- Four individuals and one organization were awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2024.
2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award Winners
- Karma Phuntsho (Bhutan) is being honored for connecting Bhutan’s rich heritage to modern challenges and inspiring Bhutan’s youth to embrace their past while moving forward with confidence.
- Studio Ghibli co-founder Miyazaki Hayao (Japan) is being honored for using animation to portray the human condition, especially inspiring children as pioneers of imagination.
- Rural Doctors Movement (Thailand) is being honoured for improving public health and empowering rural people, ensuring that no one is left behind in the country’s progress.
- Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong (Vietnam) is being honoured for her research on the effects of Agent Orange/dioxin and her dedication to helping its victims and highlighting the long-term consequences of war.
- Farwiza Farhan (Indonesia) is being honoured for her emerging leadership in protecting endangered natural resources, promoting social justice and emphasising responsible management of nature.
Ramon Magsaysay Award
- This award, also known as the Nobel Prize of Asia, was established in the year 1958 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York City.
- It is Asia’s premier award and highest honour. It recognises the greatness of spirit shown in selfless service to the people of Asia.
Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF)
- It is an international, fully independent non-profit organization established in Manila (Philippines) in the year 1957.
- The first Ramon Magsaysay Awards were given in August 1958 to five outstanding individuals working in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Sri Lanka and one Philippines-based organization.