Transforming Agriculture

The Indian farming sector continues to wait for that far-reaching movement.
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A Tapestry of stories

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The Accountability Challenge

How could explore policies that are not revenue generating but still effectively creates ownership?
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Snapshots of Rural Lucknow

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The Changemakers

The only way we can stay ahead and take control of the changes is by becoming changemakers.
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The Spark: Creating access for Haryana's rural children through computer literacy
Tue, March 26, 2013
It's a credit to Amit Kataria, whose runs a computer literacy centre, that his name is the fourth hit when one types Choma in the Google search bar. Situated near the dusty, millennial city of Gurgaon in Haryana, Choma is Kataria's native village. " I want to be remembered...
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Casting the net wider - for women, by women
Fri, March 8, 2013
In the run-up to Women’s Day, we often discuss ways in which we can create systems and programmes that can benefit women and improve their status. What differentiates the solutions that work from those that don’t? At Ashoka, we believe that co-creation is essential to...
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Join The #Sparktherise Twitter Conference On Water Sustainability - A Key to the Future'
Mon, March 4, 2013
Like oil in the 20th century, water could well be the essential commodity on which the 21st century will turn. Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century (Source: Reuters). India’s huge and growing population is putting...
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Perspectives on evaluation of social entrepreneurships with Bill Drayton, CEO and Founder of Ashoka
March 1, 2012
http://emprendesocial.com/2012/03/01/perspectives-on-evaluation-of-social-entrep...
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At the Harvard Social Enterprise Conference this weekend, EmprendeSocial had the opportunity to interview Bill Drayton, CEO and Founder of Ashoka, on the importance of measuring impact of social entrepreneurial initiatives.Expecting an assurance that measuring impact is...

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Harish Hande among Rajyotsava award winners
October 31, 2011
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2583695.ece
The Hindu

Going by its assurance of restricting the number of Rajyotsava Awards to 50, the State Government on Sunday announced just as many names for the awards for the year 2011.

However, it did not adhere to its other parameter of giving the awards to only those aged...

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Ashoka and TÜV Rheinland to develop India’s first certification for affordable housing sector
October 17, 2011

Bangalore, October 13, 2011: Ashoka Innovators for the Public, India and TÜV Rheinland India today announced that they would together develop a certification standard for the affordable housing sector. This would be the first of its kind...

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A tribute to Ashoka Pakistani Fellow Abdul Waheed Khan
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Fri, May 17, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/17/13 Ashoka is honored to celebrate the life of Ashoka Fellow Abdul Waheed Khan.  Abdul was brutally murdered at the age of 36 in front of his co-educational school in Qasba Colony, Karachi. Abdul was...
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Ashoka Fellow Abdul Waheed Killed in Karachi Leaves a Legacy of a "Bright Education"
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Thu, May 16, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/16/13 Ashoka is saddened to report that Fellow Abdul Waheed was killed on May 13, 2013. Abdul was creating opportunities for a modern education in the poor, urban localities in Pakistan, particularly by working...
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"Any young person, can have the power to express love and respect in action" - Bill Drayton from AshokaU Exchange 2013
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Wed, May 15, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/15/13 This year, the AshokaU Exchange focused on "Unleashing the U in University". Bill Daryton, in his keynote speech at the exchange, shares his vision for the future of higher education.  About the...
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