Community Pulse
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December 2024
#PhotoDescription: An illustration of an astronaut carrying a flag that says “Peace”.
How are digital technologies impacting conflict escalations? From Syria to Sudan, Yemen, Myanmar, the United States, and many other countries, conflict is also present in online spaces. Ashoka Fellow Helena Puig co-founded Build Up to mitigate the exponential growth of viral polarizing content spread in the digital age, a pressing challenge for peace innovators and civil society actors.
This year, we spoke with Helena about novel ideas on how to transform, measure, and reduce the polarization footprint of digital platforms. Listen to the conversation.
#PhotoCredit: Image by Build Up, a non-profit organization co-founded by Ashoka Fellow, Helena Puig.
November 2024: 🌱 Innovation and climate justice
November 2024: 🗞️ How to counter disinformation
October 2024: 👁️🗨️ The eyes of the world are watching
October 2024: ✨ Building a global changemaker movement
September 2024: 💪 Seeing the glass half full
September 2024: 📢 Enabling True Participation
July 2024: 👂 A city that listens can change the world
June 2024: ☀️ Celebrating social cohesion and cultural diversity
June 2024: 🔝 The Ashoka Changemaker Summit: True Participation
May 2024: ❤ Young changemaking, the new trend
May 2024: ♻️ Taking the helm toward a more sustainable future
May 2024: 📌 Crafting positive change. The art of activism
April 2024: ✅ Climate justice and cohesive communities
April 2024: ✈️ Migration as a shared experience
March 2024: 👁️ Tackling gender-based digital violence
February 2024: 🕹️ “The beautiful game” against homelessness
February 2024: 📡 Building tech that lasts
February 2024: 🐒 Farewell to a pioneer in nature and conservationism
December 2023: 👵 Accelerating healthy longevity
November 2023: 👀 Changing the lens on domestic violence
November 2023: 🏠 Innovative approaches to affordable housing
September 2023: 🌳 Making climate education more accessible to everyone
September 2023: 🤙 What does the future of diversity look like in the workplace?
June 2023: 💣 Militarization of international aid