Community Newsletter April 2021: Check out our new modules and opportunities

We Want to Hear From You!

We have organized two Collaborative Sessions for our core community members for feedback. We also wanted to give the opportunity to enrich and contribute to our program in the upcoming year. We are excited to hear back from you. Our two session dates are:

Collaborative Session #1: May 5, 10 -11 a.m. (CEST)

Collaborative Session #2: May 12, 10 - 11 a.m. (CEST)

If you cannot make it to any of the feedback sessions, please email us your wishes, ideas and vision for the Fellowship Program in 2021 as well as your thoughts on how you would like to contribute to/collaborate with us on the program.

Register for Session #1 Here and Session #2 Here.

Check Out Our Impact Report:

We are pleased to share with you the Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program 2019- 2020 Impact Report, giving a clear and comprehensive picture of our ongoing efforts to advance social entrepreneurship and change-making for the good of all – across Europe and around the world.

The second year of the program has been an incredible journey. It is an honor to join forces with our outstanding colleagues, Fellows, ASNs, and partners.

Read the full report and learn more about it here!

You Can Watch All Webinars by the Elders Council Online!

The Elders Council for Social Entrepreneurship have launched a new year of insightful community webinars! Their past two webinars, “Don’t stop me now”: What’s it like taking over from the founder and “I Did it My Way”: An insight into how Founders can go about departing from their organizations are already available on Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program's YouTube channel.

The next webinars will be on 21st June, 20th September, and 6th December at 1700 CEST – save the dates!

Learn more about the Elders Council and check out their new webpage!

The Weaving for a Thriving Planet Booklet is Here!

In February, Ashoka Netherlands together with Ashoka Fellows and partners launched their new initiative Weaving for a Thriving Planet. They are a group of social innovators who aim to accelerate and scale their systems to conserve and restore biodiversity. This is done by leveraging the potential of their innovations and weaving them together to increase the collective impact. The initiative is built on a view that by combining the existing and proven solutions, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Weaving for a Thriving Planet aims to regenerate the natural systems that support all life on this planet.

Read the booklet here!

Opportunities from Fellows

We want to open up this platform for Fellow announcements.

Dear Ashoka Fellow, please reach out to us here if you have update, question, or opportunity to share for co-creating and collaborating with other Fellows.

Workplace as an Equalizer of Opportunities

Steelcase, Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program partner, has carried out extensive research to understand the impact of the pandemic on work, workers and the workplace around the world. According to their study they conducted with over 1,800 participants based in the US, France and Germany, extensive work-from-home policies may create unintended inequalities because some people don’t have ideal working conditions at home.

Read the full report here!

An Early Mothers Day Gift: Exploring Motherhood as a Masters

Did you know that early parenting years increase our ability to multi-task and empathize? Surely, these are valuable skills for our professional lives as well, yet employers consistently see parental leave as a liability. Join us on May 5 to learn how Ashoka Fellow Riccarda Zezza & her team at Lifeed, are redefining maternity (and other life transitions) as a Masters. The conversation will run about 30 minutes. Bring your questions!
Register here!

A New Online Challenge: Green Skills Innovation Challenge

Are you a Green Economy changemaker actively equipping people with green skills?

Ashoka Changemakers is looking for social entrepreneurs in selected markets with ventures that equip individuals and communities with the skills needed to thrive in the transition to a green economy. You can submit your initiative for a chance to win $20,000 in funding.

Deadline to apply for the entry phase: May 28th

Apply and find out more here!

How can human self-development help us meet organizational, societal and global challenges?

We are pleased to invite you to the digital MindShift conference to find out the answer to this question and listen to our renowned speakers as they discuss what skills and qualities are needed to achieve this. MindShift digital conference co-created by one of our partners in the Nordic region, Inner Development Goals.

As an Ashoka community member, you have a free pass with the code Mindshift-Ashoka-free. 

When: May 12th, 8:30 - 17:00 (CEST)

Learn more and register here!

Changemaker Library App is Now Available!

Ashoka Korea team, with the help of Open College, has released the beta version of the new mobile app called Changemaker Library, which contains 3300+ Ashoka Fellows' profiles in 4 different languages. If you are IOS or Android user, you can download the app!

Download it here!

An Inspiring Welcome Change Talk with Social Entrepreneur Tarek Zeidan

Before the Beirut Port blast last August that killed hundreds and destroyed entire neighborhoods, Lebanon’s economy was already under enormous pressure due to long-standing political challenges and the Covid pandemic. Amid all of this, Lebanon’s LGBTQIA+ community has been particularly hard hit. Come meet social entrepreneur Tarek Zeidan who is building a better economic future for Lebanon by elevating queer voices.

Watch the talk here!

Join The Wellbeing Project's 2021 Webinar Series!

On the second Tuesday of every month, Sharon Salzberg and Parker J. Palmer will be joined by guest speakers from around the globe – poets, activists and practitioners – each experts in their field, to focus on cultivating both inner and outer wellbeing.

When: The second Tuesday of every month (May 11, June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12)  5 p.m. CET

Register here!