A Sri Lankan who founded a movement that mobilized thousands of people using the idea of voluntary service based on truth, non-violence and self-denial

A Korean farmer and engineer who planned the Daeduk Self-Support Assimilation Project reclaiming cultivable land for refugees of the Korean War.

A museum director from Malaysia who made the Muzium Negara a got-o destination for learning about Malaysian culture, heritage and national identity

A Thai activist noted for her work with slum dwellers in the Khlong Toei District of Bangkok, Thailand

A prominent surgeon, educator and a philantrophist who set up medical cooperatives in the midst of rebuilding a war-ravaged nation, that allowed for his poor countrymen to access quality medical care

Established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand

Created a social welfare and health network second to none in Pakistan and has dedicated their lives in finding homes for the abandoned, providing training and livelihood to the illiterate, and giving the unclaimed or impoverished dead the proper Muslim burial.

Created a social welfare and health network second to none in Pakistan and has dedicated their lives in finding homes for the abandoned, providing training and livelihood to the illiterate, and giving the unclaimed or impoverished dead the proper Muslim burial.

A pioneering Chinese researcher and professor of sociology and anthropology noted for his studies in the study of China's ethnic groups as well as a social activist