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🗳️ Democracy runs on agency. Yet, too many young people feel powerless. Let’s unlock their Changemaking Superpowers! 🔥 This Sunday, 25 October in Parma, ~200 young changemakers, Ashoka Fellows, institutions and innovators move from "being heard" to *acting together, across generations* ⚡️ Workshops · GEN C Europe paper · new Fellows’ ceremony Are you confused as you are watching the news about student protests? Want to know what young people REALLY want, dream about, hope, want to make happen? Join us for a discussion of the youth-led roadmap written by 30 young changemakers from 8 European countries through Ashoka’s Generation Changemaker (GenC) programme. Bringing together insights, lived experiences, and recommendations from young people, the paper explores key challenges shaping Europe’s future and offers concrete proposals for institutions and decision-makers. With Michele Guerra, Mayor of Comune di Parma and Georg Kopetz, founder of TTTECH and our young Generation Changemakers! Curious to know more about it? Come and join us in Parma! Registration link below👇 #EveryoneAChangemaker #ChangemakerDays #Democracy Arianna De Mario Ashoka Austria Ashoka UK & Ireland, Ashoka Belgium, Ashoka Deutschland gGmbH, Stephanie Cox, Ilario Jacopo Salvemini Beatrice Aimi Francesca Fedeli Ugo Vallauri Flaviano Bianchini Eleonora Gargiulo Marie-Madeleine Gianni

"Disinformation has been treated as a supply-side issue: bad information is created by bad actors, so get rid of it and society will magically fix itself. That clearly hasn’t worked, because it underplayed the demand side. People seek out information after losing trust in institutions." "If you have a mobile phone, you’re part of the process." Is it really that easy to save democracy?! Clearly not! But it's a start. Read more about how to rebuild accountability, and trust in our democratic institutions in my interview with Eliot Higgins, Ashoka Fellow and Founder of Bellingcat on Forbes. 👉 link to the full interview in the comments. Thank you Amy Clark. #EveryoneAChangemaker #democracy #acountability #OSINT #WelcomeChange

⚡ Optionality Collapse. That's what Indy Johar calls it. The moment we lose our ability to make decisions for the future because the complexity of the past triggers unforeseeable events in the present that narrow our options. It sounds complicated because it is. Because the world has become so complicated it feels daunting. It makes all of us feel small, irrelevant and powerless. No wonder, young people are on the streets. No wonder, people vote for extremes whose simple solutions feel like a solution. The role of #philanthropy in this? Ensure we keep options open: cool the Arctic so we don't have 4,5m of sea level rise is just one example. Create pathways for citizens to become changemakers who step into their agency and power so we can solve for the multitude of problems we face is another one. What does that mean for philanthropy, for the citizen sector? It means we get to live in interesting times and better use our money, power, and privilege for social change that empowers everyone to act for the common good. To take risk. To be courageous. To be bold. This week I spent 24 hours with the members of Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association's advisory committee to discuss the strategic direction of the organisation and the community it curates. Liisa Suvikumpu put it beautifully: "If a better future depended only on the capability, imagination and sense of responsibility in that room, I think it would be in rather good hands." Thank you dear fellow Advisory Committee members for our spirited discussions! With Liisa Suvikumpu, Megan Challis, Delphine Moralis, Francesco Ballone, Sveatoslav B., Lucía Domínguez Cisneros, Alina Shenfeldt, Angela Pauly and Nevgul Bilsel Safkan, Silke Breimaier, Carole Frampton, Shannon Lawder, Lourdes Márquez de la Calleja, Daniele Messina Dr. Thomas Paulsen, Franz Karl Prüller, Marion Schaefer, Claudia Straßer Sergio Urbani, Veerle Ver Loren van Themaat, stefano viglione, Friederike von Bünau, Mia Vukojevic #EveryoneAChangemaker #EveryPhilanthropistASystemsLeader

💙 What a special Ashoka Support Network Summit 2026 in Barcelona! There is a special magic that happens when Ashoka Support Network (ASN) members, Ashoka Fellows and young Changemakers from around the world come together. To connect, to exchange ideas, to learn from inspiring each other and explore new opportunities for collaboration. ASNs shared about their passion projects: collaborations with Fellows, comparing notes about their impact investments, inspiring each other with their ideas, and deep care for the world. Looking forward to staying connected and continuing to create impact together! 🌍💙 With AshokaAshoka Fellows Femke Groothuis, Marc Freedman, Ximena AbogabirXimena Abogabir, Lorenzo Marini, Mireia Barba CuscóLorenzo Marini, Mireia Barba Cuscó It takes a community centered on care and love to increase impact. Thank you for our partnership and your trust and the fun we had: Alberto Zamora, Alessandra Bravi, Amit Bhargava, Claire Variéras , Claudia Garuti, Francoise d'Estais, Frederic Depoortere, Nikunj JhaveriNikunj Jhaveri, Gleb KozyritskiyGleb Kozyritskiy, Jack LoweJack Lowe, Jan C.Jan C., Julia Poschinger-Bray, Laura MontgomeryLaura Montgomery, Luis Bonell, Marine de WaziersMarine de Waziers, Paul Alapat , Ole Kjörrefjord Sandrine Woitrin And special thanks to the organizing team: Ana Dubois, Camila Garcia TorighelliCamila Garcia Torighelli, Perrine de le Court and Karin Haselböck for the excellent facilitation. #AshokaSupportNetwork #ASNSummit2026

Today is World Food Day, and despite having been around for over 23 years, the numbers on hunger and food waste still stop me. What the #AshokaFellows have taught me is to ask a different question: why does the system keep producing these numbers, and who is in a position to change them? In the sixth edition of Dela, the systems change accelerator co-created by Ashoka and @𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗔 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, social entrepreneurs working on food systems are joined by IKEA co-workers whose daily job has nothing to do with seaweed farms or food banks. In my new article, I share what happens to those who step beyond their roles, because I think it says something important about how leadership is built from within companies. This is the first of three articles on what we are learning through Dela on leadership, and my friend and colleague Åsa Skogström Feldt will write the next one. Read the article below Tina Molund Lucila Sarquis Stella Printezi Celia Sánchez-Valladares Lucía Tornero Santiago Del Giudice Akash Bhalerao Kim Humby #WorldFoodDay #Dela #SystemsChange #SocialIntrapreneurship #AshokaFellows

We're honored that Ashoka is ranked #6 in thedotgood.'s 2026 World Top 200 Social Good Organizations. A ranking can only ever capture part of the picture. What it points to is a network: Ashoka Fellows who spend decades changing systems, and partners who back them and walk alongside them. Systems change comes from many people and organizations acting together. The list is also a good map of who is working on the world's biggest challenges, from humanitarian response to education to community-led development. We share the top 10 with several partners and Fellows, congratulations! 🔗 Full list: https://lnkd.in/eTbGXR8H