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Ben & Jerry's are looking for the next great sustainable business idea, with help from Ashoka.

The Team Grows

A group of 15 new Change Executives are trained in at Ashoka Fellow Caroline Casey's offices in Kanchi.

Specialisterne Launches in Ireland

Ashoka Fellow Thorkil Sonne and Irish CEO Mary Ann McCormack launch Specialisterne Ireland alongside Luisa Delgado, SAP Global, and Adam Harris, Founder of AspergersAdvice.org.

Only Offenders Can Stop Re-Offending

Ashoka Fellow Mark Johnson joins Change Nation! Founder of UserVoice, Mark recently spoke at the Trinity College Social Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.

Discover 50 Proven Solutions to Change Our Nation

Change Nation is a social innovation platform bringing together 50 of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs to begin work on some of Ireland’s greatest challenges.
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Tue, May 21, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/21/13 Editor's Note: This article was written by Karabi Acharya with the AshokaUS team and first appeared on Forbes. It used to be that if you went to school and studied hard, you would get a job, buy a house and be a generally...
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Fri, May 17, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/17/13 Ashoka is honored to celebrate the life of Ashoka Fellow Abdul Waheed Khan.  Abdul was brutally murdered at the age of 36 in front of his co-educational school in Qasba Colony, Karachi. Abdul was elected as an Ashoka Fellow...
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Thu, May 16, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/16/13 Ashoka is saddened to report that Fellow Abdul Waheed was killed on May 13, 2013. Abdul was creating opportunities for a modern education in the poor, urban localities in Pakistan, particularly by working with children studying...
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/15/13 This year, the AshokaU Exchange focused on "Unleashing the U in University". Bill Daryton, in his keynote speech at the exchange, shares his vision for the future of higher education.  About the exchange he said; "This is not...

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March 20, 2009
The Irish Times

Ashoka Fellows Caroline Casey, David Egan, and Tara Cunningham are featured at the forefront of social entrepreneurship in Ireland.

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April 3, 2007
The Irish Times

Fintan O'Toole describes the power of social entrepreneurs and Ashoka Fellows in Ireland and around the world.

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March 31, 2007
The Irish Times

Ashoka's Annual Forum for Social Entrepreneurship, keynoted by CEO Bill Drayton, featured in The Irish Times.

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March 30, 2007
The Irish Times

Ashoka Founder Bill Drayton explains social entrepreneurship to Gabrielle Monahan of The Irish Times.

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