35+ years of excellence in social innovation
Ashoka is the largest global community of leading social entrepreneurs with more than 3300 entrepreneurs in 90+ countries. Ashoka has been recognized as the pioneer of social entrepreneurship and ranks 6th in the top 500 NGOs globally.

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Thorkil Sonne Ashoka Entrepreneur and Specialisterne Founder
Flipped our thinking about disabilities and employability. In redefining autism as strength – especially for a range of high-skilled analytical jobs – he is creating pathways to meaningful employment for 1 million youth globally.
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Muhammad Yunus Ashoka Entrepreneur and Grameen Bank Founder
Flipped the model of banking, demonstrating that poor people may have no assets but are inherently creditworthy and thus bankable. Thanks to the Grameen Bank and the thousands of institutions that adopted the model, microfinance is now available the world over.
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Jimmy Wales Ashoka Entrepreneur and Wikipedia Founder
Flipped the model of knowledge creation so that expertise is no longer the protected domain of a few. Thanks to Wikipedia, today anyone can produce and access knowledge anytime, anywhere.
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