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About Us

Ashoka Changemakers is a global engine for social innovation; activating a worldwide network of changemakers, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, innovators, business leaders, policy makers, and activists who are building an Everyone a Changemaker world. 
We believe that everyone has the power to create meaningful change. That’s why we support and accelerate changemakers of all kinds by delivering vital resources, thought leadership, and bold collaborations that ignite action and fuel progress. From leveraging digital tools to launching campaigns that shift culture and behavior, we empower individuals and institutions to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. 
As part of Ashoka, we create platforms and partnerships with companies, foundations, and impact-sector organizations to co-create scalable solutions. Together, we are tipping systems, transforming mindsets, and building a more equitable, sustainable future. 

Partners

We’ve had the pleasure of working with global leaders and visionary organizations to co-create impactful initiatives. Together, we’ve sourced bold innovations and changemakers from around the world who are driving positive change

Impact Story

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Changemakers activates a global network of social entrepreneurs, innovators, business leaders, policy makers and activists to build an Everyone a Changemaker world.
Changemakers builds this movement by leveraging digital tools and products to support changemakers of all kinds, delivering ground-breaking analysis and thought leadership, accelerating intrepreneurship, and launching campaigns that inspire changemaking and ignite action. Changemakers exponentially accelerates lasting social change so that it tips the attitudes and behavior of individuals and institutions.
Ashoka Changemakers creates opportunities for companies, foundations, and impact-sector organizations to co-create large-scale social change. We work together as collaborators to ignite communities focused on solving our world’s most pressing problems. 

Meet Our Team

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Hector Moyeton

Co-Executive Director
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Stephanie Ambar

Stephanie Haapalainen Ambar

Co-Executive Director
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Tsehaynesh

Tsehaynesh Asefa

Director of Finance
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Temitope Isedowo

Temitope Isedowo

Director of Technology & Platforms
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Isabela-Carvalho

Isabela Carvalho

Director of Knowledge
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teresa

Teresa Seabra Pereira

Director of Sourcing & Challenge Manager
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reem

Reem Al-Ajeel

Partnership Communications Lead
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Andrea

Andrea Nijssen

Challenge Manager & Courses Manager
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June

June Warde

Challenge Manager & Europe Partnerships
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priyanka

Priyanka Jaisinghani

Strategic Partnerships Development Manager
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Confidence Udo-Affah

Operations Manager
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JP

JP Greenlund

Platform Manager
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Fauziya Mohammed

Fauziya Mohammed

Experience Design Manager
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jedidah

Jedidah Muthui

Digital Content Manager
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rachel

Rachel Centariczki

Youth Activation/Changemaker Challenges Community Manager