Anyone,
Anywhere
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Changemaker 

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The future of impact is already being built. We help find it.

Ashoka Challenges convene social innovators from around the world to solve global challenges. Designed as collaborative programs rather than competitions, each Challenge connects peers, networks, and real-world partners helping promising local solutions grow faster, travel further, and drive systems-level change.

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We know strategic partnerships turn ideas into movements. Partner with us to co-create a world where everyone is a changemaker.  

Learning Center

Insights

Explore the people, ideas, and stories behind community-driven innovations. See how changemakers are creating real impact where it matters most. 

Courses

Take your impact further. Build practical changemaking skills through our interactive courses.

Tools

Designed by experienced changemakers, these guides offer real-world tips on building teams, leading with empathy, driving innovation, and more. 

Network highlights

Local teen is one of 25 Prudential Emerging Visionaries Winners

Preston Lieu is the founder of “Youthward,” an incubator that connects young activists with community organizers to share resources, amplify efforts and ensure lasting impact on the issues they care about.

Carnegie Young Leaders for Civic Preparedness 2026: Up to $7,500 Funding for Youth-Led Civic Projects in the United States

Carnegie Young Leaders for Civic Preparedness is a youth empowerment program focused on strengthening civic engagement and leadership among young people aged 14 to 24.

The Changemaker Mirror: What AI Self-Assessments Reveal About The Human Skills That Matter Most

At Ashoka, the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs, over four decades have been spent identifying the "throughline" of skills and mindsets that have enabled the world’s leading changemakers to create positive change in complex systems around the world.

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