Providing educational courses for disadvantaged women
From information from Blackburne House
“Women feel safe when they come here. We serve 500-700 women every academic year. Last year, there were 70 nationalities represented, so having a safe, culturally sensitive environment is essential.”
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Pretty Hearts social enterprise
From Pretty Hearts website
Meaningfully engaging young people through workshops, social activities and literature. They aim to create a safe space where young people can express themselves, learn skills and improve their collective wellbeing.
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Dealing with uncertainty
From an article by Spring Impact
Many orgs take a “build it and they will come” approach - substantial time, resources upfront and risky assumptions about needs. Adopting Lean Innovation helps maximize impact under conditions of uncertainty. A case study.
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Makerspaces in Liverpool that bring creativity to communities
From an article by Pioneers Post
Make’s hubs are places that nurture life-changing social impact, spaces where opportunity meets ambition and true collaboration, for ideas to incubate, for start-ups to grow and flourish into established enterprises that support livelihoods.
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Redemptive entrepreneurship
From Praxis Labs
Creative restoration by business through sacrifice using the agency, resources available. Blessing others, renewing culture, giving of ourselves - an “I sacrifice, we win” approach. Fundamentally other-centred: to love, serve.
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Bringing back the power of community
From a blog at the British Medical Journal and oth
William Beveridge, whose 1942 report led to the welfare state, recognised he'd made a mistake in omitting a greater role for families, communities, volunteers, civil society. “It did frankly send a chill to my heart.”
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Kitty's Laundrette
From an article by the School for Social Entrepren
A community launderette and social space in Liverpool, run by the community for the community. High-quality, affordable ecological laundry services and an accessible social space for people to gather, talk and learn.
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Pursuing failure to test innovations
From an article by Spring Impact
We grow up trying to avoid failure. But with Testing before Investing we do the opposite-pursue failure. If we're going to fail, we want to fail early and small. Then we learn, adapt, iterate for a better solution.
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Online - Models and barriers in making solutions accessible, recognized, and integrated into "formal" health systems
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This 1-hour session will explore social entrepreneurs' models and barriers in making their solutions accessible, recognized, and integrated into "formal" health systems. Ashoka will draw on practical learnings from approaches such as social prescribing, community-based mutual health insurance schemes, and other models.?During the session, we will get the chance to meet and hear from Ashoka Fellow Lizzie Kiama, founder of This Ability Trust, and learn different strategies advancing the sexual reproductive health and rights of women and girls with disabilities in Kenya.
What will you get:?
Connection: A unique opportunity to interact with social entrepreneurs globally and enrich your network of peers working at the intersection of health innovation and system change.?
Learning from experience: Sharing and learning from others' questions, models, and approaches in a space specifically curated for Ashoka Fellows.?
08/07/2026
13:00