RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD 2025

CURRENT CONTEXT : An Indian non-profit organisation, Foundation to Educate Girls Globally (Educate Girls), has been named a 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee.

 ABOUT FOUNDATION TO EDUCATE GIRLS GLOBALLY

• Founded: 2007 by Safeena Husain
• Mission: “One girl at a time” – ensuring girls’ education in rural, disadvantaged areas.
• Initiatives:
  • Development Impact Bond (2015) – world’s first in education, benefiting 2 million girls in 30,000 villages.
  • Pragati Open Schooling Program – helps women aged 15–29 continue education (expanded from 300 to 31,500 participants).

ABOUT RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD

• Established: 1958 (named after former Philippines President Ramon Magsaysay)
• Objective: Honors individuals/organizations showing transformative leadership, service, and courage in Asia.
• Award Ceremony: 7th November 2025, Manila.
• Categories (till 2008): Government Service, Public Service, Community Leadership, Journalism & Literature, Peace & International Understanding, and Emergent Leadership.

Post 2009: Only Emergent Leadership remains category-specific.