Safeena Husain (Indian Social Activist) Biography

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Profession(s)	Social Activist and Entrepreneur

School	Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram
College/University	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (1992-1995) Harvard Business School (2012) Harvard Business School Executive Education (2015)
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics History
LinkedIn	Executive Education Program, Building a Global Enterprise in India Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM)

Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Hansal Mehta (film director)
Marriage Date	22/05/2022
Marriage Place	Taj Campton Place, San Francisco, California

Husband/Spouse

Hansal Mehta (film director)

Children

Daughter	Kimaya (elder) Rihanna (younger)

Parents

Father	Yusuf Bakshish Husain (an actor and a historian)
Mother	Name not known

Father

Yusuf Bakshish Husain

Mother

Name not known

Spouse

Hansal Mehta

Children

Daughter	Kimaya (elder) Rihanna (younger)

Awards, Honours, Achievements	Beyond Business Award by Economic Times (2019) Women Transforming India Award by NITI Aayog (2017) NDTV-L'Oreal Women of Worth Award (2016) Listed in the Empowering Billion Women's 100 List of Most Influential Global Leaders Empowering Women Worldwide (2015) Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship by Skoll Foundation (2015) The WISE Award presented by Qatar Foundaiton (2015) Stars Impact Award by Stars Foundation (2014) USAID Millenium Alliance Award by Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways (2014) Chosen as a Rainer Arnhold Fellow (2013) Chosen as a Women Change Maker India Fellow by Womanity Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland (2012) Winner of India Development Marketplace Competition held by World Bank (2011) Awarded Winner Edelgive Social Innovation Honours Award by Edelgive Foundation (2011) Winner of Dasra Village Capital Award (2010)

Awards, Honours, Achievements

Beyond Business Award by Economic Times (2019)
Women Transforming India Award by NITI Aayog (2017)
NDTV-L'Oreal Women of Worth Award (2016)
Listed in the Empowering Billion Women's 100 List of Most Influential Global Leaders Empowering Women Worldwide (2015)
Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship by Skoll Foundation (2015)
The WISE Award presented by Qatar Foundaiton (2015)
Stars Impact Award by Stars Foundation (2014)
USAID Millenium Alliance Award by Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways (2014)
Chosen as a Rainer Arnhold Fellow (2013)
Chosen as a Women Change Maker India Fellow by Womanity Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland (2012)
Winner of India Development Marketplace Competition held by World Bank (2011)
Awarded Winner Edelgive Social Innovation Honours Award by Edelgive Foundation (2011)
Winner of Dasra Village Capital Award (2010)

1. Safeena tied the knot with acclaimed film director Hansal Mehta.
2. Established Educate Girls (EG) to empower girls through education in India.
3. Educate Girls has over 950,000 enrolled girls, benefiting 11.5 million individuals.
4. The organization boasts 2,000 staff members and 15,000 volunteers.
5. She affectionately calls the girl volunteers 'Balika Volunteers'.
6. Recognized in the Top 100: Most Inspiring Kindergarten to 12th Educationists list.
7. Showcased on Times Now's 'Amazing Indians' segment.
8. Looks up to her father and husband as equality advocates.
9. Serves as an advisor for various Non-Profit Organisations besides Educate Girls.