Shakti Society is very excited to announce the recipients of the 2020 Shakti Awards. Every year, we receive nominations of outstanding women who are working hard to make a better society for all of us. This year we had an extraordinary array of women who were nominated in many of our categories. They were nominated by their peers, family and friends. These women are active in the community, they are role models in their category and are being honoured for consistently demonstrating the spirit of Shakti.
We thank everyone who took the time to send in their nominations and we applaud all the nominees for doing amazing work in our community. They are all winners in our eyes.
The Shakti Award recipients of 2020 are:
Shakti Award of Resilience and Leadership: Barinder Rasode
Shakti Award of Artistic Achievement: Kirti Arneja
Shakti Award of Artistic Excellence: Anju Bedi
Shakti Award of Academic Excellence: Jen Marchbank
Shakti Award of Academic Achievement: Shanee Prasad
Shakti Award of Business Excellence: Rita Chohan
Shakti Award of Community Service: Dr. Suseela Reddy
Shakti Award of Excellence in Community Service: Kamilla Singh
Shakti Award of Community Service (Group): Women Helping Women
Shakti Award of Leadership Excellence: Neelam Sahota
Shakti Award of Professional Excellence: Kasari Govender
Shakti Award of Excellence for Resilience: Shahnaz Rahman
Shakti Award of Resilience: Wasan Abdulrazzaq
Shakti Award of Volunteering: Shabnam Khan
Shakti Award of Volunteering (Youth): Shannon Permal
For ticket information, contact Sonia at 604-307-8796 or purchase online at
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/shakti-awards-gala-tickets-93022636209?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
About Sonia Andhi:
Sonia Andhi, Founder/Executive Director founded the Shakti Awards in 2000
She is a social worker, family councilor, researcher, community organizer, broadcaster, and speaker
Awards:
Winner of Surrey Board of Trade Women in Business – Social Trailblazer Award 2019
Finalist of Surrey Board of Trade Women in Business – Top Professional
3 Time Nominee of the BC Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Award
Fellow of Human SecurityX, Caux, Switzerland
Fellow of Global Social Impact House 2020, University of Pennsylvania
Member of the Finance Committee, ASWB, Culpeper, Virginia
Member of the Social Equity and Diversity Committee, City of Surrey
Board member of the BC College of Social Workers, Vancouver
