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Maldita.es meets with Their Majesties the King and Queen in an audience within the framework of social innovation

Clara Jiménez Cruz, co-founder of Maldita.es, attended an audience today with Their Majesties the King and Queen at the Zarzuela Palace as part of a meeting with young social innovators from the Ashoka Foundation. During the meeting, different leaders in the field of social innovation spoke with Their Majesties the King and Queen about the importance of entrepreneurship and social innovation for the present and future of the country, and the different needs it faces.

June 2, 2020
Maldita.es meets with Their Majesties the King and Queen in an audience within the framework of social innovation

Clara Jiménez Cruz was selected as an Ashoka Fellow social entrepreneur in 2019 for the vision behind the project she created together with Julio Montes Moreno and for its ability to change systems and solve problems that affect society as a whole through innovation.

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In addition to her, the dialogue also included Maite Arango, President of Ashoka Spain; Alexandra Mitjans, Director of Ashoka Spain; Gonzalo Fanjul, founder of porCausa and Ashoka Fellow; Pablo Santaeufemia, founder of Bridge for Billions and Ashoka Fellow; and three young members of Ashoka’s advisory group, which this year will launch an initiative to select, support and give visibility to young changemakers under the age of 21: Guzmán Fernández, Alejandra Acosta and Eduardo Fierro.

At the end of the audience, Ashoka presented Their Majesties the King and Queen with an infographic containing the 10 key elements that the foundation considers necessary to unlock young people’s potential as changemakers:

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