Ashoka
What Ashoka does
Ashoka builds and cultivates a community of Fellows, Young Changemakers, Changemaker Institutions, and beyond who see that the world now requires everyone to be a changemaker. Together, we are building a world where everyone has the confidence, skills, and opportunities to lead positive solutions that shape a better future for all.
Ashoka Fellows Change the World
Ashoka has elected 4,000+ Fellows across more than 90 countries over the last 40+ years. Together with 250+ change institutions and 300+ partners, we form a strong, diverse, and vibrant ecosystem of change agents collaborating and co-leading to positively transform societies and cultures around the world.
Meet some of the Ashoka Fellows in the Netherlands below, or discover our global network of changemakers.
Ashoka's Priorities
Ashoka focuses on three strategic priorities to help people understand and adapt to a world of accelerating change, where everyone is called on to be a leader:
Social Entrepreneurship
Ashoka selects world-class social entrepreneurs who are leading the way to an everyone-a-changemaker world.
Empathy & Young Changemaking
Ashoka is leading a movement to transform how young people grow up so they thrive in today’s rapidly changing world where everyone must be a changemaker. Changemaking starts with empathy.
Organizing for Changemaking
Living and working in our changemaker world requires breaking through silos, tearing down walls, and organizing in fluid, open, teams of teams.