Safeena Husain

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Safeena Husain is the founder and board member of Educate Girls, an Indian non-profit that mobilises communities toward girls’ education in some of the hardest-to-reach villages in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. Under her leadership, Educate Girls has expanded to 18,000 villages in India. Safeena is a graduate from London School of Economics.


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Articles by Safeena Husain


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December 16, 2022
Back to school? Not without a transfer certificate
While documentation remains a challenge for many marginalised students, private, public, and even open schools continue to insist on transfer certificates for re-admissions.
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December 9, 2021
Can we ensure that all children return to schools?
Schools are slowly reopening after multiple COVID-19 lockdowns. It is time to build a better education system that focuses on the needs of the most vulnerable children, especially girls.
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June 23, 2020
How to write a winning proposal
A tried and tested guide to successful fundraising.
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