Hack the Hood
Hack the Hood Hack the Hood is an award-winning non-profit that introduces low-income youth of color to careers in tech by hiring and training them to
Hey I'm Arfah.
Community Builder, Angel Investor, Facilitator, Diversity & Inclusion Expert and Keynote Speaker
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Speaking
My experience and knowledge is best expressed when on stage on talking subjects I’m passionate about. From my own personal journey to community building and diversity & inclusion. I love telling stories to enable people to see the world from a different lens and plant ideas for change
Testimonials
When it comes to communities Arfah is the person to know. You can follow her lead on how to create and run successful communities
Amir Anzur
Author
Working with Arfah has been amazing, she is extremely impactful when it comes to community building and development. Arfah can take an inactive community and help them to find aligned vision, purpose and goals, whilst driving forward change in routine practices. Arfah is also gifted at D&I and isn't afraid to have the necessary discussions needed to make change.
Samantha Bryant
GDS Delivery Manager
Arfah is a committed and dynamic leader in tech and advocacy. She spoke at our London Conference and simultaneously was able to inspire and captivate our audience, while providing actionable takeaways. I highly recommend her as a speaker, she's wonderful to work with and a fantastic speaker.
Melinda Epler
Tech Inclusion Founder
Workshops
I run workshops in three key areas. Community Building, Storytelling and Diversity and Inclusion.
Each workshop leaves participants with an actionable plan to go away and implement.
Blogs
The Nest I/O
The Nest i/o is a technology incubator in Pakistan, a community hub launched by P@SHA with global partners Google for Entrepreneurs and Samsung, and through a
Inclusive Workplaces
Inclusive Workplaces As part of my research I wanted to understand a bit more about how established workplaces have created inclusive spaces to benefit people
Dinyaat Center of America.
Dinyaat Center of America One of the most impressive project I stumbled across was a Mosque teaching kids HTML and tech skills. Diyanet’s mission is
