It is with certainty and enthusiasm that I recommend Vivek Verma to be the recipient of this year’s
Vanier scholarship. I have known Vivek since 2010, as his role was very crucial in inception of Neermal
Neev. Neermal Neev is a healthcare Non – Governmental / Non – Profit Organization registered under
Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950; jurisdiction of India. I distinctly remember getting impressed by him while he worked as Academics and Research Coordinator at SevenHills hospital. His job included responsibilities like participation in commensement of a medical trust, setting up Standard Operating
Procedures for an Ethics Review Board and dealing with federal beaurocracy. Foreseeing application of his talent and experience for our organization,
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A conventional treasurer usually looks into planning, reporting and budgeting finances for an organization. However, for a newly established organization, like ours, Vivek had an additional responsibility of fundraising. While we had ethusiastic members with background in sales and marketing, Vivek was keen on having strategic plans to hone their enthusiasm towards maximizing productivity. After all, establishing financial stability for a Non – Governmental / Non – Profit
Organization requires prescience and patience. As an illustration, it was Vivek 's idea to tap multinational corporate groups for their Corporate-Social Responsibilities and use this money to develop our experience in social work. Thus, we could utilize this experience to prepare propitious proposals to approach political parties and multilateral funding sources like United Nations. Such ideas, and many more demonstrated Vivek 's thoughtfulness, analytical thinking and focused vision, which ultimately proved pivotal in stabilizing our organization. Another important quality of Vivek which qualified him to be the treasurer was his frugal attitude. He believed in saving every penny
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Eventually, we had to hire a Chartered Accountant for book-keeping and other intricate financial procedures. And, we are proud of our decision to have Vivek as our treasurer and trustee.
Currently, Vivek is pursuing his higher education in Canada. In spite of which, he has maintained his relationship with us. We feel free to seek his advice or assistance, and we get it in timely manner.
Although it has been difficult to be at geographical distance from him, even today, he continues to be an assest to our organization. Vivek still uses his social networks to arrange doctor volunteers for our health camp. He discusses his vision with his astute professors (from global health, social work, and epidemiology) and updates us with the latest developments. His focus and vision makes me believe in him as an entrepreneur. While, all this without any expectations in return, demonstrates a sense of philanthropy. His achievements in academics and research were expected from him. Vivek continues to inspire and motivate us. To conclude, I have no reservations in recommending him for Vanier scholarship and wishing him
Mahendar Reddy Kaukuntla S/o Mr. Sudhakar Reddy Kaukuntla. Apart from being a B-Tech graduate from Patnam Rajendar Reddy Memorial Engineering College affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, R. R Dist, Andhra Pradesh, India, which is graded as one of the best colleges offering Bachelor of Technology in various fields at undergraduate level for throughout Andhra Pradesh. I did my primary, middle and high school from “St. Domnic’s High School” situated at Hyderabad till 10th standard – “Secondary School Certificate” (S.S.C.) followed by which completed my 11th and 12th standards known as “Board of Intermediate Education” from “Gauthami Academy Jr. College” situated at Hyderabad. Followed by this got admitted in Bachelor of Technology successfully getting selected in the most competitive entrance test to which more than 50,000 students appear for less than 15,000 seats available. Right from my school till date I have always secured average marks academically, and participated in all extra-curricular activities enthusiastically. I did my four years undergrad (Bachelor of Technology) with majors in Mechanical sciences and Apart from the remarkable educational achievements, I’ve also participated actively in all the debates, elocution, and quizzes conducted by our school and college authorities. I take interest in nature and have a habit of keeping physically fit by jogging in the morning hours and do Aerobics (locally known
(20) Arthur M, Depardieu F, Cabanie L, Reynolds P, Courvalin P. Requirement of the VanY
...ancer research. “The Jimmy V Foundation” was created and is forever changing cancer research today. Over 100 million dollars has been generated thus far and there will be no stopping there. James Valvano influenced us all that life has it challenges but emphasizes that dreams really do come true if you really want to grab it, take it and never let go. So how do we take Valvano’s words and use them as a stepping-stone to get back in focus in the positive direction? For Jimmy it did not matter if he was terribly weak or at the end of his life but he was able to have found strength to continue his ambitious fight. For the rest of us no matter how tired we are from a tough day at work, long day at school, or economic woes we can take what Jimmy has preached to us, and though adversity we can make changes to ourselves to better prepare us for the present, and the future.
at.” Despite his failure, he is still an Indian man, searching for a proclamation of his
Salil Shetty. 2016. Making Change, the Challenge and The Potential ( speech to IAVE World Volunteer Conference). Retrieved from
Working with others and improving own learning and performance are highly essential skills in social work. In this essay I will reflect on how well I have developed these two skills and what I need to do to improve them.
Practice: Purpose, Principles, and Applications in a Climate of System’s Integration. In Saleebey, D. (Ed.), The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice. Fourth Ed. 171-196. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Wilson, K. et al. al., 2011 - p. 78. Social Work: 'Introduction to Contemporary Practice'. 2nd ed.
Describe your understanding of the social work profession and its core values. How have you incorporated social work values in your human service experiences and interactions with others? What significant relationships and life experiences have you had in giving or receiving help that have motivated you to enter the field of social work? What personal qualities equip you for the social work profession? Discuss your experiences and feelings about the working with populations different from your own.
...es for more than 40 millions people in the poorest areas in India. They reflect the company’s value and raise the voice of the company in India.
Over the course of the semester, I have learned a variety of many things regarding social work. These things vary from learning how to help oneself to understanding how to help others. Not only were the textbooks very useful, but also the materials that furthered this textbook learning. The in class presentation, activities, and guest speakers gave us insight and a different perspective on the material we were learning. I feel like this course has given me a good foundation and prepared me as a future social worker (1).
I successfully completed Pharm D degree from one of the topmost universities of Pakistan, University of Karachi, with a CGPR of 3.766, securing 1st position among the graduating class of 2012.
However, there is still a great amount of competence to grasp. Dimitrijoska and Vladimir (2016) state that “[t]he social worker is responsible for his/her professional development and must continually work on gaining new knowledge and learning new methodologies (p. 55). Moreover, as I move forward in social work courses, I will need to take a few actions to ultimately become successful. I will need to do more research, whether it be scholarly articles or assigned texts. I would like to engage in my community by volunteering at more agencies, and making connections with the organizations and learning from social workers. The last step I would like to take is from this point forward, I would like to engage in mindfulness practices. This step in particular is for me to be able to have a healthy relationship with myself, so I am able to continue working for clients in the future, and be able to act as an effective