Educate Girls

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) formally conferred the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awards to Fr. Flaviano Antonio L. Villanueva from the Philippines, the Foundation to Educate Girls Globally from India, and Shaahina Ali from the Maldives during the 67th Ramon Magsaysay Presentation Ceremony held on November 7, 2025, at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila, Philippines.

Safeena Husain, founder of India’s Educate Girls and one of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awardees, delivered a stirring lecture on November 4 at the Ramon Magsaysay Center in Manila, Philippines, calling on Asia and the world to ensure that every girl receives the education she deserves.

“This recognition belongs to thousands of volunteers, partners, and team members who have worked tirelessly for one mission: to find out-of-school girls, bring them back into education, and help them stay, learn, and thrive,” said founder Safeena Husain of Educate Girls.

An Indian non-profit dedicated to empowering rural girls through education has been awarded the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s most prestigious honor.