Annual Impact Report 2018 Message from the Chair of the Board
Asif Rangoonwala
The British Pakistani community is one of the most disadvantaged communities in the UK. My vision is to provide a community platform and support system to the British Pakistani community in the UK to empower There is still a lot more them to progress within every sector in the UK and contribute fully to their community that needs to be done. and the country as a whole. We have started Our priority continues on this journey but need the support of our community to succeed in our mission. to be, to increase our We started this journey by establishing the membership base and British Pakistan Foundation in 2010. We undertook a strategic review in May 2016 expand our programmes when our new CEO Zahra Shah joined nationwide. us to focus on professional development and supporting entrepreneurship for our We also need to work in partnership with local members though our 3 key programmes: community building organisations in order Business and Professionals’ Programme, to have a greater social impact and empower Women’s Programme and Young Professionals’ BAME communities across the UK. Programme. To date we have delivered numerous initiatives and workshops targeted I look forward to expanding our programmes towards the youth, women, professionals, nationwide in the coming years to enable entrepreneurs and created partnerships to this platform to benefit the British Pakistani expand into other regions across the UK community across the UK, particularly those as well as increased our membership base members of the community who are to over 21,000 members (and an additional most vulnerable. I invite you to join us in this 20,000 users on our social media platforms). movement. Message from the CEO
Whilst also maintaining a positive sense of their own identity and cultural heritage Zahra Shah so that they can really add value to both their community and to the wider British society. Also, by providing a positive direction, we help to protect the most vulnerable members of our community from falling prey to countless negative influences.
We will continue to develop our initiatives, 2018 has been an exciting year for the expand our programmes nationwide, British Pakistan Foundation and our valued culminating in regional chapters in coming members. We continued to execute on years. We will continue to provide direction, our strategic vision of empowering the British guidance and opportunities to our youth, Pakistani community in the UK through empower women to step up to explore the professional development and supporting opportunities around them and support entrepreneurship. professionals and entrepreneurs to progress We delivered 84 programme initiatives in their professions and business enterprises. across London, Manchester, Birmingham and received our first Government (value in kind) grant during this period. We increased I hope that you can join us our membership base across the UK and in fulfilling our mission to our reach on all our social media platforms, that enabled us to engage our community become a powerful voice more effectively. We developed partnerships to expand into other regions, delivered for our community to serve high-quality entrepreneurship programmes accessible also to the wider BAME community and protect their best and strengthened the delivery of our initiatives through corporate event sponsorships. interests. With your support, Our mission continues to be to change our numbers by providing positive “role models” we hope to leave a positive who can guide and mentor others to aim high legacy for our future and move in a focused manner towards a successful career path, particularly women. generations. Contents
Who we are 1
Our board of directors and team 2
What do we do 3
Our impact 5
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 6
Executive summary 7
Update on BPF programme delivery initiatives 9
Update on mentorships, internships, jobs and other opportunities 35
Update on membership 39
Update on technology and communications 43
Our future plans 45
Our finances 47
Supporting our work 48
Acknowledgements 49
Connect with us 50
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Who we are
Our Mission The British Pakistan Foundation engages, unites and empowers the UK’s more than one million British-Pakistanis, by bringing them together, creating networks and making a real difference.
Did you know that 1 in 12 British Pakistanis are unemployed, 1 in 9 British Pakistanis are Our Vision underemployed and 1 in 5 British Pakistanis Our Vision is to become a single have no qualifications? platform for our community, to serve We believe this can - and should - change. and protect their best interests. That’s why we’ve built this powerful platform to ensure the skills and talent in our community can shine.
The British Pakistan Foundation engages, unites and empowers the UK’s more than one million British Pakistanis, by bringing them together through a single platform, creating networks and making a real difference to their work and their lives across the UK.
Founded in 2010, we are London-based, not-for-profit, secular, and bi-partisan but run programmes nationwide in partnership with local community building organisations working for the BAME community. While boosting community building, the BPF also acts as a liaison between the diaspora and governmental and non-governmental organisations in both the UK and Pakistan. 2
Our Board of Directors and team
Asif Rangoonwala Zahra Shah Saima Siddiqui Chairman Trustee and CEO Project Coordinator
Naseem Amin Saira Awan Malik Salman Ahsan Trustee Trustee Technology Coordinator
Chirag Asnani Events and Communications Coordinator 3
What Do We Do
While we have something to offer every member of the community, we are proud to offer three key programmes; one for the specific needs of professionals and entrepreneurs, one for women and one for the youth:
Business and Professionals’ Young Professionals’ Programme Programme Professionals and entrepreneurs are the The Young Professionals’ Programme helps heart and soul of the British economy and hundreds of young people access vital the skills and talent in the British Pakistani mentorships and work opportunities, attend community are no exception. Our Business skill-building workshops and get early stage and Professionals’ Programme is the ideal career advice from some of the leading space for professionals, entrepreneurs and professionals in their field. business leaders to exchange ideas, provide support and find like-minded collaborators.
Women’s Programme Right now, our Women’s Programme is helping talented British Pakistani women forge strong networks where they can share career advice as well as receive valuable peer-to-peer support, mentoring, opportunities to network and collaborate. 4
Underpinning each programme are forums Through these professional forums we deliver: tailored to the needs of specific professions. • Conferences It is here where members can take full advantage of the benefits of membership: • Internships / work placements • Academic • Jobs and other opportunities • Arts and Culture • Mentorships • Digital Services and Technology • Panel discussions • Entrepreneurs and Start Ups • Professional development workshops • Finance • Professional networking • Government and Politics • Seminars • Law • Social and cultural events • Medicine and Life Sciences • Speaker series • Professional Services • Talks • Thought-leadership
No matter what your field of expertise or area of interest, our programmes will help you connect with like-minded community members whose skills and experience can help you take the next step. 5 Our Impact
Young Business and Women’s Programmes Professionals’ Professionals’ Programme Programme Programme
• Academic and Arts and Culture • Government and Politics Professional • Digital Services and Technology • Law Forums • Entrepreneurs and Start Ups • Medicine and Life Sciences • Finance • Professional Services
Professional Development Programme initiatives • Arts and Culture • Conferences Internships / • Panel Discussions Work Placements, Mentorships Initiatives • Professional Networking Jobs and Other • Seminars Opportunities • Speaker Series • Talks / Lectures • Workshops
Members Over 21,000 members across UK.
Key Impact Delivered 101 Delivered 929 Provided 146 work (Jan 2018 to Dec 2018) programme initiatives mentorships opportunities
4,027 Attendees / Participants at Programme Initiatives Attendees / • 1,274 Women Participants • 614 Students / Graduates (Jan 2018 to Dec 2018) • 3,296 Professionals and Entrepreneurs
London, Birmingham, London and London, Manchester Regions Glasgow, Manchester (Jan 2018 to Dec 2018) Birmingham and Birmingham and Warwick 6 Key Performance Indicators
Please find below a summary of the Key Deliverables / Targets and Results / Impact achieved during the period January to December 2018:
Ref Key Deliverables / Targets Results / Impact Delivered 101 programme initiatives with a total Programme Delivery 1 of 4,027 attendees / participants across London, Initiatives Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Warwick.
2 Mentorships Delivered 929 mentorships.
Internships / Work Delivered 146 opportunities (including 82 3 Placements / Jobs / Other internships / work placements, 50 jobs and 14 other Opportunities opportunities) Enlisted 21,211 Regular members Enlisted 387 Premier Club members 4 Membership Engaged 31 Premier Club benefit providers Welcomed 12 BPF patrons Member to member Over 100 members to member introductions via 5 introductions email to facilitate business and other opportunities. Raised £150,488.35 with support from our patrons, donors, sponsors and members: • ZVMGR Trust • BPF trustees 6 Fundraising • BPF patrons • Eighteen Islamabad • Revenue from tickets sales and sponsorship • BPF Premier Club Membership
Received £121,722.67 for legal services, office premises and communications support: • Home Office Building Stronger Britain Together programme • Morgan, Lewis and Bockius • ZVMGR Trust Corporate and other supporters hosted various initiatives / events for us: • Amishi 7 Value in Kind Support • Birmingham Chamber of Commerce • British Asian Trust • Conduit Club • House of Commons • Lucy Choi • Manchester Chamber of Commerce • Royal Courts of Justice • SOAS • Stairs and Shares • University College London 7
Executive Summary 8
We identified that individuals require role Members who donate £10 per annum to BPF models to aspire to as well as mentors who are entitled to receive various discounts and can guide them in the right direction at all benefits with a range of partners, as well as levels of their career, thus we shifted our focus discounted entry to our events. on delivering professional development programme initiatives, mentorships, We launched the Patrons’ Programme this internships, work and other opportunities, year enabling an individual or an organisation providing updates and communicating to become a patron by donating £1500 per our various initiatives to our over 21,000 annum and we created a special programme members on a regular basis. for patrons. We made further improvements to our website We applied for various government grants and social media platforms to communicate and received our first “Value in Kind” grant our initiatives to our members in an improved from the Home Office Building Stronger Britain manner (e.g. implementing an events calendar, Together programme for communications mentee / mentor application forms, list of support. current internships, jobs and other opportunities This report includes the following updates available with our partners). for the period January to December 2018: By improving our communications strategy, • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) we have been able to encourage our social • Programme Delivery Initiatives media followers to become both regular and premier members and make online donations. • Mentorship, Internships, Jobs and Other The latter member scheme is our BPF Premier Opportunities Club Membership programme, which was • Membership launched in August 2017. • Technology and Communications • Future Plans • Finances • Ways of Supporting our work • Acknowledgements 9
Update on BPF Programme Delivery Initiatives
3,296professionals and entrepreneurs
programme101 initiatives across 5 regions London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Warwick 10
4,027attendees/ participants
614students/ graduates
1,274women 11
Key programme delivery initiatives
BPF Social! Professional Networking 1 and Mentoring Initiatives
initiatives6 / events
458attendees 428professionals
students30 / graduates 186women 12
Initiative / Event Details, Speakers and Mentors BPF delivered five BPF Social! Professional The following inspirational speakers / mentors Networking and Mentoring Initiatives shared their “Recipes for Success”: at Las Iguanas in Spitalfields, London and • Abby Ghafoor - Managing Director of Arc Lansdowne Club in Mayfair and one event at Management Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce in Manchester. These professional networking • Ahlya Fateh - MD, Amanda Wakeley initiatives were held on 25th January, • Aneel Musarrat - CEO, MCR Property Group 19th April, 26th June, 27th September, 15th • Asad Ansari - Risk Advisory, Deloitte November and 22nd November 2018. • Asad Shan - Actor and Filmmaker The aim of these regular initiatives / events is to bring together a diverse group of • Ben Haider - Managing Director, QC Legal professionals across different industry sectors • Cllr Hashim Bhatti - Conservative Councillor to network, share ideas, provide peer-to- and Entrepreneur peer support, receive mentoring and career • Javed Khan - CEO, Barnardo’s guidance and form valuable business connections. • Jehan Anis - Founder and Chairman, SAW Capital • Naila Mir - Consultant, Communications and Sustainable Business • Dr Robina Shah - High Sheriff of Greater Manchester • Roohi Hasan - Senior Producer, ITV News • Salman Rajput - CEO, Cadogan Asset Management • Shamshad Ahmed - Founder and CEO, Smart Cells • Sherjeel Aman - Executive Director, Goldman Sachs • Wajeeha Amin - Relationship Coach, Masterclass by Wajeeha Amin • Wasim Ahmed - Life Coach and Director, Ahmeys Group and Alemo Group • Dr Zafar Iqbal - Head of Sports Medicine, Crystal Palace Football Club 13
Key programme delivery initiatives
BPF Business and Professionals’ Programme (BPP) - Legal Forum 2 Initiatives
initiative1 / event
101attendees professionals81
law students20 / graduates 33women 14
Initiative / Event Details, Speakers and Mentors BPF delivered the following BPP initiative under this forum:
18th January 2018: Judicial Appointments Networking Event, The Royal Courts of Justice, London Following on from the successful launch of our Legal Forum in May 2017, we hosted a Networking Event at the prestigious Royal Courts of Justice. The purpose of the evening was for interested individuals to listen to the career histories of distinguished judges and lawyers. 10 judges were also present on this occasion to provide 1-to-1 mentoring on applying for judicial appointments.
Inspirational Panellists: • The Rt Hon Dame Heather Carol Hallett DBE • Tanweer Ikram Deputy Senior District Judge - Chief Magistrate
Moderator: • Mohammed Khamisa QC - Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP 15
Key programme delivery initiatives
BPF Business and Professionals’ Programme – Government and Politics 3 Forum Initiatives
initiatives2 / events
206attendees professionals192
students14 78women 16
Initiative / Event Details, Speakers and Mentors BPF delivered the following two BPP initiatives under this forum:
20th February 2018: Focus on Government and Politics, Panel Discussion and Networking Event, Portcullis House, London Early 2018 saw the creation of our Government and Politics forum. We launched this by hosting an event on the matter at the Houses of Parliament in London, aimed at those wanting to pursue a career within the field, as well as providing ample opportunity to network with those already with established careers within the realm of Government and Politics.
Keynote Speaker: 15th March 2018: Focus on Government and • Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth - Parliamentary Politics, Panel Discussion and Networking Under Secretary of State, Minister for Faith Event, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Birmingham for Wales We took our forum to Birmingham where we, in conjunction with the Asian Business Inspirational Panellists: Chamber of Commerce, hosted a number of • Baroness Sheehan - Liberal Democrats high-profile individuals within the Government • Khalid Mahmood MP - Labour and Politics field. • Muddassar Ahmed - M.D., Unitas Keynote Speaker: Communication • Mr Shafique Shah - Deputy Lord Mayor, • Rehman Chishti MP - Conservatives Birmingham
Moderator: Inspirational Panellists: • Zahra Shah - CEO and Trustee, British • Ahmereen Reza - Conservative Pakistan Foundation Parliamentary Candidate • Baroness Sheehan - Liberal Democrats • Khalid Mahmood MP - Labour
Moderator: • Saqib Bhatti - President, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce 17
Key programme delivery initiatives
BPF Business and Professionals’ Programme (BPP) - Entrepreneurs 4 and Start Ups Forum Initiatives
initiatives62 / events
568attendees workshops52
568entrepreneurs 51women 18
Initiative / Event Details, Speakers and Mentors BPF delivered the following 13 BPP initiatives under this forum:
24th July 2018: Entrepreneurs Forum Meet-Up, Home House, Portman Square, London 11th to 16th November 2018: LIFT Pakistan We organised a meet-up of 15 entrepreneurs Conference, Jinnah Convention Centre and start-up owners which was sponsored Islamabad, Pakistan by Dr Ahmad Haq. During this event, we offered We supported and co-sponsored JumpStart peer-to-peer support, business mentoring Pakistan for the first ever week-long LIFT and ample opportunity for networking. Pakistan Conference in Islamabad that brought 6th September 2018: Entrepreneurs Forum together 20,000 delegates, 200 SMEs, 200 Meet-Up, Hospital Club, Endell Streeet, London Startups, top global influencers and capital We organised a meet-up of 12 entrepreneurs providers, corporates, students and academia and start-up owners which was sponsored by representatives as potential stakeholders to Asad Shan. During this event, we offered harness the immense potential of Pakistan peer-to-peer support, business mentoring by portraying a positive image of “Emerging and ample opportunity for networking. Pakistan” with its multiple investment opportunities and showcasing this to the 17th October 2018: Entrepreneurs Forum entire world. Meet-Up, Arts Club, Dover Street, London We organised a meet-up of 12 entrepreneurs 13th December 2018: Entrepreneurs Forum and start-up owners which was sponsored Meet-Up, Fredo’s, London by Zahra Shah. During this event, we offered We organised a meet-up of 12 entrepreneurs peer-to-peer support, business mentoring and start-up owners. During this event, and ample opportunity for networking. we offered peer-to-peer support, business mentoring and ample opportunity for networking.
January to June 2018: Workshops for Entrepreneurs, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), London BPF partnered with and supported Stairs and Shares who delivered a series of workshops called “Knowledge Cafes for Entrepreneurs” at RSA, London on a weekly basis from September to December 2018. These workshops provided one business mentor for up to 10 potential entrepreneurs. 19
Key programme delivery initiatives
BPF Women’s Programme (WP) 5 Initiatives
initiatives11 / events workshops7
female490 attendees female445 professionals
female20 students female45 entrepreneurs 20
The Seminar was a launchpad for a series of six Business Skills Development workshops, which are held monthly at the Nishkam Initiative / Event Details, Speakers Centre. Women who attended the Seminar and Mentors back in May were invited to sign up for the workshops which are conducted free of BPF delivered the following 11 WP initiatives: charge by Dr Arpinder Bansi - M.D., Kaur Value Associated, Leadership Development 8th March 2018: Women’s Programme: and Business Growth Specialist. Leadership Development Workshop 1: Communication and Assertiveness Skills, The purpose of the workshops is to engage, Lansdowne Club, London unite and empower women who have a Our inaugural Women in Leadership Seminar in business idea in mind, but are unsure as to October 2018 led us to stage a workshop at the how to execute it. Dr Bansi, each month, Lansdowne Club in Mayfair on Communication teaches the group different facets of business, and Assertiveness. from finance and funding to market research.
The workshop was led by two expert We have delivered six workshops in 2018. consultants from recruitment firm Eddison Knight, who used a combination of Inspirational Panellists: presentation, audience interaction and role- • Dr Arpinder Bansi - M.D., Kaur Value play to establish and showcase the most Associated, Leadership Development and common challenges faced by women in the Business Growth Specialist workplace. • Dr Lalitaa Suglani - Executive Coach and After the presentation, there was the chance Psychologist to network and ask the consultants further • Anisha Siddique - Bridal and Celebrity questions. Makeup Artist Workshop Leads and Consultants: • Fara Jabeen - Business Consultant and Entrepreneur, Ayyari Gallery • Mohammed Khan - Director, Eddison Knight • Wasim Ahmed - Life Coach and Director, • Yasmin Ali - Consultant, Eddison Knight Ahmeys Group and Luminescent Enterprise 9th May 2018: Focus on Female Entrepreneurs Moderator: Seminar, Nishkam Centre, Birmingham Our Focus on Female Entrepreneurs Seminar • Zahra Shah - CEO and Trustee, BPF was a space where local individuals could 21st June 2018: Workshop 1 – Starting come to the Nishkam Centre and hear the an Enterprise / Social Enterprise, Nishkam career journey and experiences of successful Centre, Birmingham female entrepreneurs, and the challenges We hosted the first business skills development that they faced and how they overcame these. workshop on starting an enterprise / social enterprise led by Dr Arpinder Bansi that enabled women to pitch their business ideas to the participants and learn the key aspects of starting an enterprise. 21
Key programme delivery initiatives
BPF Women’s Programme (WP) 5 Initiatives 22
12th July 2018: Workshop 2 – Business Planning, 8th November 2018: Workshop 6 – Effective Nishkam Centre, Birmingham Marketing and Social Media, Nishkam Centre, We hosted the second business skills Birmingham development workshop on business planning We hosted the final business skills development led by Dr Arpinder Bansi that focused on workshop on effective marketing and social the key aspects of a good business plan and media led by Dr Arpinder Bansi that focused each participant was provided a template on the key aspects of effective marketing, for a business plan to complete. importance of social media and online 8th August 2018: Workshop 3 – Market campaigns. Research, Nishkam Centre, Birmingham 30th October 2018: Female Entrepreneurs We hosted the third business skills and Leaders Club event: An evening with development workshop on market research Samantha Cameron, The Conduit Club, led by Dr Arpinder Bansi that focused on London the key aspects of a good marketing strategy BPF collaborated with Lazarus and Maverick and plan and each participant was asked to host a talk and networking evening with to develop a marketing plan for their business. Samantha Cameron targeted towards female 4th October 2018: Workshop 4 – Understanding leaders from the world of business, arts, Finance for your Business, Nishkam Centre, media, politics to come together to exchange Birmingham ideas, provide peer to peer support, network We hosted the fourth business skills and collaborate at the Conduit Club in development workshop on understanding London. finance for your business led by Dr Arpinder 29th November 2018, Female Entrepreneurs Bansi that focused on how to understand and Leaders Club event: “Strictly come finances for the business. dancing evening”, Amishi, London: 18th October 2018: Workshop 5 – Funding The aim of this event was to provide an and Finance Opportunities, Nishkam Centre, opportunity for women under the BPF Female Birmingham Entrepreneurs and Leaders Club to network, We hosted the fifth business skills development provide peer to peer support, exchange ideas, workshop on funding and finance opportunities shop, collaborate as well as to be inspired by led by Dr Arpinder Bansi that focused around Amishi’s journey as a serial entrepreneur. funding and different finance options 6th December 2018: Female Entrepreneurs available for businesses. and Leaders Club event: “An inspirational evening with Lucy”, Lucy Choi, London: The aim of this event was to provide an opportunity for women under the BPF Female Entrepreneurs and Leaders Club to network, provide peer to peer support, exchange ideas, shop, collaborate as well as to be inspired by Lucy Choi’s journey as an entrepreneur. 23
Key programme delivery initiatives
BPF Business and Professionals’ Programme (BPP) - Academic 6 Forum Initiatives
initiatives2 / events brochures180 distributed
180attendees professionals165
students15 60women 24
Initiative / Event Details, Speakers and Mentors BPF partnered with Professor Jawwad Darr of UPSIGN under its Academic Forum to deliver the following two initiatives at University • Dr Ihtesham Rehman - Biomedical Material, College London: University of Sheffield - Developing bio-medical 31st July 2018: BPF partners with UP-SIGN on materials in Pakistan launch of an “Academic Forum” at the UP-SIGN • Zahra Shah - CEO, British Pakistan Foundation Seminar and Networking Event, University - Introduction to the work of the British College London (UCL) Pakistan Foundation and the purpose of BPF partnered with UP-SIGN (UK-Pakistan launching the BPF Academic Forum Science and Innovation Global Network) • Professor Nicola Lowe - Professor of to launch the BPF “Academic Forum” at a Nutritional Sciences at University of Central seminar and networking event. This seminar Lancashire and Co-Director of the at UCL included talks by various academics International Institute of Nutritional Sciences on their current research and initiatives in and Food Safety Studies - Malnutrition relation to the development challenges in Pakistan and the Abaseen Foundation facing Pakistan and the developing world at large with a particular emphasis on the 25th October 2018: Unleashing Pakistan’s United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Potential: Driving Change through Evidence Goals that are pertinent to Pakistan e.g. Driven Smart Policy” Panel Discussion Energy, Food, Security, Climate Change and BPF partnered with UP-SIGN (UK-Pakistan Gender Equality. Science and Innovation Global Network) to conduct a panel discussion on “Unleashing The following distinguished speakers Pakistan’s Potential: Driving Change through presented at this seminar: Evidence Driven Smart Policy”. An exciting • Shahryar Mohammad Khan - Former discussion led by leading British Pakistani, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan - Opening American Pakistani and Pakistani researchers address and leaders who shared their thoughts • Baroness Sheehan - Liberal Democrat Life on how we can enable Pakistan to reach its Peer, House of Lords - Welcome address full potential and help improve the socio- economic lives of all its people. In doing so, • Dr Tariq Banuri - Chairman, Higher Education they drew on years of experience working Commission of Pakistan collaboratively with Pakistani policy makers • Professor Jawwad Darr - Professor of Materials and practitioners to help enable analytically Chemistry at University College London informed and data-driven policy making. and Founder UP-SIGN - The energy crisis in Pakistan and renewable energy solutions The inspirational panelists included: for the future • Professor Asim I Khwaja - International • Dr Tina Barsby - NIAB, University of Finance and Development, Harvard Cambridge - Problems and solutions University in Pakistan’s agriculture • Mr. Maroof Syed - CEO, Centre for Economic • Dr Farid Panjwani - Institute of Education, Research in Pakistan - CERP UCL - The state of education in Pakistan Moderator: • Dr Maryam Rab - Director of Research, British • Dr. Adnan Khan - Research and Policy Council - Women in higher education Director of International Growth Centre, leadership in Pakistan London School of Economics 25
Key programme delivery initiatives
BPF Young Professionals’ Programme 7 (YPP) Initiatives
initiatives5 / events brochures660 distributed
660attendees professionals170
490students 250women 26
Initiative / Event Details, Speakers and Mentors BPF partnered with and supported the following University Pakistan Societies to deliver the following four YPP initiatives 17th March 2018: The London School of across the UK: Economics Pakistan Development Society 16th February 2018: Queen Mary University and the South Asian Society, South Asian London Pakistan Society, Panel Discussion Development Conference with Mehwish Hayat and Ainy Jaffri We once again supported and sponsored Students from the Pakistan Society at QMUL the South Asian Development Conference hosted Pakistani actresses Mehwish Hayat and in March 2018. Conceptualised by the South Ainy Jaffri. We both supported and sponsored Asian Society, and in collaboration with this event, the aim of which to discuss Pakistan’s the University’s South Asian centre, the blossoming film industry Development Conference exists as a forum to identify, discuss and influence the 4th March 2018: University of Warwick Pakistan development narrative and discourse in the Society, Qawaali Night sub-continent. We sponsored the University of Warwick’s Qawaali night, with special guest Ustaad Asif The Conference housed a number of prominent Raza Khan. The purpose of the event was and experienced voices on South Asia, including: to highlight music from Pakistan with food to • Dr Ishrat Husain - ex-Governor, State Bank of accompany the evening. This showcased Pakistan the South Asian hospitality that those from the sub-continent are well-known for! • Dr Lloyd Gruber - Former Dean, Institute of Public Affairs, LSE 15th March 2018: Birmingham City University • Dr Mukhtar Ahmed - Chairman, Higher Pakistan Society, Zindagi 2018 of Warwick Education Commission Pakistan Pakistan Society, Qawaali Night A number of University Pakistan Societies from • Mr Anshu Gupta - M.D., GOONJ the Midlands area came together to stage • Mr Edward Anderson - Expert on Indian an end-of-year ball in Leicester, which was Nationalism, University of Cambridge sponsored and supported by us. Guests • Mr Khalid Payenda - Deputy Minister of were treated to a three-course meal, as well Finance, Afghanistan as performances by Zack Knight, Raxstar, DJ Kazz and DJ Simmz. • Mr Martin Rama - Chief Economist, South Asia, World Bank • Mr Shahid Mahmood Nadeem - M.D., PTC Academy • Ms Suman Doonga - Media Director, SPIC MACAY 27
Key programme delivery initiatives
BPF Young Professionals’ Programme 7 (YPP) Initiatives 28
3rd November 2018: Future of Pakistan Conference 2018, London School of Economics (LSE) BPF co-sponsored and partnered with the LSE Pakistan Development Society on the LSE Future on Pakistan Conference 2018. The aim of this conference is to portray Pakistan’s strong and rising development agenda to the international community across the world and provide a platform to prominent politicians, overseas academics and researchers to explore tangible solutions to problems related to the country and its large body of expats. The outcome of the conference will be captured in a report that will be provided to the Ministry of Planning and Development to assist in policymaking. Pakistan International: Investment, Development and CPEC This conference consisted of the following three panels with their respective panellists: • Dr Ishrat Hussain - Advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan, Institutional Reforms and Austerity The Way Forward: The Civilian-Military Nexus • Sahibzada Jahangir - Special Assistant to • Hina Rabbani Khar - Former Minister of Prime Minister of Pakistan, Foreign Investment Foreign Affairs in Pakistan • Junaid Iqbal - Managing Director, Careem • General Naeem Lodhi - Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research • Ahmed Chinoy - Managing Partner, Arch Sons Group of Companies • Talat Hussain - Journalist and Foreign Policy Commentator - Moderator • Zeeshan Shah - CEO, One Investments • Arif Anees - Author and Co-Founder, WCOP - Moderator
Combatting Terrorism: Legal Challenges and the Moral Dimension • Hon’ble Justice Qazi Faez Isa - Supreme Court of Pakistan • Dr Amber Darr - Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Law, Economics and Society and Teaching Fellow, University College London - Moderator 29
Key programme delivery initiatives 8 BPF Arts and Culture Forum Initiatives
initiatives6 / events brochures1,030 distributed
1,280attendees professionals790 / entrepreneurs
students25 / graduates 790women 30
After an initial performance of spoken word poetry and prose by the following artists which was followed by a Q&A session with the audience, we also invited audience members to share their poetry in the open mic session. Afiya Alam -External Relations, SOAS University moderated the Q&A Session and Zahra Shah - Initiative / Event Details, Speakers CEO, British Pakistan Foundation hosted this event. and Mentors Inspirational artists: BPF partnered with and supported various • Asad Shan - Model, Actor and Filmmaker organisations to deliver the following three initiatives under this forum: • Mizan ur Rahman - Spoken Word Poet • Zain Haider Awan - Artist and Poet 20th January 2018: Image Pakistan Dinner in Association with BPF, Copthorne Tara Hotel, 21st October 2018: Professional Education London Foundation – UK presents Qawali night in We partnered with Image Pakistan to support association with BPF, SOAS, London them at their networking dinner in London. We partnered with the Professional Education Some of the guest speakers included the Foundation to assist them in marketing following: and promoting their charity Qawwali evening • Amjad Parvez - Founder, Seafresh at SOAS with Ustad Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad. This event was a huge success • Adeeba Malik - Deputy CEO, QED and well attended by supporters who enjoyed • Zahid Rafiq - Director, Habib Rafiq Ltd the mesmerising qawwali and a light meal.
• Shahid Azeem - Aldershot Football Club 30th November 2018: UK Medical Aid • Khurram Mujtaba - Founder, JumpStart Charity Gala Dinner, Kelvingrove Art Gallery Pakistan and Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow • Qasim Majid - CEO, Wow Zone We partnered with UK Medical Aid on their Annual Fundraising Gala Dinner that featured 25th June 2018: Eighteen Islamabad Gala in a fashion show celebrating the unique Association with BPF, The Dorchester, London collaboration between Hassan Sheheryar Yasin We partnered with Eighteen Islamabad, and Harris Tweed Hebrides to bring the a real estate company based in Pakistan to best of Pakistani couture with the finest of support them at their Gala Dinner at the Scottish cloth. Entertainment was provided Dorchester to launch this property initiative by Shujat Ali Khan. in the UK. Guests were invited to learn more about the properties that were on offer 8th December 2018: 5 Cities Exhibition, and heard speeches from the likes of Baroness Birmingham Warsi - Member House of Lords, Saira Khan - We partnered with GHC to support an Home Office, Anwar Saifullah - Saif Group exhibition on the five creative cities in Pakistan and Zahra Shah - CEO, British Pakistan via showcasing music, fashion, arts and Foundation. The music band “Josh” provided the crafts in Birmingham. The event also included entertainment at this event. speeches by community leaders such as Shabana Mahmood MP and various councillors, 9th August 2018: BPF Spoken Word and Open mayors, local council representatives and Mic: Exploring Identity, SOAS, London representatives from the British Council to We hosted the second BPF Spoken Word: encourage British Pakistanis to engage fully Exploring Identity event in 2018 after the massive with mainstream society. The BPF CEO Zahra success of the first event in 2017 to provide Shah was also a keynote speaker on this a platform to British Pakistani creatives to occasion. This was followed by networking explore the concept of identity. over refreshments. 31
Key programme delivery initiatives 9 BPF Patrons’ Programme Initiative
initiatives6 / events professionals84 / entrepreneurs
84attendees 26women 32
Initiative / Event Details, Speakers and Mentors
Our patrons are those who have donated 29th May 2018: British Asian Trust Iftar, a significant sum to BPF over the course of Kensington Palace Pavilion, London a year – registered patrons receive several BPF patrons are privy to invitations to exclusive benefits as humble thanks for their support, events such as the British Asian Trust’s Iftar such as promotion on our literature and dinner in London. This enables our patrons website, exclusive invitations to BPF as well to network with other like-minded individuals as patron-only events. whilst giving their time to an important cause.
Additionally, patrons receive extensive Notable guests included: coverage in our monthly newsletter, where • Naughty Boy - Music Producer we introduce them and their business / interest. Further to this, patrons receive a BPF • Nitin Ganatra - Actor Premier Club Card, which entitles them • Sanam Saeed - Actress to a variety of discounts kindly provided by • Azhar Mahmood - Cricketer our benefit providers. The evening was hosted by radio presenter We delivered the following six patron-only Noreen Khan and DJ Neev Spencer and events: included a performance by the spoken word artist Hussain Manawer. 15th March 2018: Patron’s Lunch Meeting and Talk by Dr Ishrat Hussain, Mayfair Garden, 1st June 2018: British Asian Trust Iftar, Hilton London Deansgate, Manchester Our Patron Lunches are a great way for our BPF patrons were invited to the British Asian patrons to network with each other. At each Trust’s Iftar dinner in Manchester. This again luncheon, a keynote speaker is welcomed, enabled our patrons to network with other where they discuss a topic of interest to our like-minded individuals whilst giving their time patrons. to an important cause.
Guest Speaker: Notable guests included: • Dr Ishrat Hussain - Former Governor, State • Shoaib Malik - Cricketer Bank of Pakistan - presented an analysis • Dr Robina Shah - High Sheriff of Greater of the current economic and investment Manchester situation in Pakistan. • Aneel Mussarat - CEO, MCR Property Group and member of BAT Manchester Chapter
The evening was hosted by radio presenter Noreen Khan and featured a special in- conversation segment with cricket legend Shoaib Malik. 33
Key programme delivery initiatives 9 BPF Patrons’ Programme Initiative 34
23rd June 2018: British Asian Trust Eid Reception, Spencer House, London BPF patrons were invited to the British Asian Trust’s Eid reception at Spencer House.
Notable guests included: • Noreen Khan - Radio presenter • Preeya Kalidas - Actress • Asif Rangoonwala - Chairman, British Pakistan Foundation and Trustee, British Asian Trust - presented the welcome address to attendees on this occasion
22nd October 2018: Patron’s Lunch Meeting and Talk by Lord Karan Bilimoria, Lansdowne Club, Mayfair, London Our Patron Lunches are a great way for our patrons to network with each other. At each luncheon, a keynote speaker is welcomed, where they discuss a topic of interest to our patrons.
Guest Speaker: • Lord Karan Bilimoria - Chairman, Cobra Beer Partnership – led an interesting 13th November 2018: Patrons Lunch Meeting discussion on the challenges and and Talk by Tariq Rangoonwala, Lansdowne opportunities presented by Brexit, clarified Club, London many misconceptions and highlighted Our Patron Lunches are a great way for our mitigating strategies for business and patrons to network with each other. At each professionals. luncheon, a keynote speaker is welcomed, where they discuss a topic of interest to our patrons.
Guest Speaker: • Tariq Rangoonwala - Chairman, Pakistan International Chamber of Commerce - led a discussion on the business and investment opportunities in Pakistan, impact of CPEC and role and services offered by the Pakistan International Chamber of Commerce (PICC). 35
Update on Mentorships, Internships, Jobs and Other Opportunities 36
Mentorships
We delivered the following 929 mentorships to our members during the period January to December 2018:
Ref No of people mentored Programme Delivery Initiative
BPF Business and Professionals’ Programme: Judicial 20 students / 1 Appointments Networking Event at the Royal Courts of graduates Justice in January 2018.
BPF Social! Professional Networking and Mentoring 2 25 students / graduates initiatives in January, April and June 2018.
BPF Business and Professionals’ Programme: Focus on Government and Politics, Panel Discussion and Networking Event at Portcullis House in February 3 14 students / graduates 2018 and Focus on Government and Politics, Panel Discussion and Networking event at in March 2018 at Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.
BPF Women’s Programme: Leaderships Development 10 students / 4 Workshop – Communication and Assertiveness Skills graduates at the Lansdowne Club in Mayfair in March 2018.
BPF Women’s Programme: Focus on Female 210 students / 5 Entrepreneurs Seminar at the Nishkam Centre in graduates Birmingham in May 2018.
BPF Women’s Programme: Focus on Female Entrepreneurs – Workshop 1: Starting an Enterprise / 6 25 entrepreneurs Social Enterprise at the Nishkam Centre in Birmingham June 2018.
BPF Women’s Programme: Focus on Female 7 25 entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs – Workshop 2: Business Planning at the Nishkam Centre in Birmingham in July 2018.
BPF Young Professionals’ Programme (Arts and Culture 8 25 students / graduates Forum): Spoken Word and Open Mic Night: Exploring Identity at SOAS in August 2018.
BPF Women’s Programme: Focus on Female 9 25 entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs – Workshop 3: Market Research at the Nishkam Centre in Birmingham in July 2018.
1-to-1 mentorship via the BPF website using the mentor 10 30 mentees and mentee online application forms.
Stairs and Shares Knowledge Cafes for Entrepreneurs 11 520 entrepreneurs in London from January to June 2018.
Note: mentorships are normally provided via programme delivery initiatives, but we do have many additional candidates who connect with the mentors at each of the programme delivery initiatives for long-term mentoring. We have now formalized the procedure for long-term mentoring by enabling people to apply using both the online mentee and mentor application forms on the BPF website, so they can be matched accordingly. 37
Internships / Work Placements
We offered 82 internships / work placement opportunities with the following partners to our members during the period January to December 2018:
Ref Organisation
1 Al-Rayan Bank
2 Amishi
3 Addison and Khan Solicitors
4 BPF
5 Cadogan Asset Management
6 Conservative Friends of Pakistan
7 DWF Law
8 Conservative Party Peer
9 Farani Taylor Solicitors
10 Forbes Solicitors
11 Great Ormond Street Hospital
12 Habib Bank Limited
13 Haloodies
14 HGA Accountants
15 KBM Group
16 Liberal Democrat Party Peer
17 Labour Party MP
18 MAITS
19 Photography and Film-making Organisation
20 Quadreen Capital
21 Stanhill Capital
22 UBL
23 Ummah Finance / Moneemint
24 Voixenergy
25 Ward Hadaway Law Firm 38
Jobs and other opportunities
We offered 50 jobs and/or opportunities with the following partners to our members during the period January to December 2018:
Ref Organisation
1 Asia TV 2 Barakat Trust 3 BizGees 4 British Asian Trust 5 British Council 6 British Pearl 7 Channel 4 8 CPIC 9 Hybirds 10 IBM 11 ISP Events 12 Liberal Democrats 13 MAITS 14 Mishcon de Reya LLP 15 Muslim Women’s Network 16 Muzmatch 17 Nisa-Nashim 18 Patchwork Foundation 19 Qinetiq 20 Real Time Recruitment 21 Reluctantly Brave 22 Rockfort 23 Stairs and Shares 24 Stuart Miller Solicitors 25 TechWomen Initiative 26 University of Oxford, Rhodes Scholarship Programme 27 VSO 28 Warwick Business School 29 Young Diaspora Matters, LSE
Note: For job opportunities, candidates apply to the relevant organisation directly by referring to BPF. •
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Update on Membership 40
21,211Regular Members (November 2018)
BPF387 Premier Club Members (December 2018) 41
5,236Facebook Followers
5,649Instagram Followers 2,265Twitter Followers
LinkedIn754 BPF Page LinkedIn28,013 CEO Connections
We launched the BPF Premier Club Membership Scheme in August 2017. The purpose of the scheme was to offer our Premier Club Members a number of benefits and discounts for an annual fee of £10 per annum for the period of 12 months, whereby afterwards they would be able to renew said membership.
We are always on the lookout for new benefit providers for our Premier Club Members, ensuring that they have access to a range of services, from legal to medical, fashion to food.
Since December 2017 the number of BPF Premier Club Members has doubled, and we successfully met our target of reaching over 20,000 members by Q1 2018.
Please find overleaf our31 partners who have offered various discounts and benefits under the BPF Premier Club Membership scheme: 42
Ref Premier Club Providers
1 TKC Group (tkcgroup.com )
2 Original Lahore (original-lahore.co.uk)
3 Raishma (Raishma.co.uk)
4 Amishi (amishi.london/)
5 Kyles Collection (kylescollection.com)
6 Studio by TCS (studiobytcs.com)
7 Prettly (prettly.com)
8 Aesthetics Lab (aestheticslab.co.uk)
9 Autowerke Garage (autowerkegroup.com)
10 Windsor Leadership Programme (windsorleadership.org.uk)
11 Mr Asif Chaudry (Consultant Surgeon) - Harley Street Clinic (theharleystreetclinic.com)
12 Print Britannia (printbritannia.com)
13 Mr Salman Rajput – Cadogan Asset Management (cadoganam.com)
14 R3 Mortgages (r3mortgages.com)
15 Farani Taylor Solicitors (faranitaylor.com)
16 Addison & Khan Solicitors (addisonkhansolicitors.co.uk)
17 HGA Accountants (hgaca.co.uk)
18 Azad Ayub Ltd, Property Management and Development (azadayub.co.uk)
19 Voixenergy (voixenergy.com)
20 Clickable Co (clickableco.com)
21 Spice Village (spicevillage.co.uk)
22 Scene Dining (scenedining.com)
23 BBButterfly (etsy.com/shop/bbbutterflylondon)
24 BBS & Co (bbsandco.com)
25 Dr Taher Mahmud – London Osteoporosis Clinic (osteoporosisclinic.net)
26 Red Dot Jewels (reddotjewels.com)
27 Naail & Co (naailandco.com)
28 Prime Dispute (primedispute.com)
29 Wajeeha Amin (masterclassbywajeehaamin.com)
30 Desi Catering Limited Desi Catering Limited (desicatering.co.uk)
31 Saleem Lone – Midshire (midshire.co.uk) 43
Update on Technology and Communications 44
Technology We worked with TABAQ to deliver the following improvements on the BPF website (in addition to monthly website content updates): • Events calendar incorporating upcoming and past events. • Resources tab including resources for women, resources for youth, resources for community and recommended books and publications. • Forums tab including pages for each of our professional forums with details and useful information. • Addition of “Our Supporters” page to recognise all of our different supporters, donors and patrons. • Improved format and layout of the homepage, news, blogs, picture gallery and outstanding British Pakistani pages. Communications We won our first government grant from the Home Office’s Building a Stronger Britain Together (BSBT) Team to receive an in-kind support award from M&C Saatchi up to the value of £75,000.
This support will help us achieve the following: • New and improved brand image, messaging and case studies. • Enhanced templates with revised branding. • Improved branding and messaging on all our communications via all our social media platforms, website, weekly updates, monthly newsletters, emails and written communications. • New design for all our reports, brochures, programmes etc. 45
Our Future Plans 46
We plan to continue our work to engage, unite and empower the over 1 Million British Pakistani community in the UK by focusing on:
• Continuing to expand our key programmes • Becoming a successful platform and strong and outreach across the UK, with focus voice for the 1 Million+ British Pakistani on Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and community in the UK by serving and protecting Bradford, to fully support the socio- their best interests. economic development of the British • Continue to support initiatives and Pakistani community in these regions. organisations working towards the socio- As well as, culminate in local chapters of economic development of Pakistan BPF in each of these regions. by connecting individuals and organisations • Enabling more British Pakistanis, in particular in the UK to our partners in Pakistan and women, youth and those from underprivileged vice versa, as well as by supporting and backgrounds, to enter, progress and reach promoting the work of other charitable the top of their chosen professions across institutions in Pakistan. different industry sectors in the UK. • Facilitating business opportunities for the • Developing an “Angels Investor Programme” British Pakistani community in the UK to enable entrepreneurs and potential and in Pakistan by partnering with relevant investors to connect with and benefit each organisations to act as a collaborative other. “business hub” for the community. • Growing our membership base to reach a target of 50,000 members over the next 3 to 5 years. • Supporting the UK government in its various initiatives to support both the British Pakistani and the larger BAME community, to integrate effectively into mainstream community and society. 47
Our Finances
Jan 2016 Jan 2017 Jan 2018 # Year Ending to Dec 2016 to Dec 2017 to Dec 2018
1 Cost of generating funds £9,412 £12,671 £32,226.28
2 Cost of charitable activities £72,934 £84,418 £172,428.11
Governance costs (i.e. overhead costs: staff 3 costs, audit fees, legal & £31,144 £25,115 £30,257.44 professional fees, rent, office and other expenses )
4 Total expenditure £113,490 £122,204* £234,911.83*
Charitable activities: 0.7340 (73p) For every Cost of generating funds: 0.1372 (14p) spent£1
Governance costs: 0.1288 (13p)
* This also includes value in kind support 48
Supporting Our Work
Become Contact us on [email protected] if you are interested a patron in becoming a patron.
By sending a cheque to our office in Wimpole Street, contacting us on Donate [email protected] to set up a direct debit or make a bank transfer, or online at membership-bpf.cs88.force.com/donations
Become a BPF For only £10 / annum you can become a BPF Premier Club member Premier Club and receive various discounts / benefits with our partners via: member britishpakistanfoundation.com/premium-membership/
You can provide mentoring under any of our programmes and Become a professional forums by completing an application form via: mentor britishpakistanfoundation.com/mentors-application-form/
Contact us on [email protected] if your organisation Become a would like to partner with us to provide internships, work partner placements, jobs or other opportunities.
Contact us on [email protected] if your organisation is able to Pro-bono provide any pro-bono support. BPF has received generous support pro-bono support from law firms for our legal needs, technology support as well as for office space.
Sponsor an Contact us on [email protected] event if you are interested in sponsoring any of our initiatives / events.
Become a Contact us on [email protected] volunteer if you can volunteer at any of our initiatives / events.
CSR / Company Giving and / Contact us on [email protected] to go through the details. or Trusts and Foundations 49
Acknowledgements We are very grateful to all our volunteers, mentors, partners, speakers, members and the following for their support without whom we could not continue our valuable work to empower the British Pakistani community:
Advisory Council ZVMGR Trust Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Kashif Zafar Naseem Amin Saira Awan Malik Omar Shah
Patrons Eddison Knight Faisal Mian Jehan Anis QC Legal Kamal Haider Mohammad Shoaib Memon Oxford Frontier
Qlu Health Seers Sherjeel Aman
The Oxford Creative Hub 1508 London CPIC
Corporate Supporters Amishi Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Conduit Club Lucy Choi
Manchester Chamber Eighteen Islamabad House of Commons of Commerce
M&C Saatchi Royal Courts of Justice Stairs and Shares
Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Pakistan High Home Office Government (MHCLG) Commission
Philanthropic Organisations
British Asian Trust UK Medical Aid to Pakistan
Partners
British Pearl DWF LLP ICAP UK
ICC Pakistan London Chamber of Commerce LSE Pakistan
Media Partners: ARY UK, DUNYA UK, GEO UK, SAMAA UK, UK 44, Pakistan Society QED ZEE TV Companion Insight
SOAS TIE London TABAQ
University Pakistan Society Partners: Birmingham City, UK Asian Business Council UCL & UPSIGN LSE, Queen Mary, Imperial and Warwick 50
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