"Why I joined the Ashoka Visionary Program? At that time, I was thinking about scaling the impact that has proven to be successful in Switzerland globally. And the program was the perfect match to support me in this endeavour. There was this notion of connecting to like-minded, forward-thinking people who have similar values, and well, it has proven to be right. My two key takeaways were around impact modelling and systems change."

"Before I joined the program, there were many ideas that we wanted to implement, but we needed to refresh my thinking on how we approach our work, enhance our vision and build new communities that allow us to build beyond what we thought was possible. After working locally in Uganda, I was suddenly part of a global network of alumni, amazing visionaries who helped me to look at my work differently. Also, the ideas of system change and co-creation have been key, putting others on the changemaker journey that we are on ourselves."

"Having participated in the Ashoka Visionary Program has helped me and keeps on helping me become a better systems entrepreneur. It also gave me the chance to meet a community of peers with which I will keep on creating and growing for the rest of my career. If you are looking to grow as a social innovator and connect with a network of like-minded people from across the world and sectors, do yourself a favor and apply to the Ashoka Visionary Program today!"

"My major takeaways? That to become a true leader and a changemaker you should open your eyes and senses to learn, to get inspired, to communicate, to appreciate diversity and keep going. The highlight of the whole program was to get to know people from different countries across the Mediterranean and be out of my comfort zone with different mentalities and cultures. I understood and observed the journey of the great changemakers across history and realized that it has never been a big bang or a magical single change. It has always been a long journey of trials and errors, and of persistence."

"Having participated in the Ashoka Visionary Program has helped me and keeps on helping me become a better systems entrepreneur. It also gave me the chance to meet a community of peers with which I will keep on creating and growing for the rest of my career. If you are looking to grow as a social innovator and connect with a network of like-minded people from across the world and sectors, do yourself a favor and apply to the Ashoka Visionary Program today!"

"The Visionary Program gave me much needed time and space to step outside my day-to-day rush of running a business. The program not only provided a learning environment with new toolsets, but it also introduced me to a warm and welcoming group of peers who were ready to support me from day 1. Meeting with changemakers from all around world was amazing! The system change module is my favourite module, since I am a systems builder."

"The Visionary Program was an eye-opening experience on so many scales, it provided in-depth information on sophisticated topics such as system-change and impact investing, it wasn't delivered only through theoretical information, but also hands-on workshops and real experiences stories of different development practitioners from across the region."

The Visionary Program was a wonderful experience where I got to meet many like-minded individuals from very different backgrounds. While the content of the program covered a vast range of key topics for social impact work, the network we developed from attending the program was truly paramount. The opportunity to learn directly from the personal and professional social impact experiences of other attendees was one of a kind, and inspired me to continue my drive to make a social change in the world. I hope that the friendships we made during the program will carry on further into the future.