Educate Girls among Magsaysay Award 2025 winners

Manila, Aug 31: An Indian non-profit working for education of out-of-school girls in remote villages is among the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees, it was announced Sunday.

The Foundation to Educate Girls Globally, widely known as 'Educate Girls,' has made history as the first Indian organisation to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award, a statement from the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) said here.

Considered the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, recognises greatness of spirit shown in selfless service to the peoples of Asia.