Changemaker Academy is a collaborative platform by Ashoka Innovators for the Public (India) and the Connecting Dreams Foundation (CDF) — designed to connect, empower, and celebrate changemakers across India and beyond.

Built on the shared vision of “Everyone a Changemaker,” this app serves as a digital community for innovators, social entrepreneurs, and grassroots leaders working to create sustainable social impact. Whether you’re an Ashoka Fellow, a student changemaker, or a community leader, Changemaker Academy brings you closer to a global ecosystem of transformation.

Through Changemaker Academy, users can:

Connect with 25,000+ changemakers from diverse sectors and regions.
Participate in interactive learning programs on social innovation and leadership.
Discover opportunities, events, and fellow-led initiatives.
Collaborate across communities to co-create systemic solutions to real-world challenges.

About Ashoka Innovators for the Public (India):
For over four decades, Ashoka has pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship, identifying and supporting over 400 leading Fellows in India who are driving systemic change across education, health, livelihoods, and civic engagement. Guided by the belief that everyone can be a changemaker, Ashoka continues to nurture social innovators and strengthen ecosystems that enable changemaking at every level of society.

About Connecting Dreams Foundation (CDF):
Connecting Dreams Foundation is a grassroots leadership development organization building changemakers who address community-level Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through its 3C Model of Changemaking and 5C Model of Leadership Development, CDF enables individuals and youth to move from ideas to action, fostering inclusive, community-driven innovation. Over the past decade, CDF has positively impacted over 2.7 million lives across 746 communities, connecting local challenges to global opportunities.

Together, Ashoka and CDF have created Changemaker Academy as a vibrant platform for learning, collaboration, and impact, where every user can find inspiration, mentorship, and tools to lead change.

Join the movement.
Be a part of the Changemaker Academy and shape a better future, together.