Is There A Higher Calling For America’s Lawyers?
Ashoka Fellow Purvi Shah, founder of Movement Law Lab. Movement Law Lab Purvi Shah, founder of the Movement Law Lab, learned from years of experience representing powerful movements for change that a
Is There A Higher Calling For America’s Lawyers?
Purvi Shah started Movement Law Lab to support a new generation of lawyers to work alongside progressive movements for change.
Could Data Transform The Lives Of 500 Million Smallholder Farmers Worldwide?
Regi Wahyu is a data-entrepreneur transforming smallholder farming in Indonesia and beyond. He is the co-founder of HARA and an Ashoka Fellow since 2018. We spoke to him as part
Engage With The Signal: Why We Need To Do More Than Shutting Hate Speech Down
Helena Puig Larrauri, co-founder of Build Up. Build Up Ashoka Fellow Helena Puig Larrauri co-founded the peace-building organization Build Up, which works with NGOs, UN agencies, and multilateral organizations all over the
Behind The Masks: How A Consortium Of Dutch Nurses Is Redefining Care In Times Of Crisis
Jos de Blok, founder of Buurtzorg, speaking to us this week via Zoom. Ashoka Jos de Blok is a Dutch nurse who founded Buurtzorg, a network of over 8,000 nurses who participate
Behind The Masks: How A Consortium Of Dutch Nurses Is Redefining Care In Times Of Crisis
Jos de Blok, founder of Buurtzorg, shares how a network of 8,000+ neighborhood nurses is organizing for the pandemic.
Build Change: Rethinking Housing After The Crisis
Elizabeth in Aceh, Indonesia, in the early days of Build Change - rebuilding after the tsunami. Build Change Elizabeth Hausler started Build Change 15 years ago to make disaster-resistant houses – reinforced structures
Build Change: Rethinking Housing After The Crisis
Build Change founder Elizabeth Hausler on natural disasters, human resilience, and prioritizing housing for all in the post-pandemic world.
Sworn Again: Americans Recommit To A Civic Creed
Eric Liu, CEO of Citizen University. Michael B. Maine American politics may be in tatters, economy teetering, pandemic afoot – but what better time to revisit our connections to some very basic
Sworn Again: Americans Recommit To A Civic Creed
Eric Liu, CEO of Citizen University, on revitalizing American democracy, Civic Saturdays, and more.
The Energy Revolution Already Happened. Time To Get On Board.
Ashoka Fellow Amory Lovins, co-founder of Rocky Mountain Institute: "The most effective thing to do ... [+] about climate change is using energy efficiently." Amory Lovins On this Earth Day, we reflect
The Energy Revolution Already Happened. Time To Get On Board.
On this Earth Day, Amory Lovins, architect of the energy efficiency field, reflects on the power of applied hope.
Misinformation Spreads Faster Than Coronavirus: How A Social Organization In Turkey Is Fighting Fake News
Journalist and social entrepreneur Mehmet Atakan Foça shares how the pandemic has made the problem of misinformation visible to everyone.
Misinformation Spreads Faster Than Coronavirus: How A Social Organization In Turkey Is Fighting Fake News
Journalist Mehmet Atakan Foça started Teyit (“confirmation” in Turkish) in 2016 to address misinformation propagated by media organizations and social media users. We spoke with him this week to learn
The Right To Relate: Cycling Without Age
Danish social entrepreneur Ole Kassow steers a trishaw in Minnesota in February - he's on the bike ... [+] and Sue and Pernille ride in the front carriage. Sue, left,