Ashoka Changemakers’ Innovations for Health: Solutions that Cross Borders Competition

Ashoka Changemakers and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneer Portfolio are seeking health care solutions from anywhere in the world that have the potential to be applied in other countries to improve health and health care.

If you are an innovator with a health care solution that has the potential to be applied in other countries to improve health and health care, then you can submit your entry. This competition is looking for initiatives that have demonstrated impact and help vulnerable and underserved populations. Entries are accepted in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or French.

Participating in this competition also helps you get connected to a global online community that supports the impact you are making, or seeking to make, on the ground; gain visibility with our community and our competition partner, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; and have the opportunity to win cash awards.

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Ashoka – 20 Challenges for 20 Entrepreneurs

Ashoka, the world’s largest community of social entrepreneurs, with support from its global network of Fellows, business entrepreneurs, policy makers, investors, academics, and journalists works collectively to ensure that social entrepreneurs and their innovations continue to inspire a new generation of local changemakers to create positive social change.

During the past three decades after its launch, Ashoka has responded to a wider range of programs and initiatives to deal with the citizen sector’s growing needs by launching thousands of social entrepreneurs and helping them succeed.

In continuation of its efforts to achieve its objectives, Ashoka has now taken up to explore the challenges facing the world today and as a result it has determined 20 main issues that require an immediate attention of excellent entrepreneurs (social or business).

Find out more by visiting http://www.yipekenya.org/Ashoka – 20 Challenges for 20Entrepreneurs.htm