Challenge Resources

? Related Opportunities 
If you are looking for relevant opportunities to engage with, our team has you covered. Consider exploring one or more of these avenues and ongoing engagements: 
 

✊MMH Together 2023 (in October): A global event that brings together like-minded partners from around the globe to facilitate building connections and collaborations, creating the opportunity to inspire dynamic and innovative partnerships for sustainable social impact. Explore, register here | + Explore all Ashoka events here 
 

?Ashoka Community: For anyone doing, communicating, or funding positive change - looking to connect with Ashoka Fellows, partners, and our European network of changemakers. Explore Ashoka Community here 

?Ashoka Fellows & Fellowship: Ashoka Fellows are among the world’s leading social entrepreneurs. They champion innovative new ideas that transform society’s systems, providing benefits for everyone and improving the lives of millions of people. Ashoka Fellows define the new roadmaps that allow people to thrive in this new environment while providing solutions and demonstrating the how-tos. Learn more about Ashoka Fellows here 
 

➰Ashoka's Planet & Climate work: Our planet is in crisis, and we are responsible for it. We have deluded ourselves into thinking that humans are separate from, and superior to, nature. How do we fundamentally rebalance that relationship? How can our economic systems prioritize creating shared wellbeing on a healthy planet? How can we bring unlikely allies and sceptics on board? Explore what works | + "Learning Out Loud" w/Planet & Climate 
 

?Ashoka Globalizer: Work with changemakers around the world to identify and effectively address systemic root causes of social and environmental problems. Explore online courses, case studies, podcast seasons, and ecosystem reports 

?Challenge Support 
To make the Green Changemakers Challenge more accessible, the challenge team offered various avenues for support to everyone - to address everything from technical challenges to turning in a strong application. 
 
Here’s the summary of this support during the challenge’s entry phase: 
 
Interactive Support 
 
?️Q&A Interaction w/Challenge Team: One hour-long online interaction where the team provided relevant information about the challenge while addressing all questions from the community  - in an open forum. 

• [completed] March 24, 2023. Click here to watch the recording of this first Q&A interaction 

• [completed] April 19, 2023. Click here to watch the recording of this first Q&A interaction 

 
?Personal 1-on-1 Consultation w/Challenge Team Member: Until April 26 (our final entry window), the team was accessible online via a limited number of 30-minute 1-on-1 consultation slots. During these 30 minutes, the team provided personalized support while getting to know our community better. 

• [completed] April 6 to 26, 2023. The team supported a little over 20 teams during this period 

 
?The 11th Hours w/Challenge Team: To provide support to applicants during crucial periods - close to the final entry window of April 26, the team was available online for two hours to resolve any query about applying for the challenge either in an open forum or 1-on-1 using breakout rooms. 

• [completed] April 21, 2023. About one week before the entry window closed 

• [completed] April 24, 2023. Two days before the entry window closed 

 
E-Mail Support 

While the interactive support sessions are closed to those who did not apply to the challenge, the team continues to be available for e-mail support at greenchangemakers@ashoka.org for everyone: 

• You will get a response within 2 days for simple or easy-to-explain queries 

• For technical issues or more complex queries, you will generally get a resolution within 3 days