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ASHOKA’S EMPATHY INITIATIVE

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Start Empathy is a globalnetwork of social entrepreneurs, educators, thought leaders, parents, young people, business leaders, journalists, universities, philanthropists and others who are connecting, collaborating, and aligning knowledge and resources to make empathy learning a norm, particularly in childhood.

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ASHOKA’S EMPATHYINITIATIVE

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“I want my son to be respected in his classroom not because he got a perfect on his SAT’s, not because he’s the smartest kid in the class. I want him to be respected because he’s the best teacher in the class; because he communicates well; because he has empathy for his peers; because he’s always willing to stop what he is doing to help one of his friends.” Sal Khan, Khan Academy

“In this time of economic hardship, political instability, and rapid technological change, empathy

is the one quality we most need if we’re going to survive and flourish in the 21st century.” Arianna Huffington

“Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.” Oprah Winfrey

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“If you aren’t given the tools of applied empathy as a young child, we shouldn’t be blaming you – we should be blaming us. We have to have a revolution so that all young people grasp empathy and practice it. This is the most fundamental revolution that we have to get through.”

Bill Drayton, Founder and CEO, Ashoka

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WHAT IS EMPATHY?

The ability to understand the feelings and perspectives of others and to use that understanding to guide one’s actions.

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imagine a world where every child masters empathy

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where empathy is as fundamental as reading and math in early education

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where parents prioritize empathy in their children, and help them develop it

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where institutions cultivate empathy learning and practice

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It’s time to

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Start Empathy is a global network of social entrepreneurs, educators, thought leaders, parents, young people, business leaders, journalists, universities, philanthropists and others who are connecting, collaborating, and aligning knowledge and resources to make empathy learning a norm, particularly in childhood.

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The world is changing—faster than ever before—from a society run by elites to a society in which everyone can drive change. In this new world, empathy plays a crucial role in innovation, changemaking, and solving entrenched systemic problems. We need the skill of applied empathy to :

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1. CHANGE THE CONVERSATIONCreating a world in which every child masters empathy as readily as they do math or reading will not be the work of one or two players in education, or even a few hundred. It demands all of us. Ashoka seeks to catalyze a shift in mindset across society, helping educators, parents, and others understand more clearly what success looks like in today’s rapidly changing world, and why it’s essential that children grow up mastering empathy and other skills that will enable them to be effective changemakers throughout their adult lives.

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Through strategic use of digital and traditional media, and both online and offline events and actions, we will cultivate understanding of and demand for empathy as an essential skill.

Start empathy, please(and start it in schools)

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We are partnering with leading organizations to reach parents, educators, students and thought leaders to promote empathy learning and practice.

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2. ACCELERATE EMPATHY ENTREPRENEURSAshoka has a critical mass of Fellows who are currently working with children and young people, as well as many others whose innovations contribute to a more empathetic society. We are mobilizing this community to collaborate toward the vision of a world where every child masters empathy. We are also identifying and electing new Ashoka Fellows who are developing pattern-changing models that will cultivate deeper collective capacities for empathy across society.

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Jill Vialet, PlayworksCultivating safe early environments for play.

79% of teachers said that bullying at recess has decreased

65% said that more students have on-task behavior in the classroom

Eric Dawson, Peace FirstPartnering with Pre-K-8 schools to build safe, effective school climates where children learn how to be engaged and active citizens.

95% of students said that they understand how other people feel

84% said that they want to come to school more

Mary Gordon, Roots of EmpathyBringing babies into classrooms to help students understand their feelings and the feelings of others.

39% decreased social aggression of students

78% increased helping behavior of students

Molly Barker,Girls on the run Using physical and emotional training to help girls challenge the status quo and see themselves as part of a healthy, well-balanced society.

400,000 girls served in the US & Canada since 1996

191 active councils in 46 states, and 37,000 volunteers engaged in 2010-2011 alone

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3. TIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS3. TIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSAshoka is identifying influential elementary schools and school networks—public, public charter, and private—that are ready to help lead this transformation in education. We are collaborating with these schools to develop and showcase models of school environments that integrate empathy as a core learning objective and strategy. With these model schools and the Initiative’s other partners, we seek to inspire and enable other schools to clearly identify, and then assess, the habits and skills young people need to be effective, solution-oriented, empathetic citizens.

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Many schools across the country are modeling the impact of making empathy a priority and how to do it.

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By engaging the most influential of these schools around the Start Empathy vision, connecting them to the Start Empathy network, highlighting their efforts, and distilling and broadcasting their core strategies, we’re helping accelerate these schools’ leadership in transforming education.

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Contact: [email protected]://empathy.ashoka.org