressing." Sea Ranger Service A conversation about how social inclusion and climate action must be intricately connected. Wietse van der Werf,
James P. Grant was one of the greatest visionaries and social entrepreneurs of the 20th century. ... [+] Photo courtesy of his son. Bill Grant He was one of the greatest visionaries
Photo credit: Flynn Larsen Will Jackson started Village of Wisdom to help parents and teachers unlock the gifts, talents, and prior knowledge of Black students. Ashoka’s Simon Stumpf caught up with Will
Kristina Saffran is expanding access to quality treatment for the millions of Americans who suffer ... [+] from eating disorders. Kristina Saffran From age 10, Kristina Saffran suffered from an eating disorder.
Social entrepreneur Sonya Passi brings together the domestic violence and asset-building movements ... [+] to help abuse survivors build wealth, independence, and stability. FreeFrom Financial insecurity is the number one threat to
Yeshimabeit Milner is addressing systemic racism with algorithms and big data. Data 4 Black Lives Algorithms may be hidden from most of us but they’re shaping many aspects of our lives. Who’s
An unprecedented 800,000 asylum seekers have applications pending. Swapna Reddy is putting in place ... [+] a better system to handle them. Ashoka Swapna Reddy grew up outside Nashville, the daughter of
George McGraw started DigDeep to ensure that every American has clean, running water. Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. George McGraw started DigDeep to help communities without water and sanitation infrastructure get it.
Alison Lingane co-founded Project Equity to help retiring business owners transition their companies ... [+] to employee ownership. Ashoka Alison Lingane and her co-founder Hilary Abell started Project Equity in 2014 to