Ashoka Fellows

Fellows are systems-changing social entrepreneurs. Ashoka built the first and largest community for social entrepreneurs, and made the world recognize their achievements. Now, after four decades, the community stands at 4000 “Ashoka Fellows” in 90+ countries. See at one glance which Ashoka Fellows joined the Ashoka Visionary Program over the years to either hone their changemaking skills as participants or build impact as experts & speakers. ➜

Maria Deskur
Co-founder, Rhiza
Martin Hollinetz
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of tech2people GmbH & myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH
Radek Hábl
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of the Institute for Debt Prevention and Resolution in Prague
Ioana Bauer
Walburga Frölich
Abubaker Musuuza
Ashoka Fellow
Diana Filimon
President Forum Apulum, Ashoka Fellow
Clemens Mulokozi
Ashoka Fellow, Founder & CEO of the NGO NGO Jambo Bukoba
Eszter Harsanyi
Ashoka Fellow, Owner of Nestingpplay
Carmen Georghe
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Women without Borders
Jos de Blok
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and CEO of Buurtzorg (neighborhood nursing)
Dorica Dan
Ashoka Fellow, Psychologist and Founder of iniatitives on rare diseases
Abbass Abbass
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Director of AlManarah
Gernot Jochum-Müller
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Zeitpolster
Wellington Nogueira
Bart Weetjens
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of the non-profit organization APOPO
Haron Wachira
Ashoka Fellow, Akili Holdings
Edit Schlaffer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Women without Borders
Riccarda Zezza
Klaus Candussi
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of atempo
Sascha Haselmayer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Citymart, Partner Ashoka Germany
Sonja Betschart
Karen Tse
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of International Bridges to Justice
Maximilian Oehl
Ashoka Fellows, Founder of black black black
Ignace Schops
Ashoka Fellow, Director of the NGO Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland
Simona Sinesi
Ashoka Fellow, Founder & Vice President NEVER GIVE UP Onlus
Rebekka Dober
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of YEP – Voice of the Youth
Dan Driscoll
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of The Anou Cooperative
Gregor Demblin
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of tech2people GmbH & myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH
Federico Garcea
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of Treedom
Walburga Fröhlich
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder & CEO of atempo
Hisham El Rouby
Ashoka Fellow, MENA Regional Director The Synergos Insitiute
Regina Honu
Claire Wavamuno
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Hill Preparatory School
Paul Radu
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Cycling Without Age and Copenhagen Cycling
Terezie Hradilková
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of the Early Intervention Association
Abla Al Alfy
Ashoka Fellow, Founder & President of the Egyptian Members Association of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Ole Kassow
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Cycling Without Age and Copenhagen Cycling
Katharina Kruppa
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Chairwoman Grow Together
Isaya Yunge
Ashoka Fellow, Executive Director of the SomApp Foundation
portrait of Ashoka Fellow Andraes Heinecke, wearing a dark-grey t-shirt
Andreas Heinecke
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Pavel Hrica
Founder, Cesta von; Ashoka Fellow
Jeremy Druker
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Transitions (TOL)
Ole Kassow
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Cycling Without Age and Copenhagen Cycling
Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková
Ashoka Fellow, Chairwoman of the Czech Expert Society for Inclusive Education
Bernhard Hofer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of talentify.me
Adnane Addioui
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of the Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship