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Annual Impact Report January to December 2017 british pakistan foundation Engage. Unite. Empower Annual Impact Report January to December 2017 Message from the Chair of the Board I envisage that the British Pakistani community have their own platform and support system to take advantage of the country they are born in and contribute back to society within every sector of the UK community. We have started on the journey but there is a lot more that needs to be done. We undertook a strategic review in May 2016 when our new CEO Zahra Shah joined us to focus on professional development and supporting entrepreneurship through our key 3 programmes: Business and Professionals Programme, Women’s Programme and Young Professionals Programme, in order to empower the British Pakistani community in the UK. We need to make serious efforts to increase our membership over the coming years if we are to make a positive difference to the British Pakistani community in the UK. The future looks bright as we focus on empowering the Youth, Women, Professionals and Entrepreneurs in our community. I look forward to expanding our programmes nationwide in the coming years to enable this platform to benefit the British Pakistani community across the UK, particularly those members of the community who are most vulnerable. I invite you to join us in this movement. Asif Rangoonwala Message from the CEO I took over the role of the CEO in May 2016 and undertook a strategic review that resulted in a modified strategic direction enabling us to focus on empowering the British Pakistani community in the UK through professional development and supporting entrepreneurship. We identified that even though we are the second largest ethnic minority (over 1 million British Pakistanis in the UK) and educational opportunities are easily available yet 1 in 5 British Pakistani is still either unemployed, underemployed or employed within the transport or logistics sector, 50% of the women are not employed, 50% of the community is self-employed and we are one of the most disadvantaged communities in the UK, particularly the women (2011 Census, Casey Review, Social Mobility Review and 2017 Race Audit Review). This is due to the lack of positive “role models” and mentors who can provide much needed career guidance and support at different points in a person’s career journey. We then proceeded to create professional forums underpinning our main programmes to target the delivery of professional development, mentorships, internships, work placements, jobs and other opportunities/ initiatives according to industry sectors and areas of expertise to provide real benefit for our community members for e.g. it is more effective for a medical student to be mentored by a consultant in area of medicine that the student wishes to pursue. For British Pakistanis to have a strong voice within British society, it is imperative for them to aim high and try to reach the top of a range of professions, industry sectors, government, arts & culture, business and social enterprise. Whilst, maintaining a positive sense of their identity and cultural heritage so that they can really add value to both their community and to the larger British society. Also, by providing a positive direction, it will help to protect vulnerable members of the community from falling prey to countless negative influences. Our mission is to become a powerful voice for our community to serve and protect their best interests. We hope that you can join us in fulfilling this mission and leave a positive legacy for our future generations. Zahra Shah Contents Who We Are ...................................................................................................................... 2 What We Do and Our Impact ............................................................................................. 4 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................... 5 Update on BPF Programme Delivery Initiatives ................................................................. 8 Update on Mentorships, Internships, Jobs and Other Opportunities ................................. 23 Update on Technology ..................................................................................................... 30 Our Future Plans ............................................................................................................. 31 Our Finances ................................................................................................................... 32 Supporting Our Work ....................................................................................................... 33 Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................... 34 Connect with Us ............................................................................................................... 35 1 Who We Are Our Vision The British Pakistan Foundation is a not for profit, secular, bi-partisan and community-building platform founded in 2010 working to “engage, unite and empower” the over 1 million British Pakistani community in the UK, particularly the youth and women. We focus on professional development and supporting entrepreneurship (since 1 in 5 British Pakistani is either unemployed or underemployed) through our 3 key programmes: Business and Professionals Programme, Women’s Programme and Young Professional Programme. Underpinning each of these programmes, we have professional forums such as those for: Law, Finance, Medicine & Life Sciences, Professional Services, Entrepreneurs & Start Ups, Digital Services & Technology and Arts & Culture. Through these professional forums we deliver professional development workshops, seminars, panel discussion, speaker series, conferences, mentorships, internships / work placements, jobs and other opportunities, professional networking & social and cultural events and thought- leadership via our weekly updates and monthly newsletter to enable our community of over 18,000 members. We are based in London and are working to expand our programmes nationwide in regions such as Birmingham, Manchester, Bradford, Leeds and Glasgow. We also plan to launch an “Angel Investors Programme” in the future to support entrepreneurs by connecting them to potential investors similar to the “Dragon’s Den” concept under a Roadshow Programme. Our Mission BPF is a community-driven organization that acts as an engine to facilitate the empowerment and development of the British Pakistani diaspora. Consistently, we aim to provide a platform for community building, and to act as a liaison between the British Pakistani diaspora and governmental and non-governmental organisations in the UK and Pakistan. At BPF, we work hard to create a space to enhance inter-community relations and to deliver value to our members through capacity building and information-sharing. When a community starts to work together, it can change just about everything. It can impact representation, empower women, support opportunity and growth, grow local economies, and help the youth. At BPF, we work hard to bring together the over 1 million British Pakistanis in the UK to unlock potential and harness opportunity. Our mission is to become a strong voice for our community to serve and protect their best interests. 2 Our Board of Directors and Team Asif Rangoonwala Kashif Zafar (Trustee) Naseem Amin (Trustee) (Chairman) Saira Awan Malik Zahra Shah (Trustee and Saima Siddiqui (Project (Trustee) CEO) Coordinator) Faryal Khan Sadia Mirza (HR and Salman Ahsan (Communications Accounts Management) (Technology Coordinator) Coordinator) 3 What We Do and Our Impact Programmes Business and Women’s Young Professionals Professionals Programme Programme Programme Professional • Law Forums • Finance • Medicine and Life Sciences • Professional Services • Entrepreneurs and Start Ups • Digital Services and Technology • Arts and Culture Initiatives Professional Mentorships Internships / Work Development Placements, Jobs and Programme Initiatives Other Opportunities • Workshops • Panel Discussions • Seminars • Conferences • Speaker Series • Talks / Lectures • Professional Networking • Arts and Culture Members Over 18000 free/regular members across UK. Key Impact (Jan 2017 to Dec 2017) Delivered 44 Delivered 384 Provided 120 work programme initiatives mentorships opportunities Attendees / 6443 Attendees/Participants at Programme Initiatives Participants • 2418 Women (Jan 2017 to • 1177 Students / graduates Dec 2017) • 2924 Professionals & entrepreneurs Regions London, Manchester, London and London, Manchester and (Jan 2017 to Birmingham, Manchester Birmingham Dec 2017) Cambridge, Coventry, Luton, Leeds and Southampton 4 Executive Summary BPF has undergone a massive change in its strategic vision and overall direction since May 2016. We are now focused on professional development and supporting entrepreneurship within the British Pakistani community in the UK under our 3 key programmes: Business and Professionals Programme, Women’s Programme and Young Professionals Programme and via our various professional forums (law, medicine & life sciences, professional services, entrepreneurs & start-ups, digital services & technology and arts & culture). We have identified that people need “role models” to aspire to and mentors who can guide them in the right direction at all levels of their career thus, we continue to focus on delivering professional development programme initiatives, mentorships, internships,
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