Make It Happen With Fiza Farhan

'Make It Happen : Inspirational Stories of Pakistani Women Turning The Tide' is an event organized by Nestlé Pakistan in collaboration with the Aurat Foundation, to commemorate International Women’s Day by providing a platform where inspiring, successful women shared their stories with others. Miss Fiza Farhan was invited as a speaker on that event. Fiza Farhan is a name on the '30 under 30' list by the prestigious FORBES magazine for Social Entrepreneurs 2015. But she is not just a name. There is so much more to this bright and talented woman.

For starters, Fiza Farhan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Buksh Foundation, In addition she is also the Director of Buksh Energy Pvt Ltd (the sister concern co-founded in 2009), She also holds honoree titles of Co-Chairperson Italian Development Chamber of Commerce in Pakistan, Future Energy Leader at the World Energy Council and have recently been appointed as the Chief Strategy Officer of a Consulting and Training company called Compass Training & Consultancy.

She is a young social entrepreneur, whose organization offers micro-finance solutions to the poor. Buksh Foundation has worked to provide clean energy projects in rural areas of Pakistan. The organization has provided training to as many as 135 women as energy entrepreneurs to date. Fiza and her foundation have succeeded in providing solar powered lights to about 6,750 families all over Pakistan.