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
Jos de Blok, founder of Buurtzorg, shares how a network of 8,000+ neighborhood nurses is organizing for the pandemic.
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 founder Elizabeth Hausler on natural disasters, human resilience, and prioritizing housing for all in the post-pandemic world.
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
Eric Liu, CEO of Citizen University, on revitalizing American democracy, Civic Saturdays, and more.
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
On this Earth Day, Amory Lovins, architect of the energy efficiency field, reflects on the power of applied hope.
Journalist and social entrepreneur Mehmet Atakan Foça shares how the pandemic has made the problem of misinformation visible to everyone.
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
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,
How a Danish-led global movement is combating isolation among the elderly, and adapting fast in the era of social distancing.
Getting the science right in a public heath crisis. Emmanuel Vincent talks with Ashoka's Konstanze ... [+] Frischen. Ashoka Science Feedback is a not-for-profit organization that works with a network of scientists all
Four million women work in Bangladesh's fast fashion factories. Awaj Foundation What are you wearing? There’s a pretty good chance that the shirt on your back or the pants in your closet
For the country's four million garment workers, this is an especially fraught time. But some workers and factories are finding solutions.
