Organisation Structure

We at the National Domestic Workers’ Movement (NDWM) believe that domestic workers should be able to express their needs and goals in their own words. Therefore, Domestic Workers are present at all levels of leadership. Plans and priorities stem from local groups and domestic workers are involved in the decision-making.



Governing Board

Sr.No Name Role
1 Fr. Felix D’Souza President
2 Sr. Jeanne Devos National Co-ordinator
3 Fr. Lancy Pinto Trustee
4 Sr. Maggie Fernandes Trustee

Members of the Core Team

Fr. Felix D’Souza

Sr. Jeanne Devos

Sr. Christin Mary

  Fr. Chetan Chandran

Sr. Lissy Joseph

Sr. Escaline Miranda

 The Core Team Animates, Trains, Coordinates and Supports the Regional Coordinators of the Movement.

About Sr. Jeanne Devos (www.zusterjeannedevos.org)

Jeanne Devos ICM left Belgium in 1963 with a strong desire to work with and for the most exploited and marginalized. She first started work with hearing impaired in Chennai. In 1966 Jeanne started a student’s movement (YCS/YSM) with the aim of linking students to the underprivileged. The students’ movement transformed into YSMD (Student Movement for Development) and was actively involved in the cyclone of Orissa in 1971. Some of the volunteers remained after the relief service and started Gram Vikas in Orissa – today one of the biggest NGOs in India focussing on peoples participation and ownership.

Later on, Jeanne focused more on groups of sex workers and domestic workers trying to give them a voice and listen to their experience as expressed by them.
In 1985, Jeanne started different groups in Mumbai and Chennai so as to organise domestic workers and child domestic workers. To date, it requires her to co-ordinate more than 17 states across India. Networking with organisations within and outside India is also a primary function of hers.