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Our community of social innovators 510 190 Asia 24% Europe 20% Latin America 16% North America 22% Middle East and North Africa 7% Oceania 1% Sub-Saharan Africa 10%Operating in 1 90 countries, with a greater geographical spread across countries in recent cohorts There has been a notable shift in recent years to a younger demographic working in social innovation48 AVERAGE AGE Age spread in community29 70active social entrepreneurs and innovators 25 cohorts since 2001 COUNTRIES Gender balance has been consistently strong across the last five cohorts, with the 2026 cohort at 52% women52% Female Male 46% Female 54% Regions of impact Gender profile (2022-2026) Schwab Foundation 2026 Awardees and Impact Report 8