Part of the purpose of Project: Change is to introduce young changemakers to the fundamentals and process of designing, launching, and sustaining a development project. See how Project: Change fits into the larger lifecycle of an international development project:
To get inspired, browse resources, and start identifying UN Sustainable Development Goals, check out our Sustainable Development Goals guide.
The short answer: ANYONE who uses empathy to identify specific social problems and take action to solve it.
AFS encourages youth to imagine and build a more sustainable world, one community at a time. And that’s what changemakers do. They use their compassion to understand the challenges others face, and help create new ways to face those challenges, together. They are not lone heroes. Changemakers are collaborators, friends, and allies. They work with communities, not for them. They empower everyone to be a changemaker.
An animated video from Ashoka detailing the story of Ashoka and their mission.
A video from Ashoka in which members of the Ashoka community define their impact as an organization.
How to Become a Changemaker in Today’s World
A TedxTalk by Miguel Joey Aviles in which he unpacks the conscious decision of becoming a changemaker.
#LeadYoung – Great Changemakers Start in their Youth
From Ashoka, an overview of Ashoka Lead Young, “a campaign that demonstrates, through storytelling, the power of young people who have dreamed a problem-solving dream, formed and led a team, and created a solution that changed their world.”
From Ashoka, the homepage of Ashoka’s Youth Venture that “works with young people and partners to co-create tools and programs that help young people self-identify as changemakers and master critical pathways for thriving as changemakers.”
Sustainable Community Development: From What’s Wrong to What’s Strong
A TedX Talk on how to build solutions based on existing strengths of communities in need.
Venture Guide: S.M.A.R.T. Goals
A video from Ashoka that discusses the importance of setting Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Timely goals to ensure success.
An animated video from Ashoka detailing the story of Ashoka and their mission.
A video from Ashoka in which members of the Ashoka community define their impact as an organization.
How to Become a Changemaker in Today’s World
A TedxTalk by Miguel Joey Aviles in which he unpacks the conscious decision of becoming a changemaker.
#LeadYoung – Great Changemakers Start in their Youth
From Ashoka, an overview of Ashoka Lead Young, “a campaign that demonstrates, through storytelling, the power of young people who have dreamed a problem-solving dream, formed and led a team, and created a solution that changed their world.”
From Ashoka, the homepage of Ashoka’s Youth Venture that “works with young people and partners to co-create tools and programs that help young people self-identify as changemakers and master critical pathways for thriving as changemakers.”
Sustainable Community Development: From What’s Wrong to What’s Strong
A TedX Talk on how to build solutions based on existing strengths of communities in need.
Venture Guide: S.M.A.R.T. Goals
A video from Ashoka that discusses the importance of setting Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Timely goals to ensure success.
