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Educate Girls Wins Magsaysay
Context:
The Indian NGO Educate Girls has been awarded the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award for its work in bringing out-of-school girls into classrooms and addressing gender disparity in education.
About:
- Established in 1957 in memory of Ramon Magsaysay, the 7th President of the Philippines.
- Considered the “Asia’s Nobel Prize”, awarded for greatness of spirit and transformative leadership.
Administering Body
- Managed by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF), Manila, Philippines.
Award Components
- Certificate and medallion (with embossed image of Ramon Magsaysay).
- Award ceremony held annually on August 31 (Magsaysay’s birth anniversary).
Award Categories (1958–2008)
- 1958–2008: Government Service, Public Service, Community Leadership, Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts, Peace and International Understanding, Emergent Leadership.
- Post-2009: Awards are given without fixed categories, focusing broadly on transformative leadership.)
Notable Indian Recipients
- Vinoba Bhave (1958) – Community Leadership
- Jayaprakash Narayan (1965) – Public Service
- Kiran Bedi (1994) – Government Service
- Aruna Roy (2000) – Community Leadership
- Ravish Kumar (2019) – Journalism
- Educate Girls NGO (2025) – Education/Community Leadership
Significance
- Recognises grassroots leadership and service in Asia.
- Reinforces values of social justice, equity, peace, and human dignity.
- Provides global recognition to Asian reformers and organisations.
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