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By directing her training services at women, she believes the projects will have more lasting impact as the 150 women that have been trained so far have gone on to share their entrepreneurial skills and knowledge with their families and communities.
Building a platform for international engagement
Fiza Farhan joined the World Energy Council as a Future Energy Leader last August upon invitation from the Pakistan member committee.
You would be surprised to know that I was the only woman present in the meeting. That’s why they do only what others want them to. Her father was a businessman, and her mother was a teacher.
Fiza Farhan attended Lahore Grammar School for her early education and later earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Actually, ours is a male-dominated society and girls belonging to conservative families often find it hard to go on with their education. From the platform of Buksh Foundation, she works to bring clean energy projects to poor, rural areas of Pakistan. Farhan said: “While there are many challenges within Pakistan’s energy sector, there are also many opportunities for companies and individuals to identify and align with.
At the same time, we must also have a clarity regarding their roles as a professional and as a housewife.
JWT: But, a woman’s responsibilities as a mother cannot be neglected at all. She was also a member of the Cambridge University Pakistan Society and the Cambridge Development Initiative.
After completing her studies, Fiza Farhan returned to Pakistan and began working for her family’s business.
Moreover, they are competent enough to prove their mettle. That’s the only way they would be able to strike a balance between their domestic as well as professional life.
JWT: You have targeted only the rural women for your microfinance projects. With the solar lights, children can now study at night and enhance their performance.]
For example, Pakistan has launched its first 10 MW solar power plant in a project launched by Buksh Energy – a sister company of the Buksh Foundation – with support of the Punjabi government.
This would impact on the lives of the communities in many ways, from enhanced productive hours, to better health standards, to increased hours for education. I, somehow, convinced my family and got permission to study in Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore. A woman entrepreneur represents us after we impart her the due training.
In short, I emphasise that women should know how to deal with the situation. Of course, without the support of men, we cannot empower the women.
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Fiza Farhan, one of the Future Energy Leaders of the World Energy Council, has been named by Forbes as one of this year’s “30 under 30” social entrepreneurs for her efforts to bring renewable energy to poor, rural areas of Pakistan.
[ Fiza Farhan, 28, co-founder of the Buksh Foundation
Ms Farhan, 28, leads the “Lighting a million lives” project at the Buksh Foundation which she co-founded in 2009 with Mr Asim Buksh, a high-end goods retailer with a social responsibility mission.
The Buksh Foundation provides microfinance to enable energy projects to be set up for villages in Pakistan that have no grid access.
However, she soon realized that her true passion lay in social entrepreneurship and decided to pursue a career in that field. It is a known fact that women are smarter than men and they are gifted with creative talent. I believe this is the project which has earned me the honour of being included in Forbes’ list of top social entrepreneurs; besides many other international accolades.
She is the co-founder and CEO of the Buksh Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to provide sustainable energy solutions to underserved communities in Pakistan.
Fiza Farhan is also a member of the board of directors of the Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Program (WELP), which works to promote gender equality and empower women in Pakistan.
She was also named one of the “100 Most Powerful Women in Pakistan” by Newsweek Pakistan in 2012, and a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum in 2014.
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Fiza Farhan was born on June 10, 1984, in Lahore, Pakistan.