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Safeena Husain, an active social worker, is the founder and Executive Director at Educate Girls – a non-profit organisation that is headquartered in Mumbai, India. The organisation aims to tackle issues at the root cause of gender inequality in India’s education system

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Early life and education

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Safeena graduated from the London School of Economics and has worked in the development sector with both rural and urban under-served communities around the world. From 1997 to 2004, she was the Executive Director for Child Family Health International in San Francisco, CA USA, managing and supporting a range of development programs in the area of health. Safeena was also Board Chair of the International Development Exchange. in San Francisco, a non-profit organisation that promotes sustainable solutions to counter poverty in Africa, Asia & Latin America.

Recognition & Awards

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

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  • Winner NITI Aayog Women Transforming India Award 2017
  • Winner NDTV-L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Award 2016
  • Winner 2015 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship - April 2015
  • Winner of The WISE Award - September 2014
  • Rainer Arnhold Fellow - September 2013
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