Educate Girls, an Indian non-profit founded in 2007 by Safeena Husain, has been selected as a 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient. This makes it the first Indian organisation to receive the honour. Also Read: NCERT Notes for UPSC, CDS, NDA, CAPF AC & AFCAT Written Exam
Other recipients for 2025 include Shaahina Ali from the Maldives and Flaviano Antonio L Villanueva from the Philippines.
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The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in 1957 and is considered Asia’s highest recognition.
It acknowledges individuals who have shown remarkable dedication to serving the people of Asia.
The award is presented annually on August 31, marking the birth anniversary of Ramon Magsaysay, the third president of the Republic of the Philippines, in whose memory the award was created.
Recipients are awarded a certificate, a medallion bearing the image of Ramon Magsaysay, and a cash prize.
The award is internationally regarded as Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
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