Ashoka's Youth Venture inspires, invests in, and supports young people to become changemakers.

2. “ Some people don’t just read the story. They change it.”

4. Ashoka’s Support “ Ashoka is a great global organization built on a brilliant idea. It picks up social innovators when they themselves don’t know what path breaking changes they can make. That’s the stage when budding innovators needs the support most. Ashoka helps local innovators effect global solutions.” - Muhammad Yunus Founder & CEO, The Grammen Bank Bangladesh

5. ASHOKA FELLOWS

6. Ashoka Fellows by Country (as of June 2008)

8. “ We support the youngest changemakers in the world ” We are building a world in which ‘everyone is a changemaker’ through a global culture of young people initiating positive, lasting change.

9. 2 weeks 2 weeks Field testing ideas Process Overview Building the Community Full Launch & Seed Funding 1 week Youth Venture Program Cycle Office Hours and Mentoring Idea Development Workshop (2 days) Idea Refinement - Peer Group Discussions (1/2 day) Celebration (1 day) Collaboration/ Exchange Meet (1 day) Community Building Workshop (1 day) Outreach Session Resource Planning Workshop (2 days) Panel (1 day) = Mentor-led = Peer-to-peer Legend

10. One youth initiative Other initiatives leaders get inspired engaged citizen 1-3 core team 200-1000 beneficiary Unto 25 team members /volunteers

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19. “ What if a million issues found a million crusaders?”