Change Creator: Better Business. Better Life. Better World.

In this interview we talk with the co-founder of the Amani Institute, a school for social entrepreneurship. What is a social entrepreneur, why is it important and what does the future hold? For as long as she can remember, Ilaina has been working actively towards social change. Born in Venezuela to Argentinian parents who were exiled due to the dictatorship, Ila learned from a young age the power of education to promote justice. As such, her career has focused on supporting people in making a difference in the world. Ila worked at the United Nations Argentine Youth Organization (OAJNU), serving on the Cordoba Region’s Executive Committee as well as on the National Board. She moved to Spain to work in the International Cooperation Department of the Youth Council of Galicia-Spain, supporting relations with the European Union. Given her experience, Ila was recruited by Ashoka’s Southern Cone office as Director of the Youth Venture Program. After working at Ashoka’s headquarters in Washington DC as Latin Americ