Safeena Husain

Safeena Husain
Safeena Husain with her husband Hansal Mehta
Born (1971-01-21) 21 January 1971 (age 53)
Delhi, India
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
Children2 daughters
FatherYusuf Hussain

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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Lessons from Educate Girls DIB are for everyone: Safeena Husain, Founder & Executive Director, Educate Girls". The Financial Express (India). 15 October 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ "WomenChangeMakers' Annual Report 2012" (PDF). 14 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  3. ^ "How India's First Development Impact Bond Transformed the Lives of over 7000 Rural Kids". 1 October 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Development impact bond results in education announced". Business Line. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2019.