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#LeadYoung - How Kevin Ochi is Part of a Movement that is Transforming the Lives of 15,000 Young People in Argentina

Kevin spent his adolescence in an institution. Upon graduation, he realized that his experience could be useful to others. Together with his peers at Guía Egreso, a group of youth which arose from Doncel NGO, Kevin is transforming the lives of 15,000 young people from Argentina who, just like him...

Ashoka Fellow Silke Mader im Einsatz für die jüngsten Patienten

Weltweit kommt jedes zehnte Baby zu früh auf die Welt, oftmals mit gravierenden Konsequenzen: Frühgeburt und ihre Folgen sind die häufigste Todesursache bei Kindern unter fünf Jahren. Ashoka Fellow Silke Mader ist Gründerin der „European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants“ (EFCNI) - die...

Môm'artre et la cloison de verre entre économique et social

On les oppose souvent : entrepreneurs du champ économique, avec leurs méthodes rationnelles pour répondre à des besoins solvables, et entrepreneurs du champ social, avec leur engagement émotionnel pour une cause rarement viable économiquement. Pourtant, nombreux sont ceux qui font le lien entre les...

Jessica Sager - All Our Kin

Jessica Sager is closing the opportunity gap that denies many children nurturing, quality care early in life.

Jeroo Billimoria: a global movement that started with a simple gesture in her teens

A social entrepreneur known for building huge, global coalitions, Jeroo first started in Mumbai, working with street children.

#LeadYoung - Jeroo Billimoria: Un movimiento global que comenzó con un simple gesto en su adolescencia

Emprendedora social conocida por crear grandes coaliciones globales, Jeroo comenzó en Mumbai, trabajando con niños de la calle. Ella les daba su número de teléfono privado para casos de emergencia. Al poco tiempo, estaba sonando cada noche. De esa preocupación y reconocimiento de una necesidad...

Nourishing Schools in India

Ashoka and Swiss Re Foundation are partnering with schools to enable children to improve their own nutrition and that of their communities in India. In 2011 Ashoka and the Swiss Re Foundation started their journey on exploring how to improve the health status in India. An intense explorative phase...

Meet Your New Coworkers: Your Kids

Working from home with kids present is an entirely different situation. Here are three tips for not losing your mind.

Digitale Fernbeziehung

Die Pädagogin Annette Habert gründete 2012 die Flechtwerk 2+1 gGmbH, zu der die Initiative "Mein Papa kommt" gehört. Habert und ihr Team organisierten bisher, dass Väter und auch Mütter aus Trennungsfamilien bei Ehrenamtlichen unterkommen konnten, wenn sie ihre Kinder besuchten. Wie läuft ihre...

Mental Health Care is Helping Children with Cancer Live Better

Charm Mercado is a thin and rather shy man in his early twenties. He uses two crutches, having lost his leg a decade ago to osteosarcoma, a cancerous tumor in the bone. Growing up with cancer, Mercado used to have constant resentment toward the people around him. He believed the world was unfair. He...