CHNGMKR · Cartography of changemakers
CHNGMKR is a living cartography of people reshaping how change happens, curated by a community of curators, led by Chief Curator Florian Guillaume. The interactive map requires JavaScript. Below is a short preview of the map.
- Etienne Jarrier · Paris, France
Étienne Jarrier is the conductor and co-founder of the Orchestre du Nouveau Monde, a collective of young musicians committed to social and climate justice. Founded in 2020, the orchestra challenges th - Gesda Foundation · Geneva, Switzerland
Fondation GESDA (Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator) is a Swiss-based foundation co-led by Daria Robinson and Martin Müller, aiming to connect the worlds of science and global diplomacy. With Ro - Live Love Recycle · Beyruth, Lebanon
Founded by George Bitar during Lebanon's waste crisis, Live Love Recycle runs a free recycling service in Beirut using bicycle couriers and a mobile app, making household recycling accessible while cr - La Preuve par 7 · Paris, France
La Preuve par 7 is an experimental Paris-based urbanist collective working at the intersection of architecture, landscape and social design. They embed themselves in territories for the long term, map - V Cycle · Hong Kong, China
VCycle was founded by Eric Swinton, who saw an opportunity to address plastic waste while uplifting those often overlooked in society. With a focus on creating a “virtuous cycle,” Eric launched VCycle - Simonetta Cheli · Frascati, Italy
She leads the European Space Agency’s Earth Observation programmes. Her work turns satellite data into operational tools for climate action and public decision-making. I see her as a model for alignin - Sailcoop · Vannes, France
The first cooperative network for shared wind-powered passenger crossings, founded in France. Sailcoop connects travellers with certified sailing skippers for Atlantic and Bay of Biscay routes, replac - Wanjira Mathai · Nairobi, Kenya
Wanjira Mathai is a Kenyan environmental advocate leading climate and landscape restoration work across Africa as Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at the World Resources Institute. - Sungai Watch · Bali, Indonesia
Founded by three siblings in Bali, Sungai Watch works to stop plastic pollution in Indonesia's rivers. It installs floating barriers that capture waste before it reaches the ocean and runs community r - La Chartreuse · Aiguenoire, France
Chartreuse, the iconic French herbal liqueur crafted by Carthusian monks since 1737, has recently embraced a bold decision: to intentionally scale back production in line with its values of sustainabi - Why Kamikatsu · Kamikatsu, Japan
Kamikatsu is a Japanese town of 1,500 people that achieved zero waste: sorting rubbish into 45 categories, recycling or composting over 80% of materials, with no incineration and no landfill. No garba - C# See Sharp Lab · Turin, Italy
A Turin-based research collective bridging AI engineers, lawyers and designers around algorithmic governance. The lab publishes open audits of automated decision systems used by Italian public adminis - Milo Rau · Vienna, Austria
Swiss director and essayist who makes theatre out of real trials, real massacres and real testimony. He founded the International Institute of Political Murder, which staged The Congo Tribunal, a mock - Pierre Rosanvallon · Paris, France
French historian and sociologist born in 1948. Professor at the Collège de France from 2001 to 2018, holder of the chair in the modern and contemporary history of politics. His writing renews the inte - Rainforest Connection · San Francisco, USA
Founded in 2013 by Topher White (physicist, former ITER nuclear fusion engineer), RFCx transforms recycled smartphones into solar-powered acoustic listening devices mounted in treetops. Each Guardian - Nyaguthii Chege · Nairobi, Kenya
Nyaguthii Chege chairs the Board of Directors of The Green Belt Movement, the Kenyan environmental organisation founded by Wangari Maathai in 1977. The movement empowers rural women through tree plant - Café Marulanda · Yotoco, Colombia
Rigoberto Marulanda is a former FARC guerrilla member who has transformed his life through sustainable coffee farming. Born as the youngest son of Manuel Marulanda, a FARC leader, Rigoberto was deeply - Florence Rizzo · Paris, France
Florence Rizzo, an Ashoka Fellow, co-founded Ecolhuma in 2012, convinced that education is the powerful lever to build a better world. For over a decade, she has worked to empower teachers, school lea - Fratries · Nantes, France
A French social enterprise creating shared housing where young adults with and without intellectual disabilities live together in urban apartments. The model: pairs of housemates (one with disability, - MIT Media Lab · Boston, MA, USA
The MIT Media Lab, founded in 1985 by Nicholas Negroponte, was created as a revolutionary space where technology, art, science, and design intersect without boundaries. Guided by an ethos of experimen - Enzo Tortora · Milan, Italy
Italian journalist and television presenter (1928-1988), host of the historic Sunday-evening variety show Portobello on RAI. In June 1983 he was arrested in front of the cameras on false charges of ma - Birdgirl (Mya-Rose Craig) · Bristol, UK
Mya-Rose Craig, aka 'Birdgirl', is a British-Bangladeshi ornithologist, conservationist and climate activist who has observed 6,000+ bird species, making her the youngest person to achieve that milest - Growing Communities · London, UK
Growing Communities is a grassroots social enterprise dedicated to creating a sustainable, local food system that benefits both people and the planet. Based in Hackney, London, the initiative began in - OceanWell · Los Angeles, USA
Oceanwell produces mineral-rich drinking water drawn from deep-ocean water, founded by a team of scientists and environmental advocates in Los Angeles. It runs a closed-loop system of refillable, reus - Ford Foundation · New York, USA
One of the world's largest philanthropic organizations, with $16 billion in assets. Founded in 1936, the Ford Foundation focuses on reducing inequality worldwide, funding social justice, democratic pa - MareBlu · Garabito, Costa Rica
MareBlu is an initiative born from a love for the ocean and a commitment to combat plastic pollution. With a focus on preserving marine ecosystems, MareBlu organizes large-scale ocean cleanup efforts - Phytobokaz · Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
Phytobôkaz is a pioneering laboratory based in Guadeloupe, dedicated to the research and development of plant-based medicines and cosmetics rooted in Creole and Caribbean medicinal traditions. Founded - Copenhill · Copenhagen, Denmark
Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), CopenHill is Copenhagen's waste-to-energy power plant topped with a 490m ski slope, the world's tallest climbing wall (85m) and a hiking trail, opened 2019. It p - Valldaura Self-Sufficient Labs · Barcelona, Spain
A 100-hectare research campus in the Collserola Natural Park above Barcelona, run by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC). Former residence of the Llimona family, transformed in - Centre Culturel des Afro-descendants de Montréal - CCAM · Montreal, Canada
Cultural hub dedicated to promoting and preserving African-Canadian heritage in Montreal. CCAM is a space for artistic expression, cultural exchange, and community engagement. The organization plays a - New Room · Montreal, Canada
New Room was founded by Erin and Danni, a team of Change Designers committed to reimagining the ways we work, live, play & relate. They specialize in human-centred learning, inclusive leadership devel - Windcoop · Lorient, France
Windcoop is a French cooperative, based in Lorient, building and operating wind-powered cargo sailboats for low-emission maritime freight. Founded by sailors, environmental advocates and companies, it - Robries · Surabaya, Indonesia
Robries designs and handcrafts furniture and décor from recycled plastic in Surabaya, Indonesia, turning discarded plastic into durable, functional pieces. - Heatherwick Studio · London, UK
Founded in 1994 by Thomas Heatherwick, one of Britain's most distinctive designers. 250+ architects, designers and makers based in King's Cross, London. Known for: the UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 201 - Charles-Edouard Notredame · Lille, France
Psychiatrist at CHU Lille, Charles-Edouard pioneers new approaches in child psychiatry and suicide prevention. His work pushes the boundaries of traditional mental health care, advocating for a more c - Cloudfisher · Agadir, Morocco
CloudFisher is an innovative water harvesting system that collects fresh water from fog in arid regions. Developed by the German non-profit organization WaterFoundation, CloudFisher is designed to be - Indigenous Clean Energy · Ottawa, Canada
Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) was born out of Chris Henderson’s deep respect for Indigenous communities and their connection to the land. After years working in the clean energy sector, Chris realized - Hepburn Wind · Leonards Hill, Australia
Hepburn Wind is a community-owned wind farm in Victoria, Australia. Its two turbines, nicknamed “Gale” and “Gusto”, generate enough clean electricity to power around 2,000 homes, with surplus revenue - Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim · N'Djamena, Chad
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim grew up in a nomadic Mbororo community in Chad, where life was shaped by the land and the changing climate. As droughts and resource conflicts intensified, she saw the need to m - Ceinture Aliment-Terre Liégeoise · Liège, Belgium
La Ceinture Alimentaire Liégeoise was born in 2013 from a grassroots movement of farmers, citizens, and activists in the Liège region who shared a vision of creating a sustainable, resilient, and loca - Potato head · Seminyak, Indonesia
Founded by Ronald Akili in Bali, Potato Head is a hospitality venue built around sustainable design and low-waste operations — reclaimed building materials and zero-waste practices — bringing together - Studio Roosegaarde · Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde runs a studio at the intersection of art, technology and urban design. GROW: luminescent light installations in agricultural fields that use specific light - Mondragon Corporation · Mondragon, Spain
The world's largest industrial worker cooperative federation, founded in 1956 in Arrasate (Mondragon), Basque Country, by engineer José María Arizmendiarrieta and five young engineers. Today: 80,000+ - Philo Boxe · Montreal, Canada
Philo Boxe trains young men and women aged 12 to 17 in boxing and in life. Based in France, the programme pairs physical training with workshops on philosophy, teaching morals, principles, and the val - Father Manuel Ruiz · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Father Manuel Ruiz, a priest in the Dominican Republic, leads the Revolución Plastique project in El Dique, organising community recycling that turns discarded plastics into usable resources and local - My Human Kit · Nantes, France
Founded by Nicolas Huchet, who lost his hand at 18 and built his own open-source 3D-printed bionic prosthesis for under $1,000. My Human Kit runs the Humanlab, the first fablab entirely dedicated to d - Proxima Fusion · Munich, Allemagne
Munich-based fusion energy startup, spun out of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. Proxima is developing the Quasar stellarator, a compact, continuous fusion reactor based on the advanced We - Refettorio Paris · Paris, France
A solidarity restaurant in Paris founded by three-Michelin-star chef Massimo Bottura and his NGO Food for Soul, created for the Milano Expo 2015 and now operating permanently in the 10th arrondissemen - Eurasanté · Lille, France
Europe's largest healthcare and nutrition innovation cluster, built around the Lille-Métropole university hospital ecosystem. Eurasanté brings together 200+ companies, 20 public research labs and 20,0 - Philippe Albanel · Lyon, France
Philippe Albanel is the founder of Chez Daddy, a network of intergenerational cafés designed to combat senior isolation by rebuilding social connections within neighborhoods. He is reimagining local c
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