Overview
- Nagi received the 2026 GEMS Education Global Teacher Prize at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, with the award administered by the Varkey Foundation in collaboration with UNESCO.
- Through the Rouble Nagi Art Foundation, she has set up more than 800 community learning centres across over 100 underserved locations in India.
- Her “Living Walls of Learning” turn neglected walls in slums into interactive murals that teach literacy, numeracy, science, hygiene, history, and social values.
- She has recruited and trained over 600 local educators and volunteers to run the centres, tailoring flexible, low-cost, practical learning to children facing poverty, child labour, and irregular attendance.
- Reporting from organizers and local media highlights reduced dropout rates and improved retention under her model, which has expanded from Mumbai’s slums to regions including Jammu and Kashmir.