Berkley Center

Farida Vahedi is a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India, and a trustee of the Bahá'í House of Worship, better known as the Lotus Temple. She serves as the Secretary for External Affairs of the National Spiritual Assembly and the executive director of its department of external affairs. She has extensive experience in the field of grassroots capacity building and development. With a background in the field of education for development, she has worked extensively with people of all age groups both in rural and urban settings. Vahedi has been an affiliate of the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity since 2000 and has worked in promoting the spiritual dimension in the following areas of development, namely: the equality of men and women, effective governance, and the discourse on science, religion and development.