Privacy expert Sascha Meinrath on updating our understanding of fundamental freedoms in an era of surveillance. Ashoka Next Now: The 21st century has ushered in a new age where all aspects of
A couple in tribal Gujarat show their Uplift membership cards. They are excluded from mainstream insurance in India because of their age. Ashoka In India, 90% of the workforce is in the
Germany-based Discovering Hands taps into the superior skill of blind women to detect early-stage breast cancer (training tools are pictured above). A new study by McKinsey and Ashoka argues
Dr. Stephen Friend on how machine learning will disrupt medicine - but why we need decision making to remain with the patient. Ashoka Next Now: The 21st century has ushered in a
Social entrepreneurs at the leading creative edge of climate and culture speak at Welcome Change in New York City (left to right): Bren Smith of GreenWave, Paula Daniels of Center for
Bren Smith, a fisherman turned social entrepreneur, restorative ocean farmer, and industry pioneer, imagines a new future for our oceans, our livelihoods, our planet. Now he's out with a new
Ashoka Fellows, with host James Fallows, share surprising insights on rural innovation with an audience in Washington, D.C. (broadcast nationally). The discussion is part of the Welcome Change insights series, Ashoka's national
Teachers screen their students' eyesight with the help of a new mobile app from Peek Vision, the initiative of social entrepreneur Andrew Bastawrous. Photo credit: COPYRIGHT ROLEX Joan Bardeletti As a young student in the U.K., Andrew Bastawrous was curious and bright,
Social entrepreneur Marcos Lacayo, with a "vital station" health kiosk that is central to his organization, Estación Vital. Estación Vital In a main intersection hallway of the Metrocentro mall in Nicaragua’s capital city, Managua,