Archive · 8 Nov 2025
Indian Non-Profit Educate Girls Wins Magsaysay Award for Girls' Education
An Indian organization called Educate Girls, which started in villages in Rajasthan, has won a very important award called the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
This award is like a big prize for amazing work done in Asia.
Educate Girls helps girls who aren't in school get back to learning.
They've helped over two million girls go back to school and millions more with extra learning help.
They work in many villages across India.
The organization's leader said the award belongs to the girls and the many helpers, like volunteers, who work hard.
Educate Girls believes that when communities work together to educate girls, every girl gets a chance to learn and have a better future.
They hope to help even more children learn in the coming years.
Indian non-profit Educate Girls was honored with the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
The organization dedicated the award to its over 55,000 community-based volunteers, field coordinators, youth mentors, parents, and teachers.
Educate Girls has helped over two million girls return to school and supported over 2.4 million children through remedial learning programs.
The award recognizes Educate Girls' commitment to addressing cultural stereotyping and illiteracy through girls' education.
The non-profit aims to reach 10 million learners by 2035 through its '10X10' initiative.
- Who
- Indian non-profit Educate Girls, its founder Safeena Husain, CEO Gayatri Nair Lobo, and its network of over 55,000 community volunteers, field coordinators, and youth mentors.
- What
- Received the Ramon Magsaysay Award, often called the 'Nobel Prize of Asia', for its work in educating girls and empowering them.
- When
- The award was formally presented on Friday, August 31st (announced in August, ceremony on Friday).
- Where
- The ceremony took place at the Metropolitan Theatre in Manila, Philippines.
- Why
- For addressing cultural stereotyping through girls' education, liberating them from illiteracy, and infusing them with skills, courage, and agency to achieve their full potential.
Educate Girls' Perspective
Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation's Perspective
Dedication of the Award
Educate Girls' Perspective
The award is dedicated to the girls and community workers, including Team Balika volunteers, who form the backbone of the initiative, highlighting their courage, grit, and resilience. It celebrates the collective effort of communities united to educate girls.
Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation's Perspective
The award recognizes Educate Girls for its commitment to addressing cultural stereotyping through girls' education, liberating them from illiteracy, and empowering them with skills, courage, and agency to achieve their full potential.
Impact and Motivation
Educate Girls' Perspective
The recognition fuels the ambition for the '10x10' initiative to reach 10 million learners by 2035, underscoring the power of people united by the purpose of educating girls.
Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation's Perspective
The award celebrates transformative leadership and 'greatness of spirit' for Educate Girls' efforts in empowering girls and changing their destiny through education.
- Organization
- Educate Girls
- Award
- Ramon Magsaysay Award
- Founded
- 2007
- Founder
- Safeena Husain
- Volunteer Count
- 55,000+
- Girls Returned to School
- 2 Million+
- Children Supported by Programs
- 2.4 Million+
- Areas of Operation
- Villages in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar, India
- Future Goal
- Reach 10 million learners by 2035 (10X10 initiative)