What does it mean to be healthy? The team at Swasti, a nonprofit based in India that focuses on advancing the many determinants of health, understands that physical and mental…
As UN Climate Week and the UN General Assembly (UNGA) gets underway, we are sharing four compelling leaders to watch— each with an inspiring vision for the next era in…
Brazil’s democracy was tested in the lead-up to the 2022 presidential election. Since then, Brazilian organizations on the ground have continued working to strengthen democracy by empowering everyday people to…
Advancements in medicine around the world over the last century have helped save millions of lives; supporting healthier, more resilient communities. Despite these improvements in care, issues concerning infrastructure, access…
Leadership from a range of backgrounds sparks creativity and innovations that better serve all people. A government that reflects its citizens tends to operate more effectively and equitably to form…
See how automatic voter registration addresses current system flaws and improves accuracy. We created this video in partnership with Freethink for Rethinking Possible, a collection of real stories developed by…
The annual Skoll World Forum was, as always, an inspiring, energizing, and at times dizzying week of conversations and celebrations in the hallowed halls and cobblestoned streets of Oxford. Stephan Chambers…
These four short films situate you right in the center of the landscape where each of our 2017 Skoll Awardees make lasting impact on the world’s most pressing problems: Nepal…
In 2014, Isaac Jonas had left his small village in Zimbabwe to study for a master’s degree in food and resource economics at the University of British Columbia, Canada. The…
In 2015 Blue Ventures won the highest award in our sector, the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. A year later, has anything changed? Can winning a major award really be…
In 2008 I was talking to social entrepreneur Vera Cordeiro of Saúde Criança—a Skoll Awardee and, like me, an Ashoka Fellow. I was in the midst of a sabbatical, and…
OXFORD, April 11, 2016—Kicking off this week’s 13th Annual Skoll World Forum, we are pleased to announce the six recipients of the 2016 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. The Skoll…
Twenty-one recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship will be participating in the Challenge and will have the opportunity to win $250,000 in prizes from the Skoll Foundation, in…
The Skoll Foundation mourns the loss of Soraya Salti, founder of INJAZ al-Arab. Last week, Soraya and her sister, Jumana, both died tragically and unexpectedly. Soraya was an outstanding leader and…
