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Heidi is enhancing the quality of life for people with dementia by focusing on what remains rather than what they have lost.

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Johan Wendt is raising math skills among youth with his organization Mattecentrum

I AM A CHANGEMAKER

Tackling the dual challenges of integration and joblessness among immigrant women in Sweden through for-profit mentoring programmes across Sweden.
April 30, 2013
The Guardian
670,000 out of a total of 5.6 million Danish citizens of working age are unemployed, which is putting an enormous burden on an already exhausted welfare system. Many believe that the answer to this growing problem lies in social innovation.
April 10, 2013
Västerbottens Folkblad
I kväll anordnades en träff i Umeå för hitta nya sociala entreprenörer att stödja och diskutera möjligheterna med samhällsinnovation regionalt.
April 10, 2013
P4 Västerbotten
Samtal med Ola Spännar och Ida Östensson från Crossing Boarders, i samband med Umeå-besöket för Reach for Change's och Ashoka's turné.

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Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Fri, May 17, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/17/13 Ashoka is honored to celebrate the life of Ashoka Fellow Abdul Waheed Khan.  Abdul was brutally murdered at the age of 36 in front of his co-educational school in Qasba Colony, Karachi. Abdul was elected as an Ashoka Fellow...
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Thu, May 16, 2013
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/16/13 Ashoka is saddened to report that Fellow Abdul Waheed was killed on May 13, 2013. Abdul was creating opportunities for a modern education in the poor, urban localities in Pakistan, particularly by working with children studying...
Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on 05/15/13 This year, the AshokaU Exchange focused on "Unleashing the U in University". Bill Daryton, in his keynote speech at the exchange, shares his vision for the future of higher education.  About the exchange he said; "This is not...

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