Educate Girls NGO receives Ramon Magsaysay Award 2025
ANALYSIS
1. Award Recognition
Indian non-profit Foundation to Educate Girls Globally, popularly known as Educate Girls, has been named a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2025.
The announcement was made by the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation.
It is considered Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
Educate Girls becomes the first Indian organisation to receive this honour.
2. About the Organisation
Educate Girls is a non-profit organisation focused on girls’ education in rural and educationally disadvantaged regions of India.
It works by mobilising community and government resources to identify and enrol out-of-school girls.
The organisation was founded in 2007 in Rajasthan by Safeena Husain.
3. Core Areas of Work The organisation focuses on:
Identifying communities with low female literacy and high dropout rates
Bringing out-of-school girls into classrooms
Ensuring retention of girls in schools
Supporting them until they obtain educational credentials and employment opportunities
4. Community-Centric Model The initiative operates through:
Community mobilisation
Partnership with government education systems
Local volunteer networks
Personalised support to overcome barriers such as poverty, domestic work and social norms
5. Mission and Vision
Founder Safeena Husain emphasised the organisation’s mission to break the cycle of illiteracy and poverty among girls.
The initiative follows the motto “one girl at a time”, highlighting grassroots, individual-focused interventions to create broader social transformation.
The organisation also aims to promote societal acceptance of girls’ education as a fundamental right.
6. Other 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees Other recipients for 2025 include:
Shaahina Ali from Maldives for environmental work
Flaviano Antonio L. Villanueva from Philippines
7. Award Ceremony
The 67th Ramon Magsaysay Award ceremony is scheduled on November 7, 2025 at the Metropolitan Theatre.
Awardees receive:
Medallion
Certificate
Cash Prize
STATIC PARTRamon Magsaysay Award
Established: 1957
Named after: Ramon Magsaysay, former President of the Philippines
Administered by: Ramon Magsaysay Foundation
Objective: To honour individuals or organisations in Asia demonstrating transformational leadership and public service.
Importance for India
Many prominent Indians have received the award in the past for contributions in governance, social service, journalism, and community leadership.
The recognition of Educate Girls highlights India’s civil society efforts in advancing girls’ education and gender equality.
Updated - 31 August 2025 | 09:32 PM | News Source: NEWS ON AIR