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India’s
non-profit organization Educate Girls (also known as the Foundation to Educate
Girls Globally) has been awarded the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2025.
¨ Often referred to as Asia’s “Nobel Prize,”
this honor recognizes extraordinary contributions in the fields of public
service and humanitarian work.
¨ It is the first Indian NGO to be recognised
with this honour.
¨ The award is often called Asia’s version of
the Nobel Prize.
¨ Educate Girls was founded in 2007 in
Rajasthan by Safeena Husain.
¨ The NGO works to bring community and
government support for girls’ education.
¨ Its focus is on rural and underprivileged
regions of India.
¨ The Ramon Magsaysay Foundation praised
Educate Girls for targeting the most underserved communities.
¨ It brings out-of-school girls into
classrooms. It also helps them stay in school until they are ready for higher
studies or employment.
¨ Safeena Husain said the organisation’s goal
is to break the cycle of illiteracy and poverty. Its guiding principle is “one
girl at a time.”
¨ The approach includes grassroots mobilisation
and partnerships with government.
¨ It also provides local solutions to
challenges like poverty and household chores.
¨ Other 2025 awardees include Shaahina Ali from
the Maldives.
¨ She was recognised for her work in
environmental protection.
¨ Flaviano Antonio L. Villanueva from the
Philippines was also named a winner.
¨ Awardees will receive a medallion, a
certificate, and a cash prize.
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The 67th
Ramon Magsaysay Awards ceremony will take place on November 7, 2025. It will be
held at the Metropolitan Theatre in Manila.
