By fundsforngos, on October 12th, 2011% Ashoka has now taken up to explore the challenges facing the world today and as a result it has determined 20 main issues that require an immediate attention of excellent entrepreneurs (social or business). . . . → Read More: Ashoka invites Business and Social Entrepreneurs to take up the 20 key Challenges facing the World Today
By fundsforngos, on February 16th, 2011% Ashoka is accepting applications from eligible candidates from East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda for its Fellowship to recognize outstanding social entrepreneurs in the field of rural innovation and farming in the region.
Benefits of the Ashoka Fellowship include:
Collaboration and learning opportunities within a global network of over 2,500 world . . . → Read More: Ashoka Fellowship for Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs in East Africa
By fundsforngos, on November 30th, 2010% Ashoka’s Changemakers has launched the “Sustainable Urban Housing: Collaborating for Liveable and Inclusive Cities,” a competition looking for innovative solutions that engage communities, entrepreneurs, and key institutions in collaborating to integrate and develop affordable, inclusive, and sustainable urban housing that respects the environment, local cultures, and practices.
This competition is being . . . → Read More: Changemakers competition seeking innovative solutions for urban housing
By fundsforngos, on September 21st, 2010% This new competition called Geotourism Challenge 2010: Places on the Edge: Saving Coastal and Freshwater Destinations from Ashoka’s Changemakers in partnership with the National Geographic and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) seeks innovative solutions for coastal, waterway, and island destinations that protect the environment and strengthen the heritage and livelihoods of local residents.
. . . → Read More: Changemakers’ Competition: Nominate a solution that can help save coastal and freshwater destinations
By fundsforngos, on August 3rd, 2010% The G-20 SME Finance Challenge is the new competition launched by Ashoka’s Changemakers in partnership with the Group of 20 and supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. The competition is “looking for the best models worldwide that catalyze finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This challenge is open to all private sector participants, . . . → Read More: Ashoka’s Changemakers launch G-20 SME Finance Challenge: open to submissions
By fundsforngos, on March 22nd, 2010% Artemisia and Ashoka’s Changemakers have launched a new global competition, Leveraging Business for Social Change: Building the Field of Social Business.” The competition is “a global search for model initiatives and ideas that help build the emerging field of social business.” Individuals and organizations (charities, NGOs, private and public entities etc) can apply for this . . . → Read More: Changemakers’ Social Business Competition
By fundsforngos, on February 16th, 2010% Green Mountain Coffee and Ashoka’s Changemakers have launched the new competition called Relevance to Action: Your Place. Your Idea. Your Change. for organizations and individuals in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island or New York. The competition is looking for innovative ideas that inspire community action in Northeastern US. This can . . . → Read More: Changemakers’ Competition for the Most Innovative Ideas Inspiring Community Action in Northeastern US
By fundsforngos, on January 28th, 2010% Ashoka’s Changemakers have collaborated with ExxonMobil and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) to launch the new Women | Tools | Technology Challenge for identifying innovative projects and solutions that use technology to economically empower women in developing countries. Technology can bring about greater empowerment of women; if women have access . . . → Read More: Women’s Economic Development Challenge
By fundsforngos, on January 19th, 2010% The Campus of Excellence and Ashoka’s Changemakers have launched a new competition for preventing violence against women. Under this competition, women’s associations, education groups or grassroots-based NGOs implementing most innovative solution around the world for raising awareness and taking action against gender-based violence will be selected for grant support (for the prize winner) . . . → Read More: Changemakers seeking Solutions for Raising Awareness against Gender-based Violence
By fundsforngos, on December 20th, 2009% The Young Champions of Maternal Health Program is the new competition offered by the Maternal Health Task Force at Engender Health and Ashoka at the Changemakers website. The competition invites all types of organizations (citizen sector or charitable organizations or private companies or public entities) from all countries. The competition will select 16 young . . . → Read More: Changemakers Competition seeking Solutions for Maternal Health
By fundsforngos, on August 10th, 2009% NGOs addressing issues, social stigmas and other problems associated with mental illness within their communities can participate in the “Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing Competition” launched by Ashoka’s Changemakers in collaboration with the Vulnerable Population Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. NGOs from any country can be part of the competition. . . . → Read More: Changemakers’ Competition for NGOs on Mental Healthcare
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