Celebrating BPW International Night with Uzma Aziz Irfan

Celebrating BPW International Night with Uzma Aziz Irfan, Executive Director, Malton Women’s Council

Uzma Aziz Irfan is the Executive Director of the Malton Women Council. For the last decade, she has been well-known for her passion for bringing the community together. She is a TESL Ontario certified teacher. She has also worked as a Settlement Counsellor, Community Engagement Co-ordinator, and Community Development Co-Ordinator for the Malton Community Building Project. Her volunteer work encompasses a wide variety of fields, which helped to broaden her vision. She is a member of several advisory committees and boards, including the Professional Advisory Committee of Sheridan College, TRIEC Mentorship Partnership, and Rotary Club Mississauga-Malton.

Summing up Uzma’s work in words is like capturing an ocean in a bowl. She is a community developer by heart; she is there for anyone and everyone. Whether it’s about finding ways to empower a woman or means to support a family in need, addressing a community crisis, or ways to engage youth, mobilizing volunteers, or bringing the community together. She is a mother, leader, fighter, artist, inspiration, and a role model for many. Her selfless service to the community made her among the top 75 Canadian Immigrants in 2021.