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my name is Naimah Khan I’m from India
my name is Naimah Khan I’m from India Maharashtra I’m a student and besides
Maharashtra I’m a student and besides
Maharashtra I’m a student and besides being a student and the co-founder and
being a student and the co-founder and
being a student and the co-founder and president of step up divides so step up
president of step up divides so step up
president of step up divides so step up Dubai is basically a youth organization
Dubai is basically a youth organization
Dubai is basically a youth organization by the youth for the youth so before I
by the youth for the youth so before I
by the youth for the youth so before I go deep into my top I want to tell you a
go deep into my top I want to tell you a
go deep into my top I want to tell you a story about how I started doing social
story about how I started doing social
story about how I started doing social work so as every other teenager
work so as every other teenager
work so as every other teenager initially for me an achievement would be
initially for me an achievement would be
initially for me an achievement would be watching eight episodes of friends in a
watching eight episodes of friends in a
watching eight episodes of friends in a day and going to sleep happily it’s
day and going to sleep happily it’s
day and going to sleep happily it’s still an achievement I mean very few
still an achievement I mean very few
still an achievement I mean very few people do it so one day my mom came up
people do it so one day my mom came up
people do it so one day my mom came up to me and she went like if you don’t get
to me and she went like if you don’t get
to me and she went like if you don’t get hold of yourself and you don’t become
hold of yourself and you don’t become
hold of yourself and you don’t become productive I’m gonna take some drastic
productive I’m gonna take some drastic
productive I’m gonna take some drastic steps and I was like my mom loves me
steps and I was like my mom loves me
steps and I was like my mom loves me she’s not gonna do anything
she’s not gonna do anything
she’s not gonna do anything shockingly the next day she snipped the
shockingly the next day she snipped the
shockingly the next day she snipped the Wi-Fi and took my phone and I felt like
Wi-Fi and took my phone and I felt like
Wi-Fi and took my phone and I felt like a nomad in a jungle I’m like what am I
a nomad in a jungle I’m like what am I
a nomad in a jungle I’m like what am I going to do with my life now and that’s
going to do with my life now and that’s
going to do with my life now and that’s when I googled up how to be a creative
when I googled up how to be a creative
when I googled up how to be a creative thing how to be a good team how to be a
thing how to be a good team how to be a
thing how to be a good team how to be a team who a teen who invest her time in
team who a teen who invest her time in
team who a teen who invest her time in good stuff and that’s when I came about
good stuff and that’s when I came about
good stuff and that’s when I came about few volunteering initiators so I was
few volunteering initiators so I was
few volunteering initiators so I was like okay so I shortlisted three
like okay so I shortlisted three
like okay so I shortlisted three volunteering initiatives and the best
volunteering initiatives and the best
volunteering initiatives and the best one was the initiative that provided you
one was the initiative that provided you
one was the initiative that provided you free food free shirt and a certificate
free food free shirt and a certificate
free food free shirt and a certificate I’m like yeah I’m gonna go for that one
I’m like yeah I’m gonna go for that one
I’m like yeah I’m gonna go for that one because I’m not someone who is really
because I’m not someone who is really
because I’m not someone who is really interested in giving back to society
interested in giving back to society
interested in giving back to society until then so I went for my first event
until then so I went for my first event
until then so I went for my first event with this like oh my god I’m going to go
with this like oh my god I’m going to go
with this like oh my god I’m going to go home and I’m going to get back my
home and I’m going to get back my
home and I’m going to get back my privilege but as soon as I went for the
privilege but as soon as I went for the
privilege but as soon as I went for the event that’s when I realized that this
event that’s when I realized that this
event that’s when I realized that this is something I want to do I want to be a
is something I want to do I want to be a
is something I want to do I want to be a social entrepreneur I want to do good
social entrepreneur I want to do good
social entrepreneur I want to do good for the society so after I came back yes
for the society so after I came back yes
for the society so after I came back yes I did get my privileges but that didn’t
I did get my privileges but that didn’t
I did get my privileges but that didn’t stop me from doing good
stop me from doing good
stop me from doing good so that’s my story of how I got into
so that’s my story of how I got into
so that’s my story of how I got into Social Work so today I’m here to tell
Social Work so today I’m here to tell
Social Work so today I’m here to tell you that do what you love and that’s the
you that do what you love and that’s the
you that do what you love and that’s the only way you’re going to have your own
only way you’re going to have your own
only way you’re going to have your own successful million-dollar businesses so
successful million-dollar businesses so
successful million-dollar businesses so hopefully by the end of this road you
hopefully by the end of this road you
hopefully by the end of this road you will be confident brand ambassadors of
will be confident brand ambassadors of
will be confident brand ambassadors of your own initiative with a successful
your own initiative with a successful
your own initiative with a successful game plan so now let’s get started so
game plan so now let’s get started so
game plan so now let’s get started so this is the initiative scale the small
this is the initiative scale the small
this is the initiative scale the small stands for people who are extremely
stands for people who are extremely
stands for people who are extremely disinterested the least they can do is
disinterested the least they can do is
disinterested the least they can do is small and large stands for the extreme
small and large stands for the extreme
small and large stands for the extreme entrepreneurial quality so now when we
entrepreneurial quality so now when we
entrepreneurial quality so now when we move to small we have two choices one is
move to small we have two choices one is
move to small we have two choices one is we sign up with existing organizations
we sign up with existing organizations
we sign up with existing organizations like to buy cares SNF Almanza etc so
like to buy cares SNF Almanza etc so
like to buy cares SNF Almanza etc so this will help you understand how
this will help you understand how
this will help you understand how different social initiatives were and
different social initiatives were and
different social initiatives were and which initiative is close to your heart
which initiative is close to your heart
which initiative is close to your heart these second one would be counseling so
these second one would be counseling so
these second one would be counseling so some schools companies and universities
some schools companies and universities
some schools companies and universities don’t really have anything for children
don’t really have anything for children
don’t really have anything for children and their employees to do their own csr
and their employees to do their own csr
and their employees to do their own csr and social work that’s why you can be
and social work that’s why you can be
and social work that’s why you can be the game changer go up talk to your
the game changer go up talk to your
the game changer go up talk to your management talk to your school talk to
management talk to your school talk to
management talk to your school talk to your social club and have something to
your social club and have something to
your social club and have something to give back to the society so that’s how
give back to the society so that’s how
give back to the society so that’s how we go about in this small then becoming
we go about in this small then becoming
we go about in this small then becoming medium now this stage is kind of tricky
medium now this stage is kind of tricky
medium now this stage is kind of tricky because you’ll have to convince people
because you’ll have to convince people
because you’ll have to convince people for me to convince my friends that hey
for me to convince my friends that hey
for me to convince my friends that hey let’s not go to DCC one day and let’s
let’s not go to DCC one day and let’s
let’s not go to DCC one day and let’s spend more time in a social cause my
spend more time in a social cause my
spend more time in a social cause my friends are like you need to see your
friends are like you need to see your
friends are like you need to see your doctor by cyma so that was a really hard
doctor by cyma so that was a really hard
doctor by cyma so that was a really hard stage for me so community service is not
stage for me so community service is not
stage for me so community service is not really hard doesn’t require money only
really hard doesn’t require money only
really hard doesn’t require money only requires love and time so you can start
requires love and time so you can start
requires love and time so you can start off by going with your friends for that
off by going with your friends for that
off by going with your friends for that and then you can move on to
and then you can move on to
and then you can move on to collaborating with existing
collaborating with existing
collaborating with existing organizations unlike the commercial
organizations unlike the commercial
organizations unlike the commercial world the social organizations succeed
world the social organizations succeed
world the social organizations succeed only by collaboration you can’t pull
only by collaboration you can’t pull
only by collaboration you can’t pull down your competitive social
down your competitive social
down your competitive social organisations to be the best so that’s
organisations to be the best so that’s
organisations to be the best so that’s where you come in medium so by medium
where you come in medium so by medium
where you come in medium so by medium you’ve realized with social
you’ve realized with social
you’ve realized with social you want to get into what passion you’re
you want to get into what passion you’re
you want to get into what passion you’re pretty clear about and then you come to
pretty clear about and then you come to
pretty clear about and then you come to large this is when you realize that you
large this is when you realize that you
large this is when you realize that you want to do this and there is no turning
want to do this and there is no turning
want to do this and there is no turning back
back
back so for me in small I realized that I was
so for me in small I realized that I was
so for me in small I realized that I was more keen on helping special-needs
more keen on helping special-needs
more keen on helping special-needs children and adults and in medium I let
children and adults and in medium I let
children and adults and in medium I let my interest grow so when I came to a
my interest grow so when I came to a
my interest grow so when I came to a large I decided you know what I am going
large I decided you know what I am going
large I decided you know what I am going to launch an organization where the
to launch an organization where the
to launch an organization where the youth helps the youth especially the
youth helps the youth especially the
youth helps the youth especially the specialist children so on June 2015
specialist children so on June 2015
specialist children so on June 2015 step of Dubai was born after much
step of Dubai was born after much
step of Dubai was born after much difficulties so the kind of obstacles I
difficulties so the kind of obstacles I
difficulties so the kind of obstacles I faced to list a few would be age so when
faced to list a few would be age so when
faced to list a few would be age so when I started step-up I was 16 so it was
I started step-up I was 16 so it was
I started step-up I was 16 so it was extremely confusing for companies and
extremely confusing for companies and
extremely confusing for companies and employees to see Oh a 16 year old girl
employees to see Oh a 16 year old girl
employees to see Oh a 16 year old girl walked in to us just for 50,000 drums
walked in to us just for 50,000 drums
walked in to us just for 50,000 drums for an event they’re like yeah you need
for an event they’re like yeah you need
for an event they’re like yeah you need to go to school child this is not your
to go to school child this is not your
to go to school child this is not your place so that’s your first phase of
place so that’s your first phase of
place so that’s your first phase of rejection yes your age is important but
rejection yes your age is important but
rejection yes your age is important but people will turn you down for that the
people will turn you down for that the
people will turn you down for that the other thing is to get the right team yes
other thing is to get the right team yes
other thing is to get the right team yes your friends and families come first but
your friends and families come first but
your friends and families come first but when it comes to the right team there’s
when it comes to the right team there’s
when it comes to the right team there’s no compromise over there
no compromise over there
no compromise over there so step up was born in June 2015 and
so step up was born in June 2015 and
so step up was born in June 2015 and Whitin we started off with 25 volunteers
Whitin we started off with 25 volunteers
Whitin we started off with 25 volunteers but with extreme hard work dedication
but with extreme hard work dedication
but with extreme hard work dedication and determination within a span of six
and determination within a span of six
and determination within a span of six months we got 2,000 volunteers and 20
months we got 2,000 volunteers and 20
months we got 2,000 volunteers and 20 collaboration from schools so that was
collaboration from schools so that was
collaboration from schools so that was one of our biggest achievements and the
one of our biggest achievements and the
one of our biggest achievements and the second initiative close to my heart from
second initiative close to my heart from
second initiative close to my heart from step up is building a well so we thought
step up is building a well so we thought
step up is building a well so we thought in step up in every event and everything
in step up in every event and everything
in step up in every event and everything that we do we always ask ourselves how
that we do we always ask ourselves how
that we do we always ask ourselves how can we be different what are we doing
can we be different what are we doing
can we be different what are we doing that others are and then we checked out
that others are and then we checked out
that others are and then we checked out that there wasn’t any organization in
that there wasn’t any organization in
that there wasn’t any organization in ueb and a dot or a clean one which was
ueb and a dot or a clean one which was
ueb and a dot or a clean one which was investing it building wealth and global
investing it building wealth and global
investing it building wealth and global poverty is the first sustainable
poverty is the first sustainable
poverty is the first sustainable development goal of United Nations so
development goal of United Nations so
development goal of United Nations so that’s when we realize you know what
that’s when we realize you know what
that’s when we realize you know what building of well is too expensive let’s
building of well is too expensive let’s
building of well is too expensive let’s start off with a hamper so we went on to
start off with a hamper so we went on to
start off with a hamper so we went on to building a high
building a high
building a high our first hand pump was in Nepal and
our first hand pump was in Nepal and
our first hand pump was in Nepal and then we moved to Pakistan and Bangladesh
then we moved to Pakistan and Bangladesh
then we moved to Pakistan and Bangladesh and now when I think the Guinness world
and now when I think the Guinness world
and now when I think the Guinness world record for the first youth organization
record for the first youth organization
record for the first youth organization to build 50 worlds in fact a five-year
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[Music] so my other biggest achievement is um
so my other biggest achievement is um
so my other biggest achievement is um not everyone gets into the u.s. no
not everyone gets into the u.s. no
not everyone gets into the u.s. no matter what skills and what degrees you
matter what skills and what degrees you
matter what skills and what degrees you have I have friends from Howard who’ve
have I have friends from Howard who’ve
have I have friends from Howard who’ve been rejected from you and I have
been rejected from you and I have
been rejected from you and I have friends from other places who have got
friends from other places who have got
friends from other places who have got into UN but not from well reputed
into UN but not from well reputed
into UN but not from well reputed colleges so getting into the UN is about
colleges so getting into the UN is about
colleges so getting into the UN is about being yourself building yourself and
being yourself building yourself and
being yourself building yourself and having something of your own that’s the
having something of your own that’s the
having something of your own that’s the key thing so when I got into the UN I
key thing so when I got into the UN I
key thing so when I got into the UN I was at that age I was actually rejected
was at that age I was actually rejected
was at that age I was actually rejected from EWTN’s a couple of time and when I
from EWTN’s a couple of time and when I
from EWTN’s a couple of time and when I was going to UN I had to have an
was going to UN I had to have an
was going to UN I had to have an application so now the cutoff to get
application so now the cutoff to get
application so now the cutoff to get into UN is 21 for the Youth Assembly and
into UN is 21 for the Youth Assembly and
into UN is 21 for the Youth Assembly and I was 16 or 17 when I approached UN so I
I was 16 or 17 when I approached UN so I
I was 16 or 17 when I approached UN so I decided to give them that portfolio
decided to give them that portfolio
decided to give them that portfolio where they couldn’t say no so I was like
where they couldn’t say no so I was like
where they couldn’t say no so I was like leaving aside my age the minimum
leaving aside my age the minimum
leaving aside my age the minimum criteria was to associate yourselves
criteria was to associate yourselves
criteria was to associate yourselves with over 20 organizations but by the
with over 20 organizations but by the
with over 20 organizations but by the time I reach Heuer I was tall enough to
time I reach Heuer I was tall enough to
time I reach Heuer I was tall enough to say that I have associated myself with
say that I have associated myself with
say that I have associated myself with 75 well-established organizations and
75 well-established organizations and
75 well-established organizations and that’s how I gotta be right moving on
that’s how I gotta be right moving on
that’s how I gotta be right moving on there’s a certain entrepreneurial zest
there’s a certain entrepreneurial zest
there’s a certain entrepreneurial zest that you need to help you succeed so
that you need to help you succeed so
that you need to help you succeed so coming down to failures I like to tell
coming down to failures I like to tell
coming down to failures I like to tell you a funny story so mu n is more than
you a funny story so mu n is more than
you a funny story so mu n is more than United Nations it’s a simulation of the
United Nations it’s a simulation of the
United Nations it’s a simulation of the UN not exactly the one but they’re
UN not exactly the one but they’re
UN not exactly the one but they’re linked with the UN so when I went to
linked with the UN so when I went to
linked with the UN so when I went to school and I auditioned for mu n I was
school and I auditioned for mu n I was
school and I auditioned for mu n I was rejected that was about ten times
rejected that was about ten times
rejected that was about ten times because I was under qualified and now
because I was under qualified and now
because I was under qualified and now when I go to MU n I’m overqualified so
when I go to MU n I’m overqualified so
when I go to MU n I’m overqualified so technically I still never made it to the
technically I still never made it to the
technically I still never made it to the MU n I just got into the UN so that was
MU n I just got into the UN so that was
MU n I just got into the UN so that was my story for anyone but for you and I
my story for anyone but for you and I
my story for anyone but for you and I was rejected seven solid times but an
was rejected seven solid times but an
was rejected seven solid times but an average teenager gets rejected five
average teenager gets rejected five
average teenager gets rejected five times
times
times I’m not abnormal I was just different –
I’m not abnormal I was just different –
I’m not abnormal I was just different – so that’s how I’d like to tell you that
so that’s how I’d like to tell you that
so that’s how I’d like to tell you that and coming to the entrepreneurial zest
and coming to the entrepreneurial zest
and coming to the entrepreneurial zest this is a very famous triangle for those
this is a very famous triangle for those
this is a very famous triangle for those of you who don’t know it’s from my
of you who don’t know it’s from my
of you who don’t know it’s from my favorite CBSE textbook the
favorite CBSE textbook the
favorite CBSE textbook the Entrepreneurship guide so what you need
Entrepreneurship guide so what you need
Entrepreneurship guide so what you need to understand is the needs and problems
to understand is the needs and problems
to understand is the needs and problems creative solutions and entrepreneurial
creative solutions and entrepreneurial
creative solutions and entrepreneurial opportunities they all are a triangle
opportunities they all are a triangle
opportunities they all are a triangle and they all complement each other for
and they all complement each other for
and they all complement each other for me to succeed what was important
me to succeed what was important
me to succeed what was important throughout was to be determined to
throughout was to be determined to
throughout was to be determined to tackle failures and obviously obviously
tackle failures and obviously obviously
tackle failures and obviously obviously be different being different is really
be different being different is really
be different being different is really hard for teenagers nowadays as they
hard for teenagers nowadays as they
hard for teenagers nowadays as they always follow the flock they want to do
always follow the flock they want to do
always follow the flock they want to do what their friends are doing they lose
what their friends are doing they lose
what their friends are doing they lose their interest they suppress their
their interest they suppress their
their interest they suppress their interest in the pursue of their friends
interest in the pursue of their friends
interest in the pursue of their friends interest and that’s why I need you I
interest and that’s why I need you I
interest and that’s why I need you I just wanted me to tell you to wake up I
just wanted me to tell you to wake up I
just wanted me to tell you to wake up I in my step of team I have two people and
in my step of team I have two people and
in my step of team I have two people and I’m the only one interested in special
I’m the only one interested in special
I’m the only one interested in special needs my friend on the other hand is
needs my friend on the other hand is
needs my friend on the other hand is interested in psychology so through step
interested in psychology so through step
interested in psychology so through step up she gives counseling to teenagers and
up she gives counseling to teenagers and
up she gives counseling to teenagers and laborers male and female both so that’s
laborers male and female both so that’s
laborers male and female both so that’s how I’m giving step up I’m giving her to
how I’m giving step up I’m giving her to
how I’m giving step up I’m giving her to you step up as a platform to advocate
you step up as a platform to advocate
you step up as a platform to advocate what she feels and what her interest is
coming to that this is some really good
coming to that this is some really good fats from UN and New Haven to show you
fats from UN and New Haven to show you
fats from UN and New Haven to show you that volunteerism does nothing but good
that volunteerism does nothing but good
that volunteerism does nothing but good be it for employees for employers for
be it for employees for employers for
be it for employees for employers for companies for schools and universities
companies for schools and universities
companies for schools and universities college applications especially Ivy
college applications especially Ivy
college applications especially Ivy League colleges hire and accept students
League colleges hire and accept students
League colleges hire and accept students with at least 3,000 hours of
with at least 3,000 hours of
with at least 3,000 hours of volunteering this should be one of the
volunteering this should be one of the
volunteering this should be one of the factors that motivate you to get into
factors that motivate you to get into
factors that motivate you to get into volunteerism oh I like failure because
volunteerism oh I like failure because
volunteerism oh I like failure because honestly it’s really easy to achieve it
honestly it’s really easy to achieve it
honestly it’s really easy to achieve it for me
for me
for me yes I fail from the time I launch
yes I fail from the time I launch
yes I fail from the time I launch stepper from the time I got into you and
stepper from the time I got into you and
stepper from the time I got into you and my age my credentials and everything
my age my credentials and everything
my age my credentials and everything like that never made the cut I think as
like that never made the cut I think as
like that never made the cut I think as failed failures throughout yours two to
failed failures throughout yours two to
failed failures throughout yours two to three years back to back so what I want
three years back to back so what I want
three years back to back so what I want to tell you is that failure is normal
to tell you is that failure is normal
to tell you is that failure is normal you go through it I go through it
you go through it I go through it
you go through it I go through it whether we’re a CEO or an employee at
whether we’re a CEO or an employee at
whether we’re a CEO or an employee at the company we all have all of our kind
the company we all have all of our kind
the company we all have all of our kind of failures but three things that keep
of failures but three things that keep
of failures but three things that keep you moving is one is
you moving is one is
you moving is one is love and your interest this is said by
love and your interest this is said by
love and your interest this is said by Albert Einstein but unless you have the
Albert Einstein but unless you have the
Albert Einstein but unless you have the love and the interest for the thing
love and the interest for the thing
love and the interest for the thing you’re pursuing it you may be successful
you’re pursuing it you may be successful
you’re pursuing it you may be successful not necessarily happy and in the world
not necessarily happy and in the world
not necessarily happy and in the world today it’s extremely important to be
today it’s extremely important to be
today it’s extremely important to be happy with the work that you do the
happy with the work that you do the
happy with the work that you do the second point is to be determined to be
second point is to be determined to be
second point is to be determined to be goal-oriented
goal-oriented
goal-oriented unless you’re goal-oriented and
unless you’re goal-oriented and
unless you’re goal-oriented and determine one failure can give you a
determine one failure can give you a
determine one failure can give you a setback but for me seven failures dint
setback but for me seven failures dint
setback but for me seven failures dint give me a setback I was motivated each
give me a setback I was motivated each
give me a setback I was motivated each and every time to still get into the UN
and every time to still get into the UN
and every time to still get into the UN and the third point is please find what
and the third point is please find what
and the third point is please find what you love love what you do and that’s the
you love love what you do and that’s the
you love love what you do and that’s the only way you’re going to have a million
only way you’re going to have a million
only way you’re going to have a million dollar business and with that I like to
dollar business and with that I like to
dollar business and with that I like to come to the end and candle that my
come to the end and candle that my
come to the end and candle that my friends is your guide to be a successful
friends is your guide to be a successful
friends is your guide to be a successful entrepreneur thank you
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