Korvi Rakshand, the visionary behind the JAAGO Foundation, has been designated as a laureate of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, specifically in the category of Emergent Leadership.
This year saw the selection of four individuals, each representing a unique category, for this esteemed award: Ravi Kannan R from India, Miriam Coronel-Ferrer from the Philippines, Eugenio Lemos from Timor-Leste and Bangladesh's own Korvi Rakshand. The official declaration of this honour was made on Thursday.
The formal bestowal of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards is scheduled to take place at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila, Philippines, on November 11.
Esteemed as the "Nobel Prize of Asia," this distinguished accolade, often regarded as the highest honour in the continent, serves as a tribute to remarkable contributions made by individuals across diverse domains, ranging from public service to pioneering social innovation, all of which significantly shape the lives of people within the Asian region. The ranks of past recipients of this venerable award encompass luminaries like Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, Mother Teresa, Dalai Lama and Satyajit Ray.
Conceived in 1957 by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in tribute to the memory and legacy of Ramon Magsaysay, a revered former president of the Philippines, the Ramon Magsaysay Award reveres the virtues of integrity, bravery and selfless commitment exhibited by individuals who leave an indelible impact on the landscapes of Asia.
With this year's edition of the award, Korvi Rakshand is now an esteemed member of the esteemed cohort comprising 344 exceptional individuals and organizations. Their selfless dedication has provided their respective societies, Asia as a whole, and even the global community, with effective solutions to some of the most obstinate challenges encountered in the realm of human development.
Having established the JAAGO Foundation in 2007, Korvi Rakshand embarked on a journey of profound significance.
Over the years, this foundation has transformed into a prominent local non-profit organization, having experienced exponential growth.
It presently extends free-of-cost, government-recognized English-language education to over 30,000 students spread across Bangladesh, as stated in an official press release.