Ashoka UK Blog

Submitted by Felicity Mclean on Thu, May 16, 2013
Launching the all-new Ashoka Associate Programme Do you have a passion to change the world through powerful storytelling? Want to be immersed in the UK's leading network for social innovation? Do you believe in the power of businesses for social...
Submitted by Margherita Philipp on Tue, May 7, 2013
We are very proud to announce Nick Sireau as our Fellow of the Month for May. Nick is a serial Social Entrepreneur, elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2010 for founding SolarAid and lighting up African homes. Today he is focusing full-time on AKU...
Submitted by Margherita Philipp on Wed, May 1, 2013
It has been a great pleasure to have Ken Banks as April's Fellow of the Month. Ken is a true super-star in the social enterprise scene, using his vast experience with mobile technology to create new projects, consult companies and mentor the next...
Ken Banks has gone global: our Fellow of the Month has had an exciting start to 2013, writing for prominent news sites, speaking to the world's leaders in the Social Enterprise space at the Skoll World Forum, and cruising Eastern oceans, mentoring...
Submitted by Felicity Mclean on Wed, April 24, 2013
Ashoka and the ASN Members in the UK warmly invite you to the 2nd Ashoka Support Network Global Summit in London, on June 12-14th 2013. Over two days of dynamic workshops, debates and activities, 150 guests from around the globe will work...
Submitted by Margherita Philipp on Wed, April 24, 2013
From April 10th to 12th the world's leading Disruptors descended upon Oxford to attend this year's Skoll World Forum: Social Entrepreneurs, political leaders, activists, philanthropists, innovators from all over the planet, from across a huge range...
Submitted by Felicity Mclean on Wed, April 24, 2013
The Commonwealth School Enterprise Challenge is back for a 3rd year!   The Commonwealth School Enterprise Challenge is a fantastic competition that has been fostering a sense of entrepreneurship in young people across the globe for the last two...
Submitted by Margherita Philipp on Tue, April 16, 2013
We are very proud to announce Ken Banks as our Fellow of the Month for April. Ken is a true pioneer in the zone where technology meets anthropology, conservation and development. He was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2011 for his great...
Submitted by Felicity Mclean on Tue, April 9, 2013
    When Jane Davis asked Ashoka CEO, Bill Drayton ‘why empathy?’ 20 other people waited with bated breath to hear what this visionary had to say about the next generation of changemaking skills. In fact it’s a question well worth asking,...
Submitted by Felicity Mclean on Sat, April 6, 2013
  Wednesday March 27th saw Ashoka UK hold its first Innovation in Healthcare Breakfast roundtable at Hogan Lovells. We were thrilled to be joined by 14 of the most prominent figures in healthcare who contributed to a stimulating exchange of...