Network Insights - Sept 6 2024

Weekly impact, news, and predictive insights from the world's largest social entrepreneur network.

Global | Europe – 100+ leading social entrepreneurs and 50 young changemakers are among those gathered this week in Hamburg, Germany, for our Changemaker Summit that explores true participation in all its applications (especially timely in this historic year of elections when voters representing half of humanity and dozens of countries head to the polls). Check insights and the latest from the Summit here and here and explore livestream options for sessions of interest.

U.S. – Meanwhile in the U.S. this week, we heard from Bree Jones (affordable home ownership and neighborhood restoration) and Alison Lingane (employee ownership and vibrant local economies) about another angle of participation: full economic participation. Check the full convo (35 min.) and explore seven policy recommendations for accelerating the ownership economy and making asset-building opportunities (owning homes, businesses, etc.) available to many more people and communities.

India & France – And for your weekend reading, here are two articles from The Guardian featuring Ashoka Fellows. Read how women are changing the narrative of wildlife filmmaking, with Rita Banerji of India (here); and in Paris, before the Paralympic Games wrap up on Sunday, be sure to read about Ryadh Sallem, noted in the article (here) as “France’s best-loved Paralympian" and a force in reframing ideas of ability and disability.