Ashoka Austria

For over 40 years Ashoka has been the leading worldwide organization in supporting social entrepreneurship. In a nutshell, Ashoka creates networks of social innovators to tackle the world´s most pressing societal problems. They are Changemakers. No matter how old they are or what their profession is, they feel empowered to lead a change for the common good. Within Ashoka CEE we manage to find new Social Entrepreneurs by mapping and visualizing networks of changemakers and open source innovations. In our selection process, we evaluate five important aspects: the new idea, the social impact, the entrepreneurial spirit, the creative potential and the ethical fiber. If elected, these Social Entrepreneurs become Ashoka Fellows. Ashoka Fellows receive an individual stipend from our international network that covers living expenses for a three-year period. This enables Fellows to concentrate fully on the development of their projects. In addition to this stipend, we give our Fellows access to our network of investors, pro-bono partners and pro-bono consultants.