Safeena Husain – Educate Girls – 2015 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship
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Safeena is the Founder and Board Member of Educate Girls (EG), an Indian non-profit that mobilises communities toward girls’ education in some of the hardest-to-reach villages. Under her leadership, EG has enrolled 1.1 million+ girls in schools till date, improved learning outcomes for 1.6 million+ children, expanded operations to 20,000 villages through a 20,000+ strong team of community volunteers.
An LSE graduate, Safeena has worked extensively with underserved communities in South America, Africa and Asia. She is known for her efforts to bridge the gender and literacy gaps through tech-driven interventions, pioneering the world’s first Development Impact Bond in education and EG becoming the first Audacious project in Asia, which aims to bring 40% of India’s out of school girls back to education.
