Safeena Husain Explained

Safeena Husain
Father:Yusuf Hussain
Birth Date:21 January 1971
Birth Place:Delhi, India
Children:2 daughters

Safeena Husain is a social worker and founder of Educate Girls – a non-profit organisation that is headquartered in Mumbai, India. It focusses on mobilising communities for girls’ education in India’s rural and educationally backward areas.[1] Under her leadership, Educate Girls’ launched world’s first Development Impact Bond in education which on its completion in 2018 surpassed both its target outcomes.[2] [3] [4]

Recognition & Awards

In 2011, she was elected one of the Asia 21 Young Leaders by the Asia Society.[5] She is a Rainer Arnhold Fellow[6] and was featured as a speaker at a TEDxASB event on the subject of "Rejuvenating Government Schools in India for Girls' Education".[7] She was also featured as a Times Now "Amazing Indian".[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lessons from Educate Girls DIB are for everyone: Safeena Husain, Founder & Executive Director, Educate Girls . The Financial Express (India) . October 15, 2018 . 12 April 2019 .
  2. Web site: WomenChangeMakers' Annual Report 2012. 14 August 2013. 2014-08-21. 13 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513232636/http://www.womanity.org/medias/2012/07/05-WCMreport_ZIGLA_2013_07_20.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: How India's First Development Impact Bond Transformed the Lives of over 7000 Rural Kids . October 1, 2018 . 12 April 2019 .
  4. News: Development impact bond results in education announced . Business Line . August 30, 2018 . 12 April 2019 .
  5. http://sites.asiasociety.org/asia21summit/asia-21/safeena-husain-expands-educate-girls-reach/2013/05/24/ Safeena Husain Expands Educate Girls' Reach
  6. http://rainerfellows.org/the-fellows/safeena-husain/ Rainer Arnhold Official Website: The Fellows
  7. TEDxASB - Safeena Husain - Rejuvenating Government Schools . en . 2024-04-08 . www.youtube.com.
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHpgxBJC4KY Times Now: Amazing Indians
  9. News: ETPWLA 2019: Safeena Husain of Educate Girls Foundation receives 'Beyond Business' award . The Economic Times . March 29, 2019 . 12 April 2019 .
  10. Web site: Girls Education charity India Girl child education ngo . 2024-04-08 . en-US.
  11. Web site: About the Awardee: Safeena Husain . NDTV . L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Award . 2016 . 22 July 2018 .
  12. Web site: Skoll Educate Girls Foundation . 2024-04-08.
  13. http://www.wise-qatar.org/safeena-husain Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship
  14. http://rainerfellows.org/the-fellows/safeena-husain/ Rainer Arnhold Official Website: The Fellows

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