Ramon Magsaysay Award

Published on 06 Dec 2025

• An Indian non-profit organisation, 'Educate Girls', working for education of out-of-school girls in remote villages is among the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees announced recently.

• 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.

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

• The 2025 Awardees will each receive a medallion bearing the likeness of President Ramon Magsaysay, a certificate inscribed with their citation, and a cash prize.

• Ramon Magsaysay was the seventh President of the Philippines, known for his integrity, populist reforms, and strong stance against communism. Following his death in 1957, the Award was established in his honor to recognize individuals in Asia who demonstrate the same "greatness of spirit" and selfless service that he championed.

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