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Ashoka's Mission

Ashoka's mission is to shape a citizen sector that is entrepreneurial, productive and globally integrated, and to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship around the world. Ashoka identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs - extraordinary individuals with unprecedented ideas for change in their communities - supporting the individual, idea and institution through all phases of their career. Once elected to Ashoka, Fellows benefit from being part of the global Fellowship for life.
Ashoka's vision is that of a global society that is able to respond quickly and effectively to social challenges everywhere. Ashoka does not accept government funding; business entrepreneurs and their foundations, corporations, individuals and volunteer chapters finance Ashoka's work.

Ashoka has invested in more than 1,500 Ashoka Fellows in 53 countries. Those Fellows have transformed the lives of millions of people in thousands of communities worldwide.

Among the entrepreneurs Ashoka has backed is Rodrigo Baggio. With grant money from Ashoka, Rodrigo has trained almost one million at-risk children with computer and Internet skills. His project, the Committee to Democratize Information Technology (CDI), initially created a network of more than 200 self-managed computer schools in the urban slums of 17 Brazilian states. Helping students who might otherwise have turned to drug trafficking or violence, Rodrigo is bridging the digital divide while providing important job opportunities to young Brazilians. His project is expanding exponentially as he opens schools in Japan, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay with partners like AOL, Microsoft, Starmedia and the InterAmerican Bank.

Ashoka Fact Box:
Elected over 1,500 Ashoka Fellows in 53 countries since 1981
Ashoka Fellows work in the 6 broad fields of
Learning/Education
Environment
Health
Human Rights
Civic Participation
Economic Development
We elect approximately 150 new Fellows each year
Ashoka is not a foundation, nor a government agency. We do not accept government funds (only funds from private individuals and foundations).

Ashoka was founded by Bill Drayton, a former McKinsey & Co. consultant and assistant administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency. An activist since his days as a New York City elementary school student, Drayton is truly a lifelong social entrepreneur. One of the first leaders to recognize the power of individual innovation in addressing pressing social problems, Drayton piloted Ashoka in India with a budget of less than $50,000. Today, Ashoka spends more than $17 million a year financing its Fellows around the world.

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>Ashoka's Mission > >Ashoka's mission is to shape a citizen sector that is >entrepreneurial, productive and globally integrated, >and to develop the profession of social >entrepreneurship around the world. Ashoka identifies >and invests in leading social entrepreneurs - >extraordinary individuals with unprecedented ideas for >change in their communities - supporting the >individual, idea and institution through all phases of >their career. Once elected to Ashoka, Fellows benefit >from being part of the global Fellowship for life. >Ashoka's vision is that of a global society that is >able to respond quickly and effectively to social >challenges everywhere. Ashoka does not accept >government funding; business entrepreneurs and their >foundations, corporations, individuals and volunteer >chapters finance Ashoka's work. > >Ashoka has invested in more than 1,500 Ashoka Fellows >in 53 countries. Those Fellows have transformed the >lives of millions of people in thousands of >communities worldwide. > >Among the entrepreneurs Ashoka has backed is Rodrigo >Baggio. With grant money from Ashoka, Rodrigo has >trained almost one million at-risk children with >computer and Internet skills. His project, the >Committee to Democratize Information Technology (CDI), >initially created a network of more than 200 >self-managed computer schools in the urban slums of 17 >Brazilian states. Helping students who might otherwise >have turned to drug trafficking or violence, Rodrigo >is bridging the digital divide while providing >important job opportunities to young Brazilians. His >project is expanding exponentially as he opens schools >in Japan, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay with partners >like AOL, Microsoft, Starmedia and the InterAmerican >Bank. > > >Ashoka Fact Box: >Elected over 1,500 Ashoka Fellows in 53 countries >since 1981 >Ashoka Fellows work in the 6 broad fields of >Learning/Education >Environment >Health >Human Rights >Civic Participation >Economic Development >We elect approximately 150 new Fellows each year >Ashoka is not a foundation, nor a government agency. >We do not accept government funds (only funds from >private individuals and foundations). > >Ashoka was founded by Bill Drayton, a former McKinsey >& Co. consultant and assistant administrator at the >Environmental Protection Agency. An activist since his >days as a New York City elementary school student, >Drayton is truly a lifelong social entrepreneur. One >of the first leaders to recognize the power of >individual innovation in addressing pressing social >problems, Drayton piloted Ashoka in India with a >budget of less than $50,000. Today, Ashoka spends more >than $17 million a year financing its Fellows around >the world.
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