Submitted by Peter Bonanno on Thu, August 30, 2012
by Peter Bonanno
Once, long ago, social change meant “give a man a fish.” Then we figured out that “teach a man to fish” could be more lasting.
Innovative knowledge entrepreneurs in rural areas of India, Africa, and Latin America are taking things one step further....
Submitted by Lauren Batcheck on Fri, August 3, 2012
We would like to thank Keith Hammonds and the team at Ashoka's Knowledge initiative for contributing the following blog, which Lauren Batcheck posted on their behalf.By Keith Hammonds We know this about human capital: Today, simply mastering a skill is not enough. Most...
Submitted by Lauren Batcheck on Mon, July 30, 2012
Ashoka's Rural Innovation and Farming team would like to thank guest writer, Nava Friedman, for contributing the following blog, which Lauren Batcheck posted on her behalf. By Nava FriedmanFarouk Jiwa is an Ashoka Fellow, and a founding member of the Entrepreneurial Talent...
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...
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