AWMB Inspiration is a regular series featuring real remarkable women and girls of South Asian heritage. We believe in the saying “you can not be, what you can not see”.
Our women have fought courageously and tirelessly to assert themselves as individuals and experts in their field, something most men have had the luxury of taking for granted
By recognising the accomplishments of women and girls, we challenge the myth that South Asian women are passive, and provide a source of inspiration to a new generation of women and girls.
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It is always a moment of great joy when we see women following their purpose, steeping outside of their comfort zone and two incredible women collaborating. For a while now we have been fans of a blog called Shelved and the incredible illustrations by Jasveer. She has now turned her designs into T Shirts! “My …
Leyla Okhai is the CEO and Founder of Diverse Minds UK Ltd. She is a third generation Asian, born in the USA, but moved to the UK aged 9. Her life experience has been shaped by racism and exclusion, which is how it’s led her to the work she does. A speaker on panels addressing …
Kam Kaur had the the opportunity to interview Bali Kaur, a keen runner, Marathon Queen and overall inspirational woman. Bali, tell me a little bit about your fitness background… Hi Kamal thank you for this opportunity to share my experiences with you and I hope my story inspires others. In my teens and early 20s …
Here at AWMB we are champions of all women from our South Asian community who are following their purpose with passion and authenticity. There are powerful lessons for us all in seeing others step into their light and overcome obstacles to pursue what sets their soul on fire! And that leads us to Rita Morar. …
Tell us about yourself My Names Bishamber Das and I am proudly known as Britain’s first Asian plus-size model. I first started my career 5 years ago when I was the only plus-size contestant to represent the UK; I was against 9 European countries where I came to the second runner up. Apart from modelling, …
Tell us about yourself My name is Gurveena, and I’m 21 years old. I’ve just recently finished university with a BSc in Psychology! As a hobby, I really enjoy creating art, whether it be drawing portraits or editing and making digital art on my laptop. For a while now, I have been using this to my …
Tell us about yourself. My name is Kamaljit Kaur, and I work for Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital. I joined the hospital, in January 2018, as a Senior Fundraising Digital Marketing Officer; hand on heart, it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Prior to this, my background has been solely corporate, its always …
Anoushé is a champion for all those experiencing barriers and self-limiting beliefs. Born missing her right arm below the elbow, living with multiple health conditions, a cancer survivor, a Muslim and coming from an ethnic minority, Anoushé has never let what society or culture thinks she should do limit her or dictate the direction of …
On July 4th, 2018, Leah Chowdhry became one of the first, recorded, young British Asian women to swim the English Channel at 26 years old. With help from family, friends and generous donations she raised over £175,000 for the British Asian Trust. Leah completed the 30-mile swim in just under 15 hours despite obstacles like …
Nazia Nasreen is the multi-award-winning founder of Ibraheem Toy House, the worlds first online Muslim toystore. She founded Ibraheem Toy House on her kitchen table as she was struggling to make religious learning fun and interactive for her young daughter. Starting with 4 products and suppliers from across the world, she decided to launch an …