Bindiya Shajith
Vice Chairperson
Bindiya Shajith serves as Vice Chairperson of the NEG-FIRE Governing Board.
Pragya Dwivedi
Member
Pragya has 17 years of experience working with NGOs and INGOs in programme management, development communications, and fundraising, with expertise in labour rights, gender equality, inclusion, sustainability, environment, and livelihood.
Shailendra Awale
Member
Dr. Shailendra Awale is a medical graduate, management specialist, and policy analyst. He has been involved with movements of the socially excluded for their rights and entitlements for the last 25 years across India. Presently, he provides accompaniment support to organisations on social enterprises, institutional development, and personal excellence. He serves on the governing boards of Vision Spring India, Rural Gospel, and Medical Missions of India.
He has worked in the ecumenical sector, served as Chief Coordinator of CNI SBSS, Head of the Policy Advocacy Group of CMAI, and on the governance of ACT Alliance of WCC and the Diocese of Delhi CNI as Honorary Treasurer.
Abp. Elias Gonsalves
Member
Born in Chulna village, Maharashtra, on July 4, 1961, Bishop Gonsalves studied at St. Xavier's High School, Manickpur. After obtaining a Bachelor's degree in History and Economics from the University of Bombay in 1982, he joined St. Pius X College, Goregaon, Mumbai. Bishop Gonsalves specialized in Community Based Development and Leadership from St. Francis Xavier University, Coady Institute, Canada, and did studies in Counselling. As a priest he was engaged in various capacities in parishes, youth ministry, social work and education.
He has been In Charge of Catholic Education in Western Region Catholic Bishop Council (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa). He was a main instrument in forming Western Region Catholic Foundation For Education (WRCFE) as Registered Company under Companies Act 2013.
Brother Abraham Kadliyil Abraham
Member
Abraham Kadliyil Abraham is member of the Religious Society of Franciscan Missionary Brothers. He has his MA and Doctoral Degree from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. After his studies he has rendered services in various capacities to religious and human developmental activities of his Religious Society including the principal of Vidya Deep College, Bangalore, the provincial of Delhi province of the Religious Society, Chairman of ChildLine Jhansi, and the vice-president of Conference of Religious India. At present, Abraham Kadliyil Abraham is the Director of St. Francis School, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.