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Fellow News

Ashoka Fellow Al Harris won 2011 BuckminsterFuller ChallengeUK Fellow Al Harris and his organization Blue Ventureshas been named the winner of the2011 Buckminster FullerChallenge. Blue Ventures is a conservation organizationthat simultaneously protects marine environments whileimproving the standard of living in some of the worldspoorest coastal communities. For more information aboutthe challenge, clickhere.Swedish Fellow Karl-Henrik Robrt is a finalist for

The Globe Sustainability Research AwardProfessors Gran Broman andSwedish Fellow Karl-HenrikRobrt have been jointly nominated as finalists for TheGlobe Sustainability Research Award. Professors Bromanand Robrt have created a methodology for strategic sus-tainable development.

US Fellow, Kristin Hayden, speaks in VancouverUS Fellow, Kristin Hayden, recently reported on asuccessful speaking engagement in Vancouver BC. Theheadline of the article in the Vancouver Sun wasEntrepreneurs inspired by studying abroad. Kristin is thefounder ofOne World Now (OWN)where studentsstudy languages that are rarely taught in U.S. public schoolsand participate in leadership training. In her talk she urged

colleges and universities to give academic credit tostudents who travel before attending a post-secondaryschool. For more information, read here.

Awards/Funding

World Summit Youth AwardDeadline: July 15 2011

The World Summit Youth Awards encourages the activeparticipation of young people under 30 years of age inyouth-led projects in the emerging information society.The award is intended to be a global 'youth for youth' initi-ative for selecting and promoting best practice in e-contentand technological creativity that demonstrates youngpeople's potential to create digital opportunities. For more

information, clickhere.

Argentina's International Human Rights PrizeDeadline: July 15, 2011

The Emilio F. Mignone International Human Rights Prize isthe first and one of the few awards given in the field ofhuman rights by a developing country. Established in 2007by the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, InternationalTrade and Worship, the award recognizes outstandingcontributions to the field of human rights. For moreinformation, clickhere.

Fund to support Commonwealth Theme 2011

Deadline: July 15, 2011The Commonwealth Foundation is pleased to announcethe launch of a Special Grants Fund of 100,000 for CivilSociety Organizations and Commonwealth Associations toundertake strategic and innovative projects that will pro-mote the Commonwealth theme for 2011, 'Women asAgents of Change. For more information, clickhere.

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CONTENTS

Fellow News

Awards & Funding

Conferences

Information for Fellows

Networking & Communication Tools

Changemakers

Volunteers, Interns, Partners

BIG NEWS: Launching Ashoka Hub to the fullAshoka community!

Fellows, Staff and ASN will soon be able to get on theHUB. For more information as to how this will changeyour life (for the better) go http://hub.ashoka.org/blog
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The Guardian International DevelopmentAchievement AwardDeadline: July 31, 2011

The Guardian International Development Achievementaward is designed to recognize some of the unsung heroesof international development. These are people who havemade a profound contribution for the alleviation of povertyand worked above and beyond the call of duty to make adifference in the lives of some of the world's poorestcommunities. For more information about this award, clickhere.

Alfred Friendly Press FellowshipsDeadline: August 1 2011

The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF) is an

American non-profit, non-governmental organization thatgives developing-world journalists the opportunity to workas reporters in American newsrooms. The program whichruns from mid-March to September is offered annually toapproximately ten professional print journalists betweenthe ages of 25 and 35. For more information, clickhere.

Graa Machel ScholarshipsDeadline: August 12, 2011The key aim of the Graa Machel Scholarship Programmeis to help provide necessary resources to women foreconomic, social and cultural development in the SouthernAfrican region and to develop an educated and skilled

workforce that can benefit the wider community. Thescholarship is for female students from Angola, Botswana,Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, SouthAfrica, Zambia and Zimbabwe studying in South Africa. Formore information, clickhere.

Open Meadows Foundation Offers Funding forProjects to Benefit Women and GirlsDeadline: August 14, 2011

Grants of up to $2,000 will be awarded to nonprofitsworking on projects designed and implemented by womenand girls to promote equality, environmental justice, andfinancial success for women around the globe. Forinformation, clickhere.

Yayori AwardDeadline: August 25, 2011Yayori honors grassroots women activists from the Asian

region, especially young women, who are steadily strugglingfor human rights of women. For more information, clickhere.

Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship ProgramDeadline: RollingThe Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship program isenabling individuals to implement their own innovativeideas for social change in the world through both theindividual Fellowship grant and an enabling supportstructure with a network of social change agents. For moreinformation, clickhere.

Mama CashDeadline: Rolling

Mama Cash supports groundbreaking initiatives by womenwho strive to strengthen women's rights worldwide. Byfinancing women's self-initiated projects in Africa,theMiddle East,Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and theCaribbean,Europe,the Netherlandsand theformer SovietUnion, Mama Cash supports the efforts of women em-powering themselves and gaining influence over their ownlives. Mama Cash invests worldwide in the future of wo-men. Furthermore, Mama Cash supports small groups, of-ten newly established, and ones that have difficulty findingresources elsewhere. Clickhere for more info.

African Women's Development Fund: Small

Grants ProgrammeDeadline: RollingThe Small Grants Program is supporting small,community/rural-based grassroots women's groups inGhana, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria thatwould otherwise not be able to access the AWDF's mainfunding programme. For further information, clickhere.

Small Grants for Nature Conservation (RSGs)Deadline: Rolling

These grants are aimed at small conservation programsand pilot projects and are not designed to be a small partof a large undertaking. For more information, clickhere.

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Conferences

International Conference on Sustainable Development 2011: Call for papers

December 5-7, 2011 // Malaysia

The conference, jointly presented by the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Law (ICIRL), the Centre for

Research in Social Justice and Policy (CRSJP) at Laurentian University and the Ontario International Development Agency

(OIDA) in Canada and Graduate School, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, invites paper submissions by 30 October, 2011. Find

out more information by clicking here.

The 12th AWID International Forum on Women's Rights and Development:10-12 April 2012 // Istanbul, Turkey.

The 2012 AWID International Forum aims to explore how economic powers are impacting on women and the planet andto facilitate connections among the very diverse groups working on these issues, from both human rights and justice ap-proaches, so that together we contribute to stronger, more effective strategies to advance women's rights and justice. The

forum will run from 10-12 April 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. For more information, clickhere.

Networking & Communication Tools

Ashoka business and social entrepreneurs pioneer innovative business-social framework called Hybrid Value Chain

(HVC)that unleashes huge wealth and creates new social benefits.We are building an HVC GlobalCommunity of leading HVC pioneers, first-movers, practitioners and partners: business, finance,citizen sectororganizations, universities, consultants and others -- who are transforming industries to increase their profits AND

address large social needs. *Do you know of similar hybrid alliances working together to solve a major social problem? *Or

a leader who is demonstrating what inclusive business models or shared value models are achieving? *Does your university

prepare students and professionals to approach social problems through innovation and by building cross sector

relationships? *Are you in the media writing/blogging about innovations in business? If so, please contact Rochelle Beck at

[email protected] to get connected and recommend those who should be included!

Changemakers

Enter your solution: Partnering for Excellence: Innovations in Science + Technology + Education Engineer-ing + Math Education competitionThe Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Opportunity Equation, and Ashokas Changemakers are hosting an onlinecompetition in order to engage a wide range of students in science, technology, engineering, and math.Submit your solu-

tion, or nominate a project, that uses innovative partnerships to promote equity and excellence in science, math, and re-

lated fields by July 27, 2011 at www.changemakers.com/stemeducation .For more information and specific criteria about these prizes, please visit the Prizes page .Only entries submitted from theUnited States are eligible for this competition. If you would like to download the entry form before you submit it online,

click here.

Be sure to follow us onTwitter and

Facebookto receive regular updates and to give us your feedback.

Enter your solution: Making More Health: Achieving Individual, Family and Community Well-Being Com-petitionAshokas Changemakers and Boehringer Ingelheim are seeking innovative solutions that increase individual, family, and com-

munity well-being. This competition launches on July 6, 2011.Submit your solution, or nominate a project, that is trans-

forming the field of health. Entry deadline: 5PM EST, September 21, 2011. Early Entry Prize: Entries received by August 17,2011, 5pm EST will be eligible to win an early entry cash prize of US $1,000. Three winners selected by the Changemakers

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community will each receive a cash prize of US $10,000. Be sure to follow us on TwitterandFacebookto receive regularupdates and to give us your feedback.

Get ready to vote: the Powering Economic Opportunity competitionMobilize online voting for the winners of the eBay Foundation and Ashokas Changemakers global competition to Create aWorld that Works. The announcement of the semi-finalists and the start of voting is July 20, 2011. A record number ofentries have been submitted from all over the world in this competition for the most innovative market-based solutionsthat create economic opportunity and generate employment for disadvantaged populations. Five winners will each receive acash prize of US $50,000. Be sure to follow us onTwitterandFacebook

Volunteers, Interns, Partners

Volunteers

Need help with Strategic Planning? Fundraising? Translation? Volunteers can help! In-person assistance? Virtual help?

Volunteer teams? Let us know what you need, and well help you find what youre looking for! Please give specific details

regarding your plans for using a volunteer and information about what type of work theyll be doing, special skills required,

time-frame, accommodations available, etc. Email Beth Inabinett at [email protected]

Interns

Would you like to advertise for an intern on the Ashoka Volunteer website? Many capable undergraduate and graduate

students are visiting the website looking for a way to get involved and gain experience in their field of study, especially over

the summer. Contact Beth Inabinett for an Intern Request Form [email protected]


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