Safeena Husain

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. 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.

Recognition & Awards
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".
 * ET Prime Women Leadership Award 2019
 * 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