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The Ashoka Visionary Alumnae*i Network provides alumni with the opportunity to stay connected, to contribute to the program and to deepen their experience in follow-up events and projects. Ultimately, our alumni expand their network within the social entrepreneurship scene and keep finding solutions. Read more at “Our network“. Also, here you can view all Ashoka Fellows (speakers & participants) at one glance.

Meet our 300 visionaries from three continents, in the regions: Central and Eastern Europe, Mediterranean and East Africa. Click on the photos to learn about their stories
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Simona Sinesi
Ashoka Fellow, Founder & Vice President NEVER GIVE UP Onlus
Milica Aksentic
Head of Communications and CSR at Western Union International Bank
Artur Nadcrinicinii
Changemaker from Greece, Founder Artos kai Agapi
Beata Jaczewska
Managing Director, Visegrad Fund
Christina Matuschka-Baumann
Head of POS Design & Digitalization in A1
Raluca Cocuz
Sustainability Specialist Enel Romania
Bas van Abel
Founder, Fairphone
Khalila Mbowe
Founder and CEO of Unleasehd Africa Social Ventures
Sylvia Kaawe
Manager, Women Economic Empowerment Program ,CARE International in Uganda
Isaya Yunge
Ashoka Fellow, Executive Director of the SomApp Foundation
Corinna Geissler
Head of Advocacy & Child Rights, UNICEF Austria
Cecilia Toncic-Sorinj
Finding sustainable solutions in gastronomy.
Maurizio Ramonda
SAI (Sistema Accoglienza Integrazione) project for the integration of refugees
Stefan van der Swaluw
Program Director at SOS Children's Villages The Netherlands
Elin Baranyai-Ulvestad
Project Manager, Austrian Red Cross
Armand Colard
ESG Plus GmbH
Eszter Harsanyi
Ashoka Fellow, Owner of Nestingpplay
Johanssen Obanda
Executive Director, Jabulani Youths for Transformation
Father Charles Chilufya
Director of the Justice and Ecology Office of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM)
Arianna Tripodi
Child and Youth Participation Advisor, SOS Children’s Villages International
Walter Emberger
Ashoka Fellow, Founder & CEO´of Teach For Austria
Hélène Menapace
Founder, WeLovePinkPlanet - SanFem
Karanja Nduta
Social entrepreneur in EdTech, Future of Work Strategist & Trainer
Gernot Jochum-Müller
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Zeitpolster
Karolina Kartus
Co-Founder of Social Held
Verena Ahne
Head of Knowledge Transfer & Dissemination, Complexity Science Hub Vienna (on educational leave)
Andrea Martens
Andrea Martens
Diana Mwai
Program Director at Educate!, Kenya
Christina Purrer
Project Manager at Hil-Foundation gGmbH
Andreas Papp
Emergency Response Director SOS Children’s Villages International
Stefan Lilischkis
Senior consultant, empirica Gesellschaft für Kommunikations- und Technologieforschung mbH
Elik Almog
Changemaker from Israel, VP Dualis social investment fund
Markus Raffer
CEO of Tec-Innovation GmbH
Rebekka Dober
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of YEP – Voice of the Youth
Caroline Chege
Municipality Director, Kajiado County Kenya
Martin Hollinetz
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of tech2people GmbH & myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH
Natalia Peryazeva
Doctor of Social Work and Business Administration
Rosa Bergmann
Co-founder of Vienna Hobby Lobby
Helmut Rauth
Head of Finance & Service, Österreichische Caritaszentrale
Judith Schneider
Cultural advisor
Ojok Okello
Founder and CEO of Okere City
Abla Al Alfy
Ashoka Fellow, Founder & President of the Egyptian Members Association of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Nilton Rubio
Innovation and Sustainability Coordinator, S.C.S. Armonia Work Onlus
Christiane Holzinger
Managing Partner, 360° Business Planner GmbH, Start-Up Stars GmbH
Niels Hansa
Community and partner Manager at talentify.me
Mustapha Jazar
Founder and Director, Lebanese Association for Scientific Research (LASeR)
Ole Kassow
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Cycling Without Age and Copenhagen Cycling
Karsten Ottenberg
Former CEO of BSH Home Appliances Group and Innovater and Purpose-driven leader by heart
Zahra I. Lethome
Office Manager, Ashoka East Africa
Michael Marchetti
Founder of wetransformpilots®
Angelika Bartholomäi
Director of the coordination office, StartNet Italy
Michael Lorz
Managing Director at EnableMe Foundation
Andreja Rosandic
Lecturer at Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Zagreb
Zeina Awaydate
Assistant to VIP & Exhibitor Relations
Muthoni Kanga
Tangaza University
Alexandra Nitzlader
Senior Project Manager HYPO NOE Gruppe Bank
Amira Saber
Changemaker from Egypt, Member of the Egyptian Parliament
Elisabeth Siencnik
Startup Coach; Co-founder & CFO reha buddy
Ernest Namanya Rwendeire
Executive Director, Latek Stay Alliance Uganda
Andrea Kretschmer
Manager Accenture
Federico Garcea
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of Treedom
Charlotte Steenbergen
COO of the European Forum Alpbach
Knight Muteti
Founde & Executive Director, Daughters of Kenya (DoK)
Manuela Achitz
Blühendes Österreich
Klara Michel
Co-Founder, Michel Foundation; Yoga teacher & Coach
Jihad Shoja'eyeh
Founder of “Youth without Borders Network”
Ori Shoham
Program coordinator atidim ("home ground", Israel)
Vadim Poluga
"i3" (I-Cube) Information Engineering Incubator
Kerstin Dohnal
Founder of destination: development
Susan Muchemi
Business Development Manager, TRACE Eastern Africa
Peter Herreiner
Financial Advisor & Supervisory Board Member
Ahmad Abdelgalil
Changemaker from Egypt, Staff Ashoka Arab World
Eleonora Cadone
Community Integrator, Ashoka Italy
Tomas Reminek
Member of the board of directors, Eduzměna foundation fund
Stefanie Kirwald
Consultant Alumnae*I Network
Ahmed Abdelgalil
VP alumnus & Gender and Economic Empowerment Specialist
Krzsytof Rutkowski
Director Magovox
Irit Zviely Efrat
Chief Operations Officer at Hillel
Nicola Fraccaroli
Consultant for marketing strategies & business model changes
Jana Krajcovicova
Private Sector Development Specialist at the World Bank
Tina Deutsch
Co-founder and Board Member, Klaiton; Strategic Advisor, CoachHub
Magdalena Lima
Project assistant & communication manager, Ashoka Italy
Giuseppe Nigro
Consultant on Project Design & Project Evaluation, also: Ashoka Italy
Elisabeth Pipic
Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF)
Hisham El Rouby
Ashoka Fellow, MENA Regional Director The Synergos Insitiute
Katharina Okulski
Head of scholarship program, NOW: International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Edit Schlaffer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Women without Borders
Evans Njoro
Director, Futures Infinite
Markus Rhomber
Managing Director of the International Association of Lake Constance Universities
Christoph Soukup
Senior Project Manager HYPO NOE Gruppe Bank
Katerina Bursikova Jacques
Executive Director, Educational and business centre Sněmovní 7
Eva Pavlikova
CEO of Česko.Digital
Bernhard Hofer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of talentify.me
Diana Ninsiima
Director for Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Tanzania
Florin Stoican
Ashoka Fellow Romania
Katarina Banicevic
Teamleader South East Europe, Austrian Red Cross
Clemens Mulokozi
Ashoka Fellow, Founder & CEO of the NGO NGO Jambo Bukoba
Niki Griller
Managing Director, Griller Kabel
Giannis Vikas
Social Entrepreneurship Development Officer Athens Development and Destination Management Agency
Nicole Nassar
Project Management SOS Children’s Villages International
Samuel Chambi
Coordinator – Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), CARE International in Tanzania
Sheila Alumo
CEO & Founder, Eastern Agricultural Development Company LTD (EADC)
Claire Wavamuno
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Hill Preparatory School
Carina Linzer
formerly: Communications for Ashoka Austria
Linda Stucbartova
Partner ATAIRU company, Founder Diversio
Gil Tsabari
CEO GTS - Technologies Ltd (Israel)
Rachel Onyango
Development Specialist fpr NGOs
Karin Ondas
Sozialwirtschaft Steiermark
Walter Odhiambo
National Director, SoS Children's Villages Kenya
Daniela Herneth
Leadership Coach / People & Business Developer
Abubaker Musuuza
Ashoka Fellow, Ashoka VP East Africa Director
Marcelina Biro
CEO, Kijana Jasiri-Resilience Organization
Ninon Ndayikengurkiye
CARE USA Impact and Innovation Team
Irene Drodzowski
Landschaftspflegeverein Thermenlinie-Wienerwald-Wiener Becken
Br. Dr. Jonas Yawovi Dzinekou
Director, Institute for Social Transformation Tangaza University College
Astrid Saxl
Head of Information & Reporting in SOS Children's Villages International
Sebastian Fagarazzi
Co-founder, Venezia Autentica
Masha Djordjevic
Program Manager Open Society Foundations
Adnane Addioui
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of the Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
Obayda Abo Asbeh
Founder Sanad Yoth Association (Israel)
Teresa Agovino
CEO Faroo, Environmental Engineerand Sustainable Tourism Consultant
Stefanie Kotrba
OPEC Fund for International Development
Danijel Baturina
Assistant professor in University of Zagreb
Alexander Wostry
Social Entrepreneur & Co-Founder, Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT)
Elisabeth Mayerhofer
Managing Director, Julius Raab Foundation
Elena Tanase
Founder, Mousse Pamplemousse
Joan Mwachi
Regional Director East Africa at World Reader
Tanja Tamse
Project Manager of Center Noordung
Tina Eckert
Founder and Managing Director of Karmalaya
Stefan Kainz
Co-founder and Managing partner of Growth Ninjas
Babu Edton
Acting Manager Livelihoods, CARE Uganda
Charles Karimbu Kimathi
Head of Corporate Affairs & Partnerships The Standard Group PLC
Jeremy Druker
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Transitions (TOL)
Ondřej Zapletal
Executive Director, Depositum Bonum Foundation Prag
Violeta Philippitsch
Leitung Kundenbereich EU & International, Umweltbundesamt - Environment Agency Austria
Aziza Khabbush
Senior business analyst for public health
Gregor Ruttner-Vicht
CEO of Lower Austrian entity of Sindbad
Gregor Demblin
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of tech2people GmbH & myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH
Michael Hilbert
Partner at Roland Berger
Eman Bsoul
Changemaker from Israel, Assistant General Director Municipality of Nazareth
Katharina Kruppa
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Chairwoman Grow Together
Andrew Spyrou
Changemaker from Greece, Consultant Costas M. Lemos Foundation
Aris Tufexis
Educator and project manager, AG Di Donato
Hanna Ahere
Special Assistant & Regional Director, Ford Foundation office, Eastern Africa
Johannes Guger
Head of the department of social affairs and volunteering at the Red Cross
Maria Raczynska
Co-founder, "The Noon" project
Abbass Abbass
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Director of AlManarah
Clarissa Rhomberg
Co-Leader of EU-funded ERASMUS+-project “Society in motion”
Simone Pies
Business Angel & Mentor
Sumita Kunashakaran
Project Manager at the Zero Project
Johanna Kerber
Co-Founder and CEO, DreiKreis Consulting GmbH
Abraham Gossaye
Head of Country Office, Austrian Red Cross in Ethiopia
Alice Emasu
Founder and Executive Director,The Association for Rehabilitation and Reorientation of women for Development-TERREWOD, Ashoka fellow Uganda
Kseniia Stepanenko
CEO of ANO “Territory”, founder of “Social Lab: city for life” Novokuznetsk, Russia
Heidrun Gruber-Größwang
Marketing expert; Founder, Gruber-Größwang Consulting
Livio Scalvini
Founder & CEO, Venture4Impact
Francesca Cavallini
Professor, Founder of Tice
Andrea Mörike
Social Business Consultant, Alumna of the Visionary Program
Rana AlZoubi
National Director, SOS Children's Villages Jordan
Katharina Markovics
Professor of Musicology at New England Conservatory in Boston
Eduard Trampusch
Head of International Programmes, Austrian Red Cross
Matthias Weichhart
Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Harald Gründl
Managing Partner / Chairman EOOS Design, IDRV - Institute of Design Research Vienna
Jindra Marešová
Director, Albatros Foundation
Silvia Silvozzi
Manager Bottega Terzo Settore - Fondazione Carisap
Guy Beigel
CEO Midot, promoting impact (Israel)
Sabrina Stepanian
Founder, STEPANIAN CONSULTING e.U.
Cornelia Faisst
Senior lecturer and co-academic Director at the University of Liechtenstein
Elisabeth Campestrini
CEO of Progressive Health Consulting
Ulla Riedle
Co-Team Leader of the Youth&ICT4D department in SOS Children´s Villages International
Valeria Duflot
Co-founder of Venezia Autentica
Elena Gabriela Ardelean
CEO & Founder of AI4 DevelopmentAgency
Fabian Scholda
Regional director of the social enterprise Sindbad
Gabriela Vondrusova
Change Manager and Community Mobilizer at Ashoka Czech Republic
Dagmar Kotzmuth
Co-Founder & CEO DAHIR
Agnes Schillhuber
Online Communication Manager, neunerhaus; formerly: Ashoka Austria
Claudia Lingner
Managing Director Ludwing Boltzmann Gesellschaft
Mikhail Krivonos
Co-Founder, Rabota-i LLC; Chief Executive Officer, RAOUL charity foundation (till Feb '23)
Pascal Kayiranga MD
Rwanda Red Cross Society
Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková
Ashoka Fellow, Chairwoman of the Czech Expert Society for Inclusive Education
Karina Lackner
Founder & Project Director for Kicken ohne Grenzen
Nazareth Seferian
CSR and Social Entrepreneurship trainer, educator & consultant
Manisha Joshi
Account Director at ketchum Publico
Emilie Romon
Partnership Manager Ashoka
Barbara Mayrhofer
Regional Manager for the Institute for Inclusive Education
Christina Kauer
CONCORDIA Sozialprojekte
Monika Hrochova
Program Manager, Educhange Foundation
Danny Mucira
Eastern Africa Managing Director of Trace
Melek Pulatkonak
Founder of the Turkish Women's International Network & BinYaprak
Walburga Fröhlich
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder & CEO of atempo
Verena Riedler
Initiator, "Steady Steps";Organisational Consultant, Coach
Mariella Gebhardt
Founder, Babyou
Josep Maria Miró Pascual
Social Innovation Consultant JovesLab (Spain)
Julia Culen
Managing Partner, Culen Mayrhofer Partner
Nikolay Mihaylov
CEO & co-founder of CastFolio (Bulgaria)
Haron Wachira
Ashoka Fellow, Akili Holdings
Jose Morales
Founder & Manager; Aurora Coworking Network, Lincoln Island Initiatives, European Rural Coworking Project
Flavian Majenga
Senior Project Manager CARE Tanzania
Anna Schaden
former Operations Manager Ashoka CEE
Lynn Ngugi
Humanitarian and human rights specialist
Andra Slaats
Founder of Younited Cultures
Susan Mugera
Manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Public Sector Group
Pavel Hrica
Founder, Cesta von; Ashoka Fellow
Andrea Babčanová
HR Manager, Visegrad Fund
Asetila Koestinger
Founder of the GoodStartup School
Klaus Candussi
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of atempo
Pascal Wambua
Regional Fund Development Director, SOS Children's Villages International, Eastern & Southern Africa Region
Margarita Rebetskaya
Choreographier, Ballet dancer & Performance Director
Dan Driscoll
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of The Anou Cooperative
Lenah Gideon
Grant Administrator, Porticus Nairobi
Sonja Nita
European Commission/Centre of Thematic Expertise on Civil Society Support
Christophe Cuny
Individual Giving Department Lead, SOS Children's Villages International
Desiree Li Bassi
Executive Assistant and head of the Hospitality department, Museo Diffuso dei 5 Sensi di Sciacca
Jane Waithera
Founder Positive, Exposure Kenya
Francesca Vannini Parenti
Co-founder and Product manager, Addiopizzo Travel
Karin Haselböck
European Integrator, Ashoka
Elodie Ravion
Finance Manager Ashoka Austria, Visionary Program Manager & Communication
Svetlana Nalepova
Founder and Manager of the Social Enterprise for the Elderly Creative Workshops "Silver Years"
Katharina van Zeller
Founder & CEO DreiKreis
Katja Teuchmann
Founder Safa East Venture e.U. (Austria)
Maurizio Bergia
President of the social & agricultural cooperative I TESORI della TERRA in Cervasca
Radek Hábl
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of the Institute for Debt Prevention and Resolution in Prague
Franziska Wizany
Cultural advisor
Magdalena Dul-Komosinska
CEE Director, Climate­ KIC
Lisa Binderberger
Founder of Boom Creative Lab
Ilya Yacevich
Founding Director, Global Trauma Project (GTP); Ashoka Fellow
Michal Sadeh Goldvasser
Director of the Employment and Economic Program in the village of Jisr al-Zarqa (Israel)
Mikhail Kryukov
Project Lead Developing Neighborhood Institute
Michael Kowatschew
Initiator of NOVID20
Torsten Engelage
Risk Management and Compliance for the PwC Advisory
Ruba Warwar
TV host The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
Harliet Njenga
Founder, Think Opal