Sufia has worked in community development and leadership, working in women’s centres in Tower Hamlets for the last 27 years.
She currently manages projects and programmes at the East London Mosque.
She began her career at Wapping Women’s Centre in 1997 where she set up projects to help Bangladeshi women into education and employment.
Recently Sufia has turned her attention to climate change and educating the community about to be more responsible and look after the planet.