Young Changemaking
Young people play a critical role in the global movement to tip society to an everyone a changemaker world — a world where each person can contribute fully to positive change.
Children and young people who have an idea, build a team, and change the world around them serve as examples of a new definition of success growing up.
Together with our partners, we are on the forefront of a movement to redefine success in growing up and to inspire every young person to become a changemaker.
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Young people leading movements accross the globe
Ashoka Young Changemakers (AYC) is a global network of powerful young people who are creating an Everyone A Changemaker world.
Each Ashoka Young Changemaker has launched social initiatives, formed peer-led teams, and created solutions for the good of all while activating others to join in. Now, they are stepping up to shape a global conversation in redefining what it means to be a young person growing up in today’s world.
Deep dive and how to join
Ashoka Young Changemakers are a carefully selected network of young people who have found their power to create change for the good of all around them. They engage their peers and societies in realizing a world where everyone is a changemaker.
Meet the Initiative Leads
Ada Andreoni
Ada Andreoni co-leads the Systems Change module of the Ashoka Community Program. She is also a co-creator of the Wellbeing module and supports the Elders Council ecosystem initiative.
She joined Ashoka in 2019 as part of the team organizing the Ashoka Changemaker Summit where her passion for systemic change was ignited. She then continued working for Ashoka Spain as Partnerships Manager until 2021.
Ada is passionate about bottom-up approaches and the power of collective action and innovative ideas. At Ashoka, she has been dedicated to deepening her knowledge and expertise on systems change to support social entrepreneurs to scale their impact and achieve systemic change in their field. She has a multicultural academic background in Social Sciences and a master’s degree in Local Development at the University of Padua. Her master's thesis "Youth Leading Change: The Contribution of Social Entrepreneurship to Formal Education" was published in 2020 in the digital journal Synergies – Educational dialogues for social change.
Luca Solesin
Dr. Luca Solesin is Change Manager at Ashoka Italy. With 15 years of experience in social, cultural and artistic movements, Dr. Solesin holds a BA in Literature and MA in Political Science. After international experiences in South America, he worked at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the Education Sector following research projects on the future of education and the coordination of the SDG4. Dr. Solesin holds a Ph.D. on global education policies at the University of Bergamo focusing his research on global education governance mechanisms and the evolving role of educational stakeholders in a global context. He joined Ashoka Italy in 2018 and he is in charge of the Children and Youth programme.