Ashoka is the first and largest global network of systems-change social entrepreneurs created in 1981 and present in 85 countries including 23 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has identified and supported over 3,600 social entrepreneurs. Ashoka has been active in Africa since 1990 through 4 regional offices in Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos and Dakar and has invested over USD 22 mn directly in Fellows’ stipends.