50 Leading Lights Asia Pacific
Recognising leadership grounded in courage, compassion and kindness.
Explore my recognition →Social entrepreneur · Education advocate · Founder
Building systems where women and girls can learn, earn and lead.
Fajer Rabia Pasha is a Pakistani social entrepreneur and development leader turning evidence, lived experience and partnerships into practical routes towards dignity and opportunity.
Explore the work →Follow the journey →
Selected recognition
Recognition for leadership and lasting opportunity.
Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education
Awarded to PAGE’s Star Schools programme during my leadership of the organisation.
See awards and fellowships →Current portfolio
One mission, built across four systems.
Education, employment, technology and healthcare are deeply connected. Fajer’s current work brings them together around the realities of women and underserved communities.
01 · Economic opportunity
Balance 360
A social enterprise creating practical pathways into entrepreneurship and decent work, with a focus on low-income women and single mothers.
02 · Responsible technology
Balance AI & Tawazun
Building inclusive AI tools that turn complex systems into accessible guidance for women and underserved communities.
03 · Healthcare skills
Zainab College of Nursing
Preparing nurses for confident, ethical and internationally competitive careers through focused training and employment readiness.
04 · Health and social protection
Dr Sadiq Foundation
Expanding access to free healthcare and practical support for marginalised women, children and families in Pakistan.
A new chapter
Tawazun: making workplace rights understandable.
Built through Balance AI, Tawazun helps Pakistani women understand employment contracts, workplace harassment and salary fairness through practical guidance in English, Urdu and Roman Urdu.
Visit Tawazun ↗Board & public leadership
Helping shape stronger institutions and more inclusive systems.
Board Member, National Education Foundation
Board Member, Pakistan Alliance for Early Childhood
Explore board and advisory roles →Ideas & writing
Writing that brings overlooked realities into the policy conversation.
The Express Tribune · 3 September 2026
Explore all writing →The women missing from the divorce debate
There is a crisis unfolding quietly in some of Pakistan's poorest households.…
Read more ↗Explore my story
The person, the journey and the conversations.
About me
The experiences and convictions behind my work in education, women’s opportunity and stronger institutions.
Meet Fajer →My journey
From Inspired Sisters in Manchester to girls’ education in Pakistan and a connected portfolio of new initiatives.
Follow the journey →Speaking & media
Talks, interviews and profiles exploring girls’ education, women’s economic agency and leadership.
Watch, listen and read →Get in touch
Let’s turn shared purpose into action.
For speaking invitations, partnerships and conversations about building opportunity.
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