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Aspire to Inspire Women's Story - Hafiza Pirani
6 February 2023
Originally from Pune, India, Hafiza holds a double Master’s degree in the field of Business, Commerce and Human Resource Management. Hafiza’s life took a turn when she moved to New Zealand a decade ago. Like any other new migrant, Hafiza and her family had their share of settlement and employment challenges. But that didn’t stop Hafiza, a mother of two beautiful children, from achieving her goals.
Aspire to Inspire Women's Story - Ferina Bhaidani
17 January 2023
Originally from Hyderabad, India, Ferina Bhaidani is a Secondary Education Teacher, Educational Consultant and Youth Advocate and Mentor, from Melbourne Australia.
A holder of double Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in the field of Psychology, Education, Politics, Humanities, and Literature, Ferina is an experienced educational leader and teacher with extensive experience working with youth and adults in not-for-profit sectors
Aspire to Inspire Women's Story - Jasmin Lakhani
18 November 2022
Originally from Ahmedabad, India, Jasmin Lakhani is well-known for her leadership and excellence in the Australian financial industry and is currently working as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the Automotive and Electronics manufacturing industry.
Aspire to Inspire Women's Story - Ramzia Shams
5 November 2022
Meet Ramzia Shams, an Officer Cadet at the Royal Military College, Duntroon and the Australian Army’s Officer Training Scholarship recipient, from Canberra.
Aspire to Inspire Women's Story - Naila Pachani
18 September 2022
Naila Pachani, a nurse from Karachi, Pakistan is committed to enriching the lives of others through the ever-evolving field of clinical research in fighting debilitating diseases such as Cancer. Naila recently completed a postgraduate degree from Monash University, Australia and is currently working as a Cancer Clinical Trials Coordinator at Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute in Victoria.
Naila is also trained as an AlWaez and enjoys teaching, and conducting faith-based educational sessions. She loves reading books, travelling, singing and dancing.
Aspire to Inspire Women's Story - Farhat Badruddin
3 August 2022
Our next profile is that of a business professional and creative cake artist from Melbourne Jamat.
Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, Farhat completed her MBA (Master of Business Administration) at Preston University, Pakistan. Since then, she has been constantly upskilling herself and has completed various business and project management courses leading her to become a certified Agile Practitioner. Over the last seven years, she has been working with a local government organisation as a Business Systems Officer, a role that Farhat thinks is both challenging and rewarding.
Besides being a mother of one, Farhat is also a creative cake artist – a passion she discovered only a few years ago. She enjoys challenging herself by trying new and difficult creative cake designs and decorations. In her story, she discusses the importance of keeping a healthy balance between work, family, and her passion – “if you lose this balance, your passion is often the first thing you will have to let go…”.
Aspire to Inspire Women's Story - Noorin Popat
18 July 2022
Originally from Ahmedabad, India, Noorin started her journey with an Engineering degree (Electrical) and later completed MBA from The University of Queensland in 2015. Noorin is currently working as a Project Manager with the Australian Department of Defence, where she is leading multi-million-dollar Air Force projects. In the last 16 years, she has worked in various industries including aviation, manufacturing, renewable, utility, oil, gas, and mining industries.
Noorin’s exceptional work has been published and recognised through various awards including the ‘Top Talent’ award, ‘Leading Executive Trainee’ award and ‘Act Like Owner’ award.
Aspire to Inspire Women's Story - Saba Akbar
21 June 2022
Meet Saba Akbar an esteemed academic, multiple scholarship awardee, and professional nurse from Sydney Jamat.
Aspire to Inspire: Shahida Bano
31 May 2022
Originally from Ahmadabad, Hunza (Northern Pakistan), Shahida Bano is a Senior Quality Improvement Consultant at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia.
Aspire to Inspire: Anisha Lakhani
16 March 2022
Anisha Lakhani is an inspiring leader who has had experience in a variety of careers from an IT Business Warehousing Consultant to becoming a passionate educator. Originally from Nashik, India, Anisha started her journey in the field of Engineering (specializing in IT) and then went on to complete her MBA in Finance before heading to the UK for the STEP Programme. Anisha has a deep love for traveling. She has travelled to over 25 countries for work, educational trips, conferences, workshops, and camps, such as Global Encounters.
Aspire to Inspire: Dr. Zohra Lassi
24 November 2021
Dr. Zohra Lassi is an Epidemiologist, who is recognised nationally and internationally for her research on improving maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health & nutrition. She has authored 170+ academic publications to advance knowledge in public health practice. Some of her work has translated into global health guidelines and policies.
