British Asian Hafta (week)

ORGANISATIONS are being urged to participate in the largest celebration of British Asian culture the country has ever seen – and bagging themselves an award at the same time.

British Asian Hafta (week), which promises to showcase the achievements of the country’s Asian community, is proud to announce an evening of glitz; glamour and entertainment to kick start the week-long celebrations – between October 27 and November 9.

The evening of awards, to take place on October 28, will provide the opportunity for the cream of the British Asian business community to be rewarded for their hard work and commitment over the year.

Among the six awards up for grabs are Most Diverse Company; Male and Female Category for Best Employee; Male and Female Category for Best Employer; and the Pioneer Award.

British Asian Hafta has been launched under Women of Cultures whose core aim is to empower women of minority communities, giving leadership skills along with direction to overcome any issues, concerns or problems they may face both in their professional and personal lives.

Ultimately Women of Cultures aims to direct these women in becoming model citizens of Britain.

CEO for WoC, Gurjeet Bains, said: “Last year’s British Asian Week enjoyed immense success and we wanted this year to be even more reflective of the celebration of Asian roots – hence the revamp from week to hafta.

“Asians continue to have successes in many fields yet there are still barriers faced by the community - British Asian Hafta is an initiative which looks to ease such obstacles.

“I am looking forward to participation from all communities and hoping to make this year’s celebrations even bigger and better than last year.”

The premise of the initiative is to showcase and celebrate the achievements of the community through a series of events taking place within a fortnight.

These events can be run by individuals wishing to showcase their success stories and or organisations wanting to demonstrate their commitment to the British Asian Community.

However, the idea is that throughout the year organisations and communities will be working towards the fortnight and the fortnight will be a commemoration of the annual efforts.

The hafta is a unique opportunity born out of last years’ British Asian Week, hoping to now reflect more closely the needs and ambitions of the community it represents.

Note to Editors:

1. The strategic aims of British Asian Hafta fit into the core values as outlined by Women of Cultures of empowerment, recognition and education as some of the core principles. British Asian Hafta is about celebrating all the above and providing a platform for the community for wider recognition.

2. The project aims to provide British Asians with their equivalent of Black History Month.

3. Organisations and individuals are being asked to make their nominations for the various category awards as soon as possible.

4. For further information please contact Women of Cultures on 0845 450 7104.