{"id":345584,"date":"2025-09-02T11:31:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=345584"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:31:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:01:35","slug":"ramon-magsasay-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ramon-magsasay-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramon Magsasay Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; The \u2018Foundation to Educate Girls Globally\u2019, an Indian non-profit focused on promoting girls\u2019 education, has been selected as a 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345585\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-345585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ramon-Magsasay-Award.png?resize=413%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ramon Magsasay Award\" width=\"413\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ramon-Magsasay-Award.png?w=501&amp;ssl=1 501w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ramon-Magsasay-Award.png?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- Nationalherald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About Ramon Magsasay Award<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"309\">It was <em>established in 1957 <\/em>to honour the legacy of Ramon Magsaysay, the <em>seventh President of the Philippines<\/em>, remembered for his integrity and leadership.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"441\"><em>First presented in 1958<\/em>, it is widely regarded as <em>Asia\u2019s highest honour<\/em> and is often called the \u201c<em>Asian Nobel Prize<\/em>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"555\">The award is <em>conferred every year on August 31<\/em>, Magsaysay\u2019s birth anniversary, in Manila, Philippines.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"735\">Each awardee is honoured with a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To celebrate greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia.<\/li>\n<li>To honour <em>individuals and organisations<\/em> for selfless service and contributions to the public good, irrespective of race, creed, gender, or nationality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Award Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1958\u20132008<\/strong>: Given in six categories \u2013\n<ul>\n<li>Government Service<\/li>\n<li>Public Service<\/li>\n<li>Community Leadership<\/li>\n<li>Journalism, Literature &amp; Creative Communication Arts<\/li>\n<li>Peace &amp; International Understanding<\/li>\n<li>Emergent Leadership (introduced in 2000 with Ford Foundation support)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Since 2009<\/strong>: Fixed categories discontinued, <em>except Emergent Leadership<\/em>. Selections are now based on overall merit of leadership and service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Significance for India<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Several Indians have been awardees, including Verghese Kurien, M.S. Subbulakshmi, Kiran Bedi, Aruna Roy, and Bezwada Wilson.<\/li>\n<li>In 2025, <em>Educate Girls became the first Indian organisation<\/em> to win the award, marking a milestone in India\u2019s contribution to social transformation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News&#8211; The \u2018Foundation to Educate Girls Globally\u2019, an Indian non-profit focused on promoting girls\u2019 education, has been selected as a 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient. About Ramon Magsasay Award It was established in 1957 to honour the legacy of Ramon Magsaysay, the seventh President of the Philippines, remembered for his integrity and leadership. 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