Ashoka is the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs—men and women with system changing solutions for the world’s most urgent social problems. Since 1981, Ashoka has elected over 1,800 leading social entrepreneurs as Ashoka Fellows, providing them with living stipends, professional support, and access to a global network of peers in more than 60 countries.

In an effort to provide more resources to the Ashoka community and systemically change the sector, Ashoka created the Citizen Base Initiative (CBI) in 1997. Working in tandem with other Ashoka programs, CBI helps build the infrastructure for a vibrant citizen sector, led by social entrepreneurs.

Click here to see how Ashoka is changing the sector infrastructure.