A Singaporean politician credited for leading the successful public housing program in the Southeast Asian city-state during the early 1960s

An Indian social reformer and freedom fighter most remembered for her contribution to the Indian independence movement

A Malaysian politician who became a prime example of how government officials can reshape their society through efficient and innovative planning

A Filipina who, together with her husband, established the Bantug Community Cooperative Credit Union which improved the lives of rural folks.

A Filipino tailor who, together with his wife, set up Bantug Community Cooperative Credit Union, helping many people in rural communities.

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 cytogeneticist from India who made major advances in breeding sturdier, more productive and better quality plant types

A Dutch-Indonesian agriculturist who influenced a whole generation of farmers to adopt new technologies that increased agricultural yield

A medical doctor from Thailand who educated the people of a remote community to a new and vital awareness of what they can do for themselves with meager means