Chairman, Swayam Shikshan Prayog
Vice Rector and Adminstrator
Don Bosco Technical Training Institute, Mumbai.

Fr. Furtado has worked intensively with youth and has led the implementation of innovative technological excellence and human development at the Institute.

Founder & CEO at QLEAP ACADEMY, Pune

Dr. Chinchure has worked on diverse technology areas in the field of materials, chemistry, physics, electronics, renewable energy and information technology. He has worked as Chair Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Symbiosis Intl University, “Asst. Vice President – Innovations” at Reliance Innovation Leadership Centre (RILC), Pune. He is a member of the Sectoral Innovation Council of Ministry of Trade and Commerce, Government of India.

Founder, BWorks Communication and Advisory Services

Payal has a deep understanding of innovative social change models having worked in India’s dynamic social entrepreneurship sector for over a decade. She has extensive experience in the areas of project management, strategy and planning, research and analysis, event planning and execution and communications. Especially skilled at conceptualizing and implementing new programming. Instrumental in launching programs at NASE, the Khemka Foundation and Resource Alliance India.

Management Consultant
Director for Adharam Energy Private Limited, Chennai

Providing guidance and supporting field activities of rural NGOs/CBOs teams in the microfinance and livelihood programs.

Founder Member, NDMA, Government of India,
Senior Professor & Head of School, MIT World Peace University, Pune

 Over 30 years of experience of disaster risk management, public administration, human resource development, training, research and public policy consulting at international and national levels, of which 18 years’ experience has been in the field of disaster risk reduction, coastal resilience and climate change adaptation.

Former Deputy Director of Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune

A seasoned teacher/trainer with over 30 years’ experience in Academics and Academic administration at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. Extensive exposure to traditional and modern media, communication skills, mass communication, media education and research, theatre and puppetry.

Chief Operations – Knowledge Links Pvt. Ltd., Ghaziabad

Over 25 years of experience in design, development and management of community based development initiatives. Specialises in development Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and knowledge management systems. Nisheet has designed and implemented large scale capacity building interventions with a focus on policy and institutional development issues.

Secretary

Prema Gopalan is the founder of Swayam Shikshan Prayog and has completed her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the prestigious TATA Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Her search for economic alternatives for women belonging to poor communities led her to pioneer work with savings and credit for grassroots women in rural Maharashtra.

Chairman, Swayam Shikshan Prayog
Vice Rector and Adminstrator
Don Bosco Technical Training Institute, Mumbai.

Fr. Furtado has worked intensively with youth and has led the implementation of innovative technological excellence and human development at the Institute.

Prema Gopalan was the proud recipient of SEOY 2018 Award. The Award was presented by Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, National Institution for Transforming India, NITI Aayog, in New Delhi.

This is a great milestone in the journey of Swayam Shikshan Prayog and a testimony to Swayam Shikshan Prayog’s tireless movement to empower each and every woman in the most vulnerable and marginalized regions of India to change her life and the lives around her.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog was awarded the 2016 UNFCCC Momentum for Change Climate Change Award for “Creating a network of Rural Community Leaders Combating Climate Change” at the Showcase Event at UN Climate Change Conference held at COP22, Marrakech, Morocco on November 16, 2016.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog is one of the 13 winners of the Award and the only Indian entity being addressed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

http://unfccc.int/secretariat/momentum_for_change/items/9942.php

Swayam Shikshan Prayog is one of the 15 winners of the Equator Prize 2017 by UNDP.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog has been selected from 806 nominations from 120 countries for its women led climate resilient agro-ecological farming model and entrepreneurship and has empowered more than 72,000 in India.

Kamal Kumbhar, a serial entrepreneur from Swayam Shikshan Prayog received ‘Women Transforming India Awards 2017’ from Wing Commander Pooja Thakur at the Award Ceremony held on 29th August, 2017 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The award was launched by NITI Aayog, in partnership with United Nations in India and MyGov. http://in.one.un.org/un-video/hatching-thousand-enterprises-kamal-kumbhar/

Kamal Kumbhar, a serial entrepreneur from Swayam Shikshan Prayog has received the 2017 Woman Exemplar Award of CII Foundation in the Micro enterprise category from the Honorable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee on 27th April, 2017 at New Delhi, India.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog was awarded the coveted Rashtriya Swayam Siddh Samman based on our significant contributions to the development sector at the Award ceremony held on Jan 14, 2016 in Delhi.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog was awarded the 6th Billionth South Asia Award 2015 under the M-Health Category on July 23 2015, New Delhi, India out of 320 total applications.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog was awarded at the Vodafone Mobile for Good award 2014 for the Arogya Sakhi Program – Delivering preventive healthcare services at the doorstep by women health entrepreneurs

For her exceptional work in the field of climate community resilience, Godavari Dange of Swayam Shikshan Prayog received the Rama Govinda National Award 2018 on January 28. Godavari is a pioneer in the field of climate resilient agriculture, which promotes Swayam Shikshan Prayog’s one-acre model of farming. She is the Secretary of Sakhi Federation in Maharashtra, and also the Director of Vijaya Sakhi Women-led Farmer Producer Company Osmanabad, Maharashtra, India.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog received the Inclusive India Award 2013-14 from ICICI and CNBC-TV18.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog is one of the 15 winners of the Equator Prize 2017 by UNDP.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog has been selected from 806 nominations from 120 countries for its women led climate resilient agro-ecological farming model and entrepreneurship and has empowered more than 72,000 in India.

Prema Gopalan was the proud recipient of SEOY 2018 Award. The Award was presented by Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, National Institution for Transforming India, NITI Aayog, in New Delhi.

This is a great milestone in the journey of Swayam Shikshan Prayog and a testimony to Swayam Shikshan Prayog’s tireless movement to empower each and every woman in the most vulnerable and marginalized regions of India to change her life and the lives around her.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog was awarded the 2016 UNFCCC Momentum for Change Climate Change Award for “Creating a network of Rural Community Leaders Combating Climate Change” at the Showcase Event at UN Climate Change Conference held at COP22, Marrakech, Morocco on November 16, 2016.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog is one of the 13 winners of the Award and the only Indian entity being addressed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

http://unfccc.int/secretariat/momentum_for_change/items/9942.php

Maharashtra Leaders

Maharashtra Leaders

Odisha Leaders

Archana Bhosale

Sadhana Deshmukh

Founder, BWorks Communication and Advisory Services

Payal has a deep understanding of innovative social change models having worked in India’s dynamic social entrepreneurship sector for over a decade. She has extensive experience in the areas of project management, strategy and planning, research and analysis, event planning and execution and communications. Especially skilled at conceptualizing and implementing new programming. Instrumental in launching programs at NASE, the Khemka Foundation and Resource Alliance India.

Chief Operations – Knowledge Links Pvt. Ltd., Ghaziabad

Over 25 years of experience in design, development and management of community based development initiatives. Specialises in development Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and knowledge management systems. Nisheet has designed and implemented large scale capacity building interventions with a focus on policy and institutional development issues.

Prema Gopalan received Schwab Foundation’s Award of Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 from Prof. Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.

She is one of the 40 awardees received the award for Social Innovation Driving Change and Transforming Society at the WEF’s Sustainable Development Impact Summit (SDI) held in Sept 2019. We are happy to be part of the Schwab Foundation’s global community of over 350 social innovators!

Management Consultant
Director for Adharam Energy Private Limited, Chennai

Providing guidance and supporting field activities of rural NGOs/CBOs teams in the microfinance and livelihood programs.

Founder Member, NDMA, Government of India,
Senior Professor & Head of School, MIT World Peace University, Pune

 Over 30 years of experience of disaster risk management, public administration, human resource development, training, research and public policy consulting at international and national levels, of which 18 years’ experience has been in the field of disaster risk reduction, coastal resilience and climate change adaptation.

Former Deputy Director of Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune

A seasoned teacher/trainer with over 30 years’ experience in Academics and Academic administration at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. Extensive exposure to traditional and modern media, communication skills, mass communication, media education and research, theatre and puppetry.

Founder & CEO at QLEAP ACADEMY, Pune

Dr. Chinchure has worked on diverse technology areas in the field of materials, chemistry, physics, electronics, renewable energy and information technology. He has worked as Chair Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Symbiosis Intl University, “Asst. Vice President – Innovations” at Reliance Innovation Leadership Centre (RILC), Pune. He is a member of the Sectoral Innovation Council of Ministry of Trade and Commerce, Government of India.

Secretary

Prema Gopalan is the founder of Swayam Shikshan Prayog and has completed her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the prestigious TATA Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Her search for economic alternatives for women belonging to poor communities led her to pioneer work with savings and credit for grassroots women in rural Maharashtra.

Ms. Prema Gopalan was selected as one of the 50 Most Talented Green Leaders in the World CSR Conference on 17th February, 2015.

Ms. Prema Gopalan was selected as one of the four Finalist for the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2015

GuideStar India recognizes organizations that practice and voluntarily demonstrate their transparency and accountability in the public domain. Swayam Shikshan Prayog is an Advanced level winner the GuideStar India NGO Transparency Award and received Gold Seal certification valid till 31 December 2017.

Prema Gopalan receive 2018 Devi Awards from Hon’ble Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director of The New Indian Express. The Devi award is given to exceptional Indian women who display dynamism and innovation in their work, and who change the lives and lot of people around them through that work.