Rashmi Pandey-Executive Officer of IASSW

Profile Details

Name: Rashmi Pandey

Email: rashmi@iassw-aiets.org

Affiliation and Position :

• Executive Officer of International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) Since October 2012
• Founding Member of Canada Asia Research Collective: https://www.canada-asia-researchcollective.org/
• Member of Steering committee at Puey Ungphakorn Rural Development Network(PURDNetwork) : http://purdnet.wordpress.com
• Volunteer at Givingway : https://www.givingway.com/
• Advisor – Fundamental Action & Research Foundation (FARF) http://farf.in
• Consultant of Hamara Foundation- Street Children Organization

Membership of organisations (International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) ):

• International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
• The Home Science Education in India (HSAI)
• GBPUAT Alumni Associations
• SNDT Alumni Associations
• Member of Global Social Service workforce alliance: http://www.socialserviceworkforce.org/

Educational Qualification/s: (Degrees): Master’s in Extension Education

Languages written and spoken: Hindi, English and Marathi

Narrative:

Rashmi Pandey is a highly experienced Executive Officer with an illustrious career spanning over two decades in the non-profit sector, managing both national and international NGOs. Her journey in the developmental sector commenced with dedicated work for street children in Mumbai, showcasing her early commitment to social causes. Subsequently, she served as a Monitoring Officer at Magic Bus, an NGO focused on utilizing sports for the development of underprivileged children. Her versatility is evident in her role as a Coordinator in a CBSE board school, where she worked with privileged children.

Later, Rashmi transitioned to projects in the field of Tobacco Control with Healis-Sekhsaria Institute of Public Health, contributing her skills to various impactful initiatives. Throughout her career, she has consistently demonstrated proficiency in project management, leadership, event coordination, report writing, editing, and the strategic management of digital content across diverse platforms, including websites and social media.

Rashmi holds a Master’s in Extension Education from SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, India, providing her with a robust theoretical foundation complementing her extensive practical experience. Her professional journey has been closely aligned with the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and various national organizations in India, allowing her to play a significant role in advancing social work and social welfare on a global scale.

A key strength lies in Rashmi’s ability to effectively manage and curate content for the IASSW website and various social media platforms. This role not only sharpens her communication skills but also underscores her unwavering commitment to portraying the mission and objectives of organizations in a compelling and impactful manner.

As a proven professional, Rashmi brings a unique blend of leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills to drive the success of non-profit initiatives. Her continuous eagerness to leverage this wealth of experience reflects her dedication to making meaningful contributions to the field and advancing the goals of organizations committed to positive social change.

Current Activities at IASSW:

To manage administration and communications of International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and Its website- https://www.iassw-aiets.org/ and social media platforms: , IASSW at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IASSW.AIETS IASSW at Twitter: @IASSW_AIETS, IASSW at Instagram: IASSW1928

To organise Board meetings management and mini conference organizing at various International locations i.e Los Angeles USA, Ljubljana Slovenia, Hanoi Vietnam, Melbourne Australia, Vancouver Canada, Medellin Colombia, Shanghai China, Seoul Republic of Korea, Nairobi Kenya and Zagreb Croatia, Dublin Ireland, Tokyo Japan, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, Recife -Brazil, Port Elizabeth-South Africa, Porto-Portugal and various online Board Meetings and Conference.

Interest Areas:

Street Children, Child labor, Surrogacy, International Organizations and its role in Social work, Social Jetlag, Yoga and meditation, , planning and implementation of international projects, Organizational behavior and cultural studies, Women Rights and family studies, Indian political analysis, Global social work,

Spearheaded the research and advocacy projects at national level and International level, Dexterous in working on electronics databases, journals, for secondary research and an effective communicator with management skills  ability to relate to people at all level of business and management.

Blog writing on social issues: http://rashmiojhapandey.blogspot.com/

To provide consultation for various grassroot NGOs in India and Asia, using web technologies for cross cultural collaboration, , Proposal development; project planning, budgeting and implementation, manage online magazine- Social Dialogue and it’s website: https://socialdialogue.online/