Mangalore: A symposium on social work with a call and response was inaugurated at Roshni Nilaya, Jeppu today, by SP Dr.A.S.Rao. The programme was organised by Spandana (response), a students’ national level set-up. Allen Pereira, former CMD of Maharashtra Apex Bank was the chief guest. Dr.Jecinta D’Souza, principal presided over the deliberations.
Pereira conducted an hour long session on practice of social work. The symposium will continue from Jan 27 to 29. General sessions will be held on all the three days.
Spandana was set up in 2002 by MSW students. An Alumni talk will be held in the afternoons at 4-30pm. It raises hopes on professional ways of working together to serve the society better, responding to realities.