Please join us in congratulating the Winners of the Building Vibrant Communities challenge! After receiving more than 200 entries, 86 top entries were selected as Semi-Finalists and 23 Finalists were selected. Our winners are announced below. Read more…
Ashoka Changemakers and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation launched this challenge to discover and support innovative ideas that activate empathy to nourish stronger, more vibrant communities and future changemakers.
By Ana Sáenz de MieraBut that’s not all. Empathy in action, contrary to common misconceptions, is not only good because it helps others. Empathy is essential to achieve personal success.Empathy makes you a better team member. It helps…
For much of the 1990s, Helen Razer could be heard blabbing on the ABC’s youth network, Triple J. While the national broadcaster still occasionally permits her to talk in exchange for money, she is now chiefly engaged in the work of writing on social an…
The first is “increasing sensitivity”. It is fundamentally important that we promote greater empathy in society, and not remain indifferent to our neighbour’s cry for help, including when he or she is suffering from a rare disease. We know that w…
Kathleen Barry is Professor Emerita of Penn State University and a feminist activist and sociologist. She is author of Unmaking War, Remaking Men: How Empathy Can Reshape Our Politics, Our Soldiers and Ourselves. The book explores soldiers’ experiences…
