Submitted by Margherita Philipp on Fri, May 24, 2013
When his two boys were diagnosed with alkaptonuria (AKU), our Fellow of the Month, Nick Sireau, stepped down from his paid job as founding CEO of SolarAid to volunteer for the AKU Society. Ever since, Nick has helped spearhead the quest for a cure, using both his experience...
Submitted by Margherita Philipp on Thu, May 23, 2013
With the vision of taking mental health services out of the clinic and onto the streets Ashoka UK Fellow Charlie Alcock founded MAC-UK five years ago. Her sucess has been astounding, and MAC-UK have won numerous awards. Most recently they received the IMPACT award:MAC-UK is...
Submitted by Margherita Philipp on Thu, May 23, 2013
Ashoka UK Fellow Shauneen Lambe recently celebrated her great success in ensuring that 17-year-olds are no longer treated as adults when taken into custody. Now she has now been shortlisted for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards in the Criminal Defense category. We are...
Submitted by Margherita Philipp on Wed, May 22, 2013
There was a splash of excitement last Wednesday as our friends at Unltd revealed their 2013 Big Venture Challenge Winners. The second edition of the competition received 140 applications to elect 30 Winners who will focus on building their organisations and attracting...
Submitted 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 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 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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