Press Releases:

Arlington, VA – October 18, 2010 – Ashoka and Staples Announce Eight Winners of Annual Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition. Actor James Cromwell Joins Young Entrepreneurs to Address Social Issues at TEDxYSE in DC READ MORE>

Arlington, VA – October 14, 2010 – Eighth Winner Announced in Annual Staples/Ashoka Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition – Heather Wilder from Las Vegas, NV. Teenager from the foster care system advocates for rights of children. READ MORE>

Arlington, VA – September 13, 2010 – Fifth Winner Announced in Annual Staples/Ashoka Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition – Rocco Falconer from United Kingdom. Rocco Falconer starts Planting Promise to give the poorest in Sierra Leone opportunities for education READ  MORE >

Arlington, VA – September 8, 2010 – Ashoka and Staples Announce First Four Winners of Annual Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition. Four Young Entrepreneurs Addressing Social Issues Have Been Selected for Global Competition READ MORE >

Arlington, VA – September 4, 2010 - Fourth Winner Announced in Ashoka/Staples Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition – Shiv Dravid from Gurgaon, India. The Viewspaper Brings Citizen Journalism to Indian Youth READ MORE >

Arlington, VA – August 18, 2010 – Third Winner Announced in Ashoka/Staples Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition – Ben Lyon from Washington, DC. FrontlineSMS:Credit Brings Financial Services to the Disadvantaged in Sierra Leone READ MORE >

Arlington, VA – August 11, 2010 – Second Winner Announced in Ashoka/Staples Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition – Mohammed Barry from The Gambia. African Youth with AIDS Starts School for Children in Gambia Living with HIV READ MORE >

Arlington, VA – July 28, 2010 - First Winner Announced in Ashoka/Staples Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition – Rebecca Kantar from Newton, MA. Massachusetts Youth Recognized for Educating Teens about Global Child Sex Trade READ MORE >

Arlington, VA – June 14, 2010 – Ashoka and Staples Launch Fourth Annual Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition. Global Competition Will Culminate at a New TEDx Conference Recognizing Entrepreneurial Youth Addressing Social Issues in their Communities READ MORE >