One Woman Empowered Lakhs of Tribal Girls & Won the Ramon Magsaysay Award

For Safina Husain, it became a lifelong mission.
In this episode of Unmute with Ganesh, host Dr. Ganesh Natarajan sits down with Safina Husain, Founder of Educate Girls, to explore the story behind one of India’s most impactful social movements.
What began as a simple but powerful belief — that educating girls can transform communities — grew into a nationwide effort working in some of India’s most underserved regions. Through community mobilization, persistence, and purpose-driven leadership, Educate Girls has helped bring millions of girls back into classrooms and change the narrative around girls’ education.