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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Applications open for the second Bihar Innovation Forum - Hurry and apply!
Wed, May 29, 2013
Can you transform the lives of the rural poor in Bihar? Can your high-impact innovation lead to sustainable and scalable rural livelihood solutions? Are your ambitions to scale being held back by lack of access to new territories and local governmental support? Here’s an...
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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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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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Is Optimism Revolutionary? Don't Miss June 17 PBS Broadcast of Revolutionary Optimists To Find Out Why Ashoka Fellow Amlan Ganguly Thinks So
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Mon, June 17, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 06/17/13 Editor's Note: This article was written by Jason Pinegar. More than 1 billion people (1 in 6 of us) live in an urban slum and this number is expected to double by the year 2030. That is enough to make...
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What Tech Can Do For Your Health And Your Government
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Fri, June 14, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 06/14/13 Editor's Note: This article was written by Ashoka UK Communications Manager Felicity McLean, and originally appeared on Forbes. How can technology make your government more open? “At its purest,...
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The Ashoka Fireside chats: Leadership on steroids
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Fri, June 14, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 06/14/13 Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Pioneers Post. Henry De Sio – Vice President for Framework Change at Ashoka and Chief Operating Officer for the Obama '08 campaign – discusses his...
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