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Welcome to Ashoka Community, the space made possible by changemakers like you, who want to transform their communities for the good of all.

Ashoka cultivates a community of social entrepreneurs, young changemakers, partners and institutions who work towards a world where everyone is changemaker.

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Access all changemaking gatherings. In person, online and hybrid. Local and global. Big and small. Focused on one, or many sectors.

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Learn the how-to's of changemaking through resources in a variety of formats and for all skill levels.

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Complex challenges require collaborative changemakers. Co-develop initiatives with others to achieve deep impact on the critical challenges of our society.

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Ashoka Community is a place for our ideas to come together

Our impact gets stronger every time we meet, learn and share.

Ashoka Community is where our ideas come together. Where we share knowledge to accelerate change. Here we connect insights with like-minded changemakers in Europe and beyond.

Together we create the world's most comprehensive offering for changemaking.

Community Updates

"Generation Changemaker" – A Cross-Border Gathering of Young Visionaries

From October 18th to 21st, a truly special event took place in Montafon, Vorarlberg, Austria: the "Generation Changemaker Weekend" organized by Ashoka. Forty young people from Liechtenstein, Austria...

Building Bridges Through IT: The ReDI School's Impact on Integration and Opportunity

In the heart of Hamburg's city center, within the modern Brahmsquartier office buildings, a buzz of activity fills the 12th floor. Groups engage in lively conversations—mostly in English—until...

No Return: How Former Inmates Guide Youth and Themselves Towards a Better Future

"Welcome. We hope to never see you here again." With these words, Teyfik Sahin greets a group of teenagers who, despite their cool facade, show signs of nervousness. And it's no wonder—they're not...

Cities should be at the forefront of true participation

A city that listens can change the world

This article was written by Ashoka Fellow Sascha Haselmayer, and originally appeared in The CEO Magazine. Cities should be at the forefront of true participation, where all are capable of contributing...

Our Way to Ending Homelessness

Homelessness is often perceived as an intractable problem, but social entrepreneur and Ashoka Fellow Rosanne Haggerty shows that it can be solved. Through her organization, Community Solutions, over...

Facilitated Learning Journeys Calendar

Explore the start and end dates, along with the application submission deadlines, for each of our active learning journeys in our comprehensive annual calendar. This resource provides all the essential details you need to plan and participate in our enriching programs.

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Inspired and created by social entrepreneurs, youth, and change leaders, Ashoka is providing communities, businesses, and schools with learning journeys and collaborative programs to inspire and promote changemaking. These are offered free of cost.

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