We run a number of programmes and activities that promote excellence in education, bring together communities and provide young people with enrichment and empowerment opportunities. Our core programmes and activities are:

• The Foundation has a Diversity Programme, which was launched in 2014 by the then Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Honourable Nick Clegg. The Programme encourages young people from minority communities to visit cultural institutions and provides them with a series of unique enrichment opportunities, including learning about the rich heritage of diverse role models in Britain. The Foundation has also partnered with Rising Girl to run a series of TED style webinars called ‘Break the Glass’ for young people out of school during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• The Foundation organises high-profile community integration events, such as our annual Interfaith Iftars which bring together communities, leaders and young people from all faiths and none.
• The Foundation mobilises educationalists and professionals to volunteer their time to help promote excellence in education. One way it does this is through the Naz Bokhari Fellowship, an annual programme which supports a student who has faced adversity to gain a university place, providing mentoring, a financial award, and continued support through an alumni network. The Fellowship recognises resilience and perseverance, qualities that Naz modelled and promoted.
• The Foundation organises an Annual Reception, which brings together educationalists, philanthropists, politicians and youth leaders to inspire them to continue the legacy of the late Naz Bokhari OBE. These events develop new networks and working relationships to improve education for all our communities.
• Each year the Foundation gives an Honorary Education Award someone who has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the field of education. The most recent winner was Yvonne Conolly CBE, the UK’s first black headteacher and a pioneer of the Windrush generation.