Exploring the role of community weavers in bridging diverse sectors like health science, legislative processes, and global networks, emphasizing relationship-building, volunteerism, and the vital connection between health and healing. Discussions on reprogramming for liberation, ancestral roots recognition, intentional solidarity, innovative healthcare initiatives by the Cherokee Nation, and the importance of government collaboration with social entrepreneurs for positive societal impact.
This episode invites you to a conversation among the representatives of three fields – a social entrepreneur, a former government official and a funder interested in supporting cooperation between social entrepreneurs and governments. Listen to the experiences and recommendations of Denisa Livingston, an Ashoka Fellow empowering Navajo communities to take control of food policy through Diné Community Advocacy Alliance (US), Maria Vassilaku, former deputy mayor of Vienna (Austria) and Jim Anderson, Director of Government Innovation at Bloomberg Philanthropies (US). If you are interested to learn more about how social entrepreneurs can effectively work with government and what are the examples, we encourage you to have a look at our new free online course on this topic at https://academy.vc4a.com/courses/trabajo-con-el-gobierno/ (Spanish version) and www.ashoka.org/working-with-government (English version).
The online course and the second season of the Ashoka Systems Change podcast were developed thanks to the support and in partnership with PES Latam.