that he does not need health or wealth to work for the poor, but the true spirit that he has in abundance. For his efforts, Arun has received the Salaam Bengal Award 2011 initiated by Anandabazar Patrika (ABP) Group, and the Indian Volunteer Award 2011 by Apeejay Group. He is also one of the winners of the Challenge 3rd iDiya 2011 competition conducted by the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. Impressed by his work and commitment, UNICEF India has expressed willingness to work with his foundation. His foundation is also listed on the website of Centre For Health Market Innovation.
CASE STUDY/HIMACHAL PRADESH: COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE In a region like Himachal Pradesh (HP), which is highly vulnerable to various types of natural hazards, it is crucial to build communities for disaster preparedness and response. Navneet Yadav, a National UN Volunteer works as the Capacity Building and Training Associate under the UNDP-GOI DRR Programme (DRR 2009-2012) in HP. As a UN Volunteer, Navneet has developed a new perspective on volunteering and has realized his ethical responsibility to strengthen the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) framework in this region. He draws a great sense of satisfaction from his work and is determined to bring in more innovative ideas to make people aware of disaster preparedness and response to minimize causalities in terms of loss of life and material. “I endeavour to sensitize and prepare the communities for an unimagined, catastrophic event, or to overcome it. I exploit my creativity and skills to develop innovative means of capacity building
Navneet raising awareness about DRR among school and college students in Himachal Pradesh through an audio-visual quiz Š Navneet, UNV
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