In advance of the Forum, the Skoll Foundation announced recipients of the 2024 Skoll Award for Social Innovation.

Echoing Green’s statement as its Fellow was honored, reads:

Piyush Tewari ‘12, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SaveLIFE Foundation, is one of four influential leaders to receive $2 million in unrestricted funding and flexible support to scale their work and increase their impact.

“Piyush exemplifies what it means to be a proximate leader. He and his team at SaveLIFE leverage first-hand knowledge, experience, and insight to significantly reduce road accident deaths in India, saving hundreds of thousands of lives.” said Cheryl L. Dorsey, Echoing Green president and Skoll Foundation Board Member.

India grapples with the highest number of road accident deaths of any country in the world. SaveLIFE is markedly reducing traffic injuries and deaths with a systems-based approach that both improves road safety and boosts access to lifesaving emergency care.

SaveLIFE is currently working with the Indian government to scale its solutions across the country, and advocating for a new policy on the right to emergency care as the country expands its highway infrastructure.

SAVELife Foundation is the 15th organization founded by an Echoing Green Fellow to win a Skoll Award.

Dorsey added, “As talent spotters, it is our hope that our early support is the first of many investments in transformational leaders like Piyush to catalyze and scale transformative change. We’re thrilled that the Skoll Foundation has selected SaveLIFE as a Skoll Award for Social Innovation recipient.”

The Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, an annual honour to a select group of social innovators, recognizes exemplary leaders and organizations creating a more sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous world.

The newest Fellows are launching and growing innovative solutions to address urgent global challenges, including maternal and infant mortality in Zanzibar, inaccessible mental healthcare in Nigeria, and high rates of food insecurity in conflict-affected regions of the world and the U.S.

Each Fellow will receive an unrestricted investment of $80,000 during the 18-month Fellowship, one element of a multi-faceted support model that includes capital, capacity, and community support. Fellows will join a lifelong support community of innovative thinkers, strategic partners, and industry peers.

The 2023 Fellows were selected through Echoing Green’s open call application and participatory grantmaking process, with nearly 1,900 applications received for this cohort. The newest Fellows are driving systemic social change across ten countries and four continents:  Argentina, Cameroon, India, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, and the United States.

“With 70% of our newest Fellows working outside the United States, this cohort is one of our most global classes yet, and I’m excited by the potential these dynamic leaders hold to impact the lives of millions around the world. From creating a more equitable health system for women and people with low incomes in the Global South, to helping students in India find their voice through creative expression, these extraordinary innovators are addressing a range of urgent and intractable issues. 

They have a deep understanding of the ways in which representation, sustainability, and proximity can catalyze social change in their communities,” said Echoing Green President and 1992 Fellow Cheryl L. Dorsey.

She added, “With their bold vision, unwavering commitment, and boundless creativity, these leaders inspire hope for our collective future. We are honored to support them and their work to transform the world for the better.”

The 2023 Echoing Green Fellows are:

1. Aisha Abdullahi Bubah, The Sunshine Series-Mind Wellness Ltd (Nigeria)
2. Ali Anderson, Feed Black Futures (California, U.S.)
3. Annina Van Neel, The Tiekie Box Project (Namibia)
4. Atim Mbah (Patience), Green Farmlands 
5. Danielle Boyer, The STEAM Connection (Michigan, U.S.)
6. Darshana Joshi, VigyanShaala International (India)
7. Fatima Hassan, Health Justice Initiative (Global South)
8. Francesca Raoelison, Omena, Inc. (Madagascar)
9. Gabriel Reyes, FLi Sci (U.S.)
10. James Thuch Madhier, The Rainmaker Enterprise (Sudan)
11. Jigyasa Labroo, Slam Out Loud (India)
12. Manu Chopra, Karya, Inc. (India)
13. Inés Palacios, Chaka (Argentina)
14. Mathangi Swaminathan, Parity Lab (India & New Jersey, U.S.)
15. Nafisa Jiddawi, WAJAMAMA (Zanzibar)
16. Olayinka Iyinolakan, Center for the Digitization for Indigenous African Languages (Nigeria)
17. Rana Abdelhamid, Malikah (Global)
18. Shiluba Mawela, Tshiamo Impact Partners (South Africa)
19. Tatiana Rodriguez, Family Matters First (Boston, U.S.)
20. Tonya Daniel, Enjoy The Baby, LLC (U.S.)

Since 1987, Echoing Green has identified nearly 1,000 leaders launching new social enterprises and equipped them with support and networks. The organization has accelerated the work of some of the world’s best and brightest social innovators. 

Previous Fellows include former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (’91); political commentator Van Jones (’94); co-founders of national health movement GirlTrek, T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison (’13); and founder and chief executive officer of climate technology startup BlocPower, Donnel Baird (’12).

Echoing Green launched its Racial Equity Philanthropic Fund in 2020 to build sustainable pathways of funding and support for next-generation leaders advancing racial equity globally. Since August 2020, the organization has made tremendous progress towards the Fund’s ambitious goals, having supported 78 new Fellows and awarded $6.3 million in follow-on investments to 158 alumni Fellows. 

By mid-2024, Echoing Green will support 122 new Fellows; launch and scale around 500 social enterprises focused on racial equity in the U.S. and globally; and disburse more than $12 million in follow-on funding to alumni Fellow-led organizations seeking to scale their racial justice work.

Partners who have supported the Racial Equity Philanthropic Fund include leading supporters such as the Jerome L. Greene Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Skoll Foundation, Comcast NBCUniversal, the Citi Foundation, Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women, Barclays, BlackRock, The Allstate Foundation, Walmart Foundation, World Education Services Mariam Assefa Fund, Salesforce, Tiger Global Impact Ventures, The JPB Foundation, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Additional Fund supporters can be found here. Other leading supporters of Echoing Green include KKR and General Atlantic.

These leaders join the 18 Fellows announced in April of this year to round out the 2022 Echoing Green Fellowship class. The newest Fellows are launching innovative social enterprises to address urgent global challenges, including systemic racism in NYC schools, high rates of recidivism in U.S. prisons, and human rights conflicts for Tasmanian refugees in Australia. 

Since 1987, Echoing Green has identified nearly 1,000 leaders launching new social enterprises and equipped them with the support and network to reimagine new, more just ones that work better for all of us. 

In its 35-year history, the organization has accelerated the work of some of the world’s best and brightest social innovators. Previous Fellows include former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (’91); political commentator Van Jones (’94); co-founders of national health movement GirlTrek, T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison (’13); founder and CEO of climate technology startup BlocPower, Donnel Baird (’12); and the organization’s own President, Cheryl L. Dorsey (’92). 

Each Fellow will receive an unrestricted investment of $80,000 over 18 months; access to a community of like-minded leaders, strategic partners, and industry peers; and a continuum of leadership support valued at $200,000 per Fellow, including wellness programming and pro-bono legal support. 

View the list of fall 2022 Fellows below:

• Armen Henderson, founder of Dade County Street Response (Miami, FL)
• Bernadette Lim, founder of Freedom Community Clinic (Oakland, CA)
• Ciro Muiruri, founder of Pendo International (Kenya)
• Donte Miller, co-founder of Village Micro Fund (Atlanta, GA)
• Elizer Darris, co-founder of Legal Revolution (Minneapolis, MN)                            
• Grace Williams, founder of Citizen Tasmania (Australia)
• Heather Skanes, founder of Oasis Family Birthing Center (Birmingham, AL)
• Jason Wee, co-founder of Architects of Diversity (Malaysia)  
• Kaveto Tjatjara, founder of Flushh (Namibia)
• Keithlin Caroo, founder of Helen’s Daughters (Saint Lucia)
• Khaled Shaaban, founder of Subul Impact Outsourcing (Europe & The Middle East) 
• Marq Mitchell, founder of Chainless Change, Inc. (Sunrise, FL)
• Namakula Alicia Mbalire, co-founder of Women Income Network (Uganda)
• Neo Hutiri, founder of Pelebox (South Africa)
• Racquel Bonner, founder of Fit To Navigate (Bexley, OH)
• Rebecca Aime, founder of Patapia (Uganda)
• Ruha Shadab, founder of Led By Foundation (Delhi, India)
• Sarah Medina Camiscoli, co-founder of The Peer Defense Project (New York, NY)
• Sheila Maddali, co-founder of National Legal Advocacy Network, (Chicago, IL)
• Terron Ferguson, founder of YANCY (Miami, FL)

To learn more about these Fellows, visit here.

“We are proud to partner with these leaders who hold deep knowledge of and ties to their communities and use it to present creative new solutions to centuries-old challenges across a range of issues and geographies,” said Cheryl L. Dorsey, president of Echoing Green. 

“This class of Echoing Green Fellows has the potential to sustainably improve the lives of millions of people around the globe. From creating a first-ever model that opens access to legal degrees and careers for incarcerated people in the U.S., to developing technologies that provide life-saving medication for Black patients in southern Africa, these 20 leaders are laser-focused on leveraging innovation in service of justice.” 

She added, “The perseverance and courage of these social entrepreneurs is truly an inspiration to all of us who strive for a more equitable future.”

These 20 Fellows were selected from a pool of more than 1,300 applicants working in more than 100  countries, including the United States, Australia, India, Malaysia, Namibia, Saint Lucia, South Africa, Turkey, Uganda, and Kenya. For the fourth class in a row, one hundred percent of the Fellows in this class identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of color.

Echoing Green launched its Racial Equity Philanthropic Fund in 2020 to build sustainable pathways of funding and support for next-generation leaders advancing racial equity globally. Since August 2020, the organization has made tremendous progress towards the Fund’s ambitious goals, having supported 56 new Fellows and awarded $2.5 million in follow-on investments to 67 alumni Fellows.

By mid-2024, Echoing Green will launch and scale 520 social enterprises, including 100 new Fellows, focused on racial equity in the U.S. and globally; and disburse more than $10 million in follow-on funding to alumni Fellow-led organizations seeking to scale their racial justice work. 

Partners who have supported the Racial Equity Philanthropic Fund include leading supporters the Jerome L. Greene Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Comcast NBCUniversal, the Citi Foundation, Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women, Barclays, The Allstate Foundation, Walmart Foundation, World Education Services Mariam Assefa Fund, Salesforce, Tiger Global Impact Ventures, The JPB Foundation, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Additional Fund supporters can be found here. Other leading supporters of Echoing Green include KKR and General Atlantic.

These leaders join the 18 Fellows announced in April of this year to round out the 2022 Echoing Green Fellowship class.

The newest Fellows are launching innovative social enterprises to address urgent global challenges, including systemic racism in NYC schools, high rates of recidivism in U.S. prisons, and human rights conflicts for Tasmanian refugees in Australia. 

Since 1987, Echoing Green has identified nearly 1,000 leaders launching new social enterprises and equipped them with the support and network to reimagine new, more just ones that work better for all of us.

In its 35-year history, the organization has accelerated the work of some of the world’s best and brightest social innovators.

Previous Fellows include former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (’91); political commentator Van Jones (’94); co-founders of national health movement GirlTrek, T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison (’13); founder and CEO of climate technology startup BlocPower, Donnel Baird (’12); and the organization’s own President, Cheryl L. Dorsey (’92). 

Each Fellow will receive an unrestricted investment of $80,000 over 18 months; access to a community of like-minded leaders, strategic partners, and industry peers; and a continuum of leadership support valued at $200,000 per Fellow, including wellness programming and pro-bono legal support. 

View the list of fall 2022 Fellows below:

• Armen Henderson, founder of Dade County Street Response (Miami, FL)
• Bernadette Lim, founder of Freedom Community Clinic (Oakland, CA)
• Ciro Muiruri, founder of Pendo International (Kenya)
• Donte Miller, co-founder of Village Micro Fund (Atlanta, GA)
• Elizer Darris, co-founder of Legal Revolution (Minneapolis, MN)                            
• Grace Williams, founder of Citizen Tasmania (Australia)
• Heather Skanes, founder of Oasis Family Birthing Center (Birmingham, AL)
• Jason Wee, co-founder of Architects of Diversity (Malaysia)  
• Kaveto Tjatjara, founder of Flushh (Namibia)
• Keithlin Caroo, founder of Helen’s Daughters (Saint Lucia)
• Khaled Shaaban, founder of Subul Impact Outsourcing (Europe & The Middle East) 
• Marq Mitchell, founder of Chainless Change, Inc. (Sunrise, FL)
• Namakula Alicia Mbalire, co-founder of Women Income Network (Uganda)
• Neo Hutiri, founder of Pelebox (South Africa)
• Racquel Bonner, founder of Fit To Navigate (Bexley, OH)
• Rebecca Aime, founder of Patapia (Uganda)
• Ruha Shadab, founder of Led By Foundation (Delhi, India)
• Sarah Medina Camiscoli, co-founder of The Peer Defense Project (New York, NY)
• Sheila Maddali, co-founder of National Legal Advocacy Network, (Chicago, IL)
• Terron Ferguson, founder of YANCY (Miami, FL)

“We are proud to partner with these leaders who hold deep knowledge of and ties to their communities and use it to present creative new solutions to centuries-old challenges across a range of issues and geographies,” said Cheryl L. Dorsey, president of Echoing Green.

“This class of Echoing Green Fellows has the potential to sustainably improve the lives of millions of people around the globe. From creating a first-ever model that opens access to legal degrees and careers for incarcerated people in the U.S., to developing technologies that provide life-saving medication for Black patients in southern Africa, these 20 leaders are laser-focused on leveraging innovation in service of justice.”

She added, “The perseverance and courage of these social entrepreneurs is truly an inspiration to all of us who strive for a more equitable future.”

These 20 Fellows were selected from a pool of more than 1,300 applicants working in more than 100  countries, including the United States, Australia, India, Malaysia, Namibia, Saint Lucia, South Africa, Turkey, Uganda, and Kenya. For the fourth class in a row, one hundred percent of the Fellows in this class identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of color.

Echoing Green launched its Racial Equity Philanthropic Fund in 2020 to build sustainable pathways of funding and support for next-generation leaders advancing racial equity globally.

Since August 2020, the organization has made tremendous progress towards the Fund’s ambitious goals, having supported 56 new Fellows and awarded $2.5 million in follow-on investments to 67 alumni Fellows.

By mid-2024, Echoing Green will launch and scale 520 social enterprises, including 100 new Fellows, focused on racial equity in the U.S. and globally; and disburse more than $10 million in follow-on funding to alumni Fellow-led organizations seeking to scale their racial justice work. 

Partners who have supported the Racial Equity Philanthropic Fund include leading supporters the Jerome L. Greene Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Comcast NBCUniversal, the Citi Foundation, Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women, Barclays, The Allstate Foundation, Walmart Foundation, World Education Services Mariam Assefa Fund, Salesforce, Tiger Global Impact Ventures, The JPB Foundation, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Additional Fund supporters can be found here. Other leading supporters of Echoing Green include KKR and General Atlantic.