Which Indian organization was awarded the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award?

In 2025, Educate Girls, a non-profit organization founded by Safeena Husain in 2007, was honored with the Ramon Magsaysay Award, becoming the first Indian organization to receive this prestigious recognition. The award acknowledged Educate Girls’ transformative work in promoting girls’ education in rural India, particularly in remote villages, by breaking cultural barriers and gender stereotypes. The organization has enrolled over 2 million girls into schools and provided remedial learning support to millions more.