Ramon Magsaysay Awardees

Decent Work and Economic Growth

No Poverty

Gender Equality

A social development organization that has evolved from being a bank which is owned and managed by landless women, into an outstanding and highly credible microfinance institution (MFI) that is presently leading the pack of microfinance institutions in the Philippines

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Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI)

Philippines

Therdchai Jivacate

Thailand

A Thai orthopedic surgeon and inventor known for his humanitarian activities in providing free prosthetic limbs to impoverished amputees, and for his development of techniques allowing low-cost, high-quality prostheses to be made from local materials

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Therdchai Jivacate

Thailand

Kim Sun-tae

2007

A blind Korean pastor who founded the Siloam Eye Hospital that helps cure preventive blindness among the poor

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Kim Sun-tae

2007

A blind Korean pastor who founded the Siloam Eye Hospital that helps cure preventive blindness among the poor

Park Won Soon

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

2006

A social justice and human rights activist and principal founder of the nonprofit watchdog organization People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy which monitors government regulatory practices and fights political corruption

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Park Won Soon

2006

Shanta, V.

India

A prominent cancer specialist and the Chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai, whose career has included organizing care for cancer patients and research in the prevention and cure of the disease

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Shanta, V.

India

Masduki, Teten

Indonesia

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

An Indonesian social activist involved in public clearinghouse for information about corruption, collusion, and nepotism in Indonesia

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Masduki, Teten

Indonesia

An Indonesian social activist involved in public clearinghouse for information about corruption, collusion, and nepotism in Indonesia

Jiang Yanyong

2004

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

A Chinese physician from Beijing who publicized a cover-up of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemic in China

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Jiang Yanyong

2004

A Chinese physician from Beijing who publicized a cover-up of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemic in China

Gao Yaojie

2003

Reduced Inequalities

A medical doctor who discovered that the high incidence of HIV-AIDS in China's Henan province was due to the profitable but reckless business of selling human blood

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Gao Yaojie

2003

A medical doctor who discovered that the high incidence of HIV-AIDS in China's Henan province was due to the profitable but reckless business of selling human blood

Pfau, Ruth

Pakistan

2002