The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) is a non-profit organization that aims to preserve the memory of the late President Ramon Magsaysay by commemorating and giving due credit to select individuals and organizations in Asia which embody his view of man as a being born with the right to live in liberty and happiness.
An award embellished with his name (The Ramon Magsaysay Award) was established in his honor to give recognition to those ideals which distinguished his life and the courageous service that he rendered to the people of the Philippines, seeks to acknowledge individuals and organizations in Asia whose contributions have enhanced this creative tradition.
The Award is given in six categories: government service; public service; community leadership; journalism, literature and creative communication arts; peace and international understanding; and emergent leadership. The Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership seeks to inspire young people to apply their talents and energies to selfless and innovative service in Asia; this award category was created in 2000 with support from a Ford Foundation grant, and honors greatness of spirit among men and women forty years old and below.
VISION
With strong international presence and support, the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation continues to honor persons and organizations as exemplars of selfless leadership, whose lives and work make Asia truly a better place by:
-addressing issues of human development across boundaries of culture, politics and religion with courage and creativity
-inspiring young people in Asia and elsewhere to apply their talents and energies to selfless and innovative service
-preserving the values of integrity, respect for human dignity, and principled governance that characterized the late president Ramon Magsaysay
The Magsaysay laureates, through their ideas and programs, exert strong individual and collective influence as a community of moral leaders who promote just, democratic and sustainable responses to the challenges of human development throughout the Asian region.
The Foundation's work is supported by stable organizational resources and strong working relationships with with local and international partners. Because of this, the development initiatives of the Magsaysay laureates are better known and more accessible to the public, and are increasingly supported by media and other relevant institutions within and outside Asia.
MISSION
The mission of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation is to honor outstanding individuals and organizations working in Asia who manifest greatness of spirit in service to the peoples of Asia.
The Foundation bestows the Ramon Magsaysay Award after rigorous investigation and selection; subsequently, the Foundation promotes and supports the work of the Magsaysay laureates, in partnership with other local and international organizations
