February 2011 – 14

CONTENTS
Fellow News
Awards & Funding
Conferences
Information for Fellows
Networking & Communication Tools
Changemakers®
Volunteers, Interns, Partners

Fellow News
Seeking Social Entrepreneur in Residence
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu Wins Young Leaureates
This opportunity is open to Ashoka Fellows globally who
programme Rolex Prize
are willing to live on-site at the University of Colorado at
Nigerian Fellow Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu is the recipient of a
Boulder for the duration of the residency. The minimum
Young Laureates Programme Rolex Prize for his
stay is one month and the maximum stay is four months,
development of an interactive rural radio service for
to be determined based on interest. The time commitment
farmers. Learn more here.
is August – December 2011, and you would be the first
“Social Entrepreneur in Residence” in the new Social
Ashoka Ireland Fellow Mike Feerick wins UNESCO
Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Residence Hall, a
Prize
LEED-certified, green residence hall dedicated to SE and
Mike Feerick's organization ALISON was one of two
sustainability. It will house 250 first-year undergraduate
awarded the UNESCO ICT in Education. ALISON was
students. Benefits include covered room and board for the
chosen out of 49 projects in 34 countries because if its
entire residency, access to a faculty network teaching and
dedication to providing access to free education through
researching in social entrepreneurship as well as the
online interactive multimedia to anyone around the world.
opportunity to promote your work at campus-wide and
For more on the award, click here.
broader community events. Responsibilities include
forming community with students through food and
Kathryn Hall-Trujillo Named Women’s eNews
events, in addition to informal advising and mentorship of
Leader
students in the hall. You will also host two workshops and
Women's eNews has named Ashoka USA Fellow Kathryn
problem-solving throughout the semester.
Hall-Trujillo one of its 21 leaders for the 21st century.
Kathryn is the founder of the Birthing Project and, more
Interested in an intellectual break? Working on a book?
than 20 years after launching her innovative model, more
Looking for inspiration? Love the idea of being in an
than 10,000 babies have been born into over 90 Birthing
academic environment, sitting at the base of the Rockies?
Projects that emphasize the health of the expectant
Enjoy mentoring and coaching aspiring changemakers and
mother in the United States, Canada, Cuba, Ghana,
social entrepreneurs? Eager to be part of a campus-wide
Honduras and Malawi. Read more about this award here.
community committed to social entrepreneurship?
Contact Ashoka U Director, Marina Kim at
mkim@ashoka.org.

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Awards/Funding
R.F.Kennedy Human Rights Award
Deadline: February 15, 2011
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award was
established to honor courageous and innovative individuals
striving for social justice throughout the world. For details,
click here.
The Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship
Deadline: February 28, 2011
The Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship aims to develop a
network of entrepreneurs with a demonstrated interest in
social change and cross-cultural dialogue. It is an endeavor
to create a new brand of both dialogue and social
entrepreneurship that allows for sustainable business
models to have far reaching impact. The AdR class of 2011
will comprise of mainly Muslim and Jewish fellows who
show a proven ability in acquiring business skills and
knowledge derived from the humanities. In addition, they
are required to demonstrate a shared purpose in using
social entrepreneurship as a new bridge across the cultural
divide. The program is essentially for residents of the
United Kingdom, France and the United States. (In
exceptional cases only, candidates from Switzerland,
Belgium and Canada can be considered as well.) For
details, click here.
World Vision
Deadline: March 1, 2011
The nomination form and details about this award can be
found online at http://www.wvi.org/peaceprize. The form
should be completed in full and sent by email to:
wvi_peaceprize@wvi.org by the final day for submission.
The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
Deadline: March 1, 2011
The prize was established to celebrate the spirit of the May
18 Gwangju (Korea) Democratic Uprising by recognizing
individuals, groups or institutions in Korea and abroad that
have contributed to the advancement of human rights,
democracy and peace in their work. The prize is awarded
by the citizens of Gwangju in the spirit of solidarity and
gratitude for those from whom they received help in their
struggle for democratization. For details, click here.
Right Livelihood Award
Deadline: March 1, 2011
The RLA has no specific categories: it is recognized that in
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striving to meet the human challenges of today's world, the
most inspiring and remarkable work often defies any
standard classification. The nominator should be someone
who knows the person/organization well, is familiar with
their aims and goals and can vouch for their good faith. For
details, click here.
Tinker Foundation
Deadline: March 1 and September 15
Tinker Foundation institutional grants are awarded to
organizations and institutions that promote the interchange
and exchange of information within the community of
those concerned with the affairs of Latin America. The
Foundation has newly focused on the following program
areas, currently of critical importance in Latin America:
Democratic Governance with Growth and Security,
Sustainable Resource Management, and Education. (You
are strongly advised to submit proposals to the Foundation
well in advance of these closing dates). For more
information, click here.
Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance
Deadline: March 1, 2011
The next Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance
will take place from August 14 to 28, 2011 in Hamburg,
Germany. The aim of the two-week seminar is to foster
leadership qualities among young professionals by opening
a cross-border dialogue on current political, economic,
social and juridical questions. For details, click here.
H. J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship
Program
The University Center for International Studies, University of
Pittsburgh
Deadline: March 1, 2011
This fellowship for emerging leaders from developing
countries gives one year of practical, professional, and non-
degree educational experience through the University of
Pittsburgh. It is open to those whose record of
accomplishment early in their career indicates strong
potential for leadership and achievement in the non-profit,
government or private sector. For details, click here.
IWMF Courage in Journalism
Deadline: March 4, 2011
This award honors women working in the news media
who have demonstrated extraordinary strength of
character in pursuing their profession under difficult or
dangerous circumstances. These women show a
2

commitment to journalism, as exemplified by a willingness
to continually put their lives or their freedom at risk to
produce a body of work in the face of government
oppression, political pressure, physical danger, or other
intimidating obstacles. For details, click here.
Purpose Prize Honoring Older Social Innovators
Deadline: March 10, 2011
A program of Civic Ventures, the Purpose Prize annually
provides five awards of $100,000 to people over the age of
60 who are working to address society's biggest challenges.
Five awards of $100,000 each will be given to people over
the age of 60 working in a leadership capacity to address
societal challenges in the United States or abroad. For
more information, click here.
The Calouste Gulbenkian International Prize
Deadline: March 15, 2011
The prize distinguishes an individual or organization whose
thoughts or actions have made a decisive contribution to
fostering the universal values of the human condition,
particularly in regard to intercultural dialogue or respect
for biodiversity. For details, click here.
JHU International Fellows in Philanthropy Program
Deadline: March 15, 2011
The International Fellows in Philanthropy Program at the
Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Civil
Society Studies, is hosting up to eight fellows each year.
Program participants should be involved in studying or
managing private, non-profit or philanthropic organizations
outside the US, or serve as government or corporate
liaisons to the non-profit sector. For details, click here.
2011 AWARD Fellowships
Deadline: March 25, 2011
African women working in agricultural research and
development from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi,
Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and
Zambia who have completed a bachelor’s, master’s or
doctoral degree in selected disciplines are invited to apply.
Applicants must be nationals of the above listed countries
and be available in Africa throughout the fellowship period.
You can find details on the fellowship here and here.
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Deadline: March 25, 2011
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This is a prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The
Entrepreneur Of The Year award recognizes the men and
women who excel at what they do — pioneers and
innovators such as Michael Dell of Dell Inc. Find details
here.
The Tech Museum of Innovation
Deadline: March 31, 2011
The Tech Awards program is designed to inspire global
engagement in applying technology to humanity's most
pressing problems by recognizing the best of those who
are utilizing innovative technology solutions to address the
most urgent critical issues facing our planet. For details,
click here. Self nominations are accepted. If you are an
Ashoka Fellow looking for nomination support, email
nominate@ashoka.org.
Prize for women's creativity in rural life
Deadline: March 31, 2011
WWSF Women’s World Summit Foundation cordially
invites applications for the annual Prize for Women’s
creativity in Rural Life award, honoring creative and
courageous women and women’s organizations working to
improve the quality of life in rural communities around the
world. For details, click here.
EMpower, Enriching lives in emerging markets
Deadline: Rolling
Founded in 2000 by financial professionals from the
emerging markets community who were “doing well” and
also wanted to “do good,” EMpower provides funding and
some technical support to community-based organizations
in EM countries that are working to improve the lives of
young people in the priority areas of education, health,
leadership and livelihoods. For details, click here.
Open Society Institute
This is a comprehensive website that should be visited for
all kinds of grants. Visit the OSI site for complete program
information at http://www.soros.org/grants.
WWSF Prize for Prevention of Child Abuse
Deadline: March 15, 2011
The organization must be active in the field of Child Rights
and priority will be given to creative and innovative
approaches at the grassroots level. For details, click here
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Conferences
Join the Climate Development Knowledge Network in its Action Lab
Oxford, England // April 3-7, 2011
The Action Lab will convene a diverse team of thought-leaders, practitioners, decision makers, and emerging talent to focus
on strengthening the relationship between action and policy at the intersection of climate change and development.
Drawing on lessons of what works, what doesn’t and why, CDKN aims to fast-track successful innovation and ensure that
the policy development and knowledge creation is more rigorously informed by action. Applications are open from 10
January 2011 until 13 February 2011 (5PM GMT). For details, click here. To apply, go to
http://www.regonline.co.uk/cdkn_action_lab/. For inquiries, please email actionlab@cdkn.org or call +44 (0) 20 7213 8774

2011 IACD conference: Call for submissions

Source: Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia Comunitaria
Running under the theme "Transformative Leadership and Empowering Communities", the core goal of this year's IACD
conference is how community development is to work in genuine partnership, in building socially and economically
inclusive, diverse, environmentally sustainable, gender responsive and just societies. The conference is at Fundacao Calouste
Gulbenkian, Lisbon from 6 to 8 July 2011. The closing date for submissions, including papers, workshops and panels, is
February 28, 2011. For details, click here.

Information for Fellows

Financing Fisheries Conservation: Learning from Case Studies
The report is available as a free download here. There are eleven case studies. Each one outlines the specific financial tools
and structures used and lessons learned. Cases demonstrate the different roles that conservation can play in adding value
to a project, and case studies from outside the fisheries sector are included as examples of further evolution and innovation
that could happen in the fisheries field.

Networking & Communication Tools

Introducing SkillShare
Heads up! @SkillShare is a tremendous new crowdsourced skill sharing platform you'll want to check out. Their motto is
"learn anything from anyone." Visit their site to sign up for the Beta.

Ashoka Hub Update [Fellows Only]

We’re continuing to invite eager Fellows into the Ashoka Hub private Beta. Get in touch with Wil to find out how you can
be involved. Stay up to date on our progress at http://hub.ashoka.org/blog.

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Changemakers®
Seeking Entries: Sustainable Urban Housing - Collaborating for Livable and Inclusive Cities
Deadline: February 11, 2011
The top solutions, policies, and ideas for urban housing will win US $10,000 each. The most competitive entrants will be
showcased and reviewed at an event that closes the competition in June 2011 at the National Building Museum in
Washington, D.C. For more information, click here.

Voting Finalists: Property Rights: Identity, Dignity & Opportunity for All
The public voting finalists of Ashoka’s Changemakers and the Omidyar Network competition were announced on January
19, 2011. For more information, click here.

Voting has Started: Geotourism Challenge 2011: Places on the Edge

This competition focuses on innovative tourism solutions that protect the environment of coastal waterways, and island
destinations, and strengthen the heritage and livelihoods of local residents. The competition is hosted by Ashoka’s
Changemakers, National Geographic and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).To find out more click here.

Volunteers, Interns, Partners Fellows Only

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 we‘ll help you find what you‘re looking for!
Please give specific details regarding your plans for using a
volunteer and information about what type of work they‘ll
be doing, special skills required, time-frame,
accommodations available, etc. Email Beth Inabinett at
volunteers@ashoka.org
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 at binabinett@ashoka.org

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