Ashoka Celebrates Changemaking


Welcoming five top-notch innovators to DC

Ashoka is inviting our close friends and partners to welcome our five newest Ashoka Fellow candidates. Join us for a light hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and casual conversation - and get a chance to hear from our special guests about their work!
Le Pain Quotidien - Golden
800 17th St NW
LOCATION TBD
June
19
19
6
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pm
8
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pm
June
19
8
00
pm
Date TBD
RSVP

Meet the candidates:

Abby Falik: Reimagining the "gap year" as a "bridge year" that transforms young people into globally-informed leaders and better-prepared college students.

Vivek Maru: Creating “Legal Aid 2.0” by growing a mature global field around community paralegals and primary justice services analogous to the robust field of primary healthcare.

Nick Tilsen: Championing the first community-driven development plan on an Indian reservation, enabling cooperatives of tribal members to own their homes and the land on which they reside. 

Morgan Dixon: Reversing the health crisis among African American women by connecting them to a long history of black women who have made massive societal change while walking.

Amelia Franck Meyer: Confronting a broken foster care system by healing childrens' trauma, empowering them to make choices about their own care, and transitioning from surviving to thriving.