Post by Georg Schoen

💫 After 13 incredible years with Ashoka, I’m setting off on a new adventure. What a journey it has been, full of purpose, learning, and connection. I wouldn’t want to have missed a single day. I have lived this experience to the fullest and given it my all: - Helping to re-ignite our work in Central Europe. - Building a strong Ashoka Austria country office. - Shaping the field of #SocialInnovation and #SocialEntrepreneurship. - Incubating international programs such as the #VisionaryProgram. - Advancing our Fellowship and Community work. - Co-creating with Ashoka Africa. - Contributing to Ashoka Europe´s strategic evolution. - And championing issues close to my heart: #DisabilityInclusion, #ClimateAction, #Education and rethinking #GlobalDevelopment. All of this has contributed to supporting thousands of social innovators on their paths to social impact. And none of this would have been possible without the most amazing colleagues, #AshokaFellows, and partners. Far too many to mention here (though I’ll try below 😊). I’m forever grateful for your camaraderie and spirit. ❤️ We laughed, dreamed, cried, explored, created, failed, and rose together. We inspired, challenged, supported and trusted one another. We built bonds that, like the Ashoka Fellowship, may last a lifetime. A heartfelt and deep thank you to all of you! ️🙏 Your wisdom, creativity, and partnership will continue to inspire me and I hope we’ll keep co-creating what’s next. Over the coming months, I’ll stay connected to Ashoka in a small capacity to ensure a smooth transition and engage in passion projects, but I’ll always remain close as a friend, supporter and ally. Because Ashoka is more than an organization - it's a movement, a network and a family. #EveryoneAchangemaker! 🌍 My journey continues with a full heart. More about that soon... Marie Ringler, Raphaela Toncic-Sorinj, Olga Shirobokova, David Bonbright, Alexander Kesselring, Gregor Demblin, Giulia Sergi, Loic van Cutsem, Michael Hagelmüller, Stephanie Cox, Vincent Odhiambo, Diana Wells, Bill Drayton, Abu Musuuza, Nikki Gravning, Pedro Sánchez Llopis, Ifeyinwa Egwaoje, Stephanie Schmidt, Angelou Ezeilo, Michela Fenech, Florian Rutsch, Agata Stafiej-Bartosik (she/her), Ondřej Liška, Claudia Garuti, Alexandra Mitjans, Susanne Hillebrand, Samira Rauter, Hermann Rauter, Martin Essl, Michael Fembek, Franz Karl Prüller, Gunter Schall, Silke Horakova, Gerry Foitik, Nina Schnider, Nassir Katuramu, Steffen Frischat, Elisabeth Schreiber,...