British Asian Trust
Since its establishment in 2007, the Trust has positively impacted the lives of 6.6 million disadvantaged people in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.Such meticulousness is attracting donors to invest, bringing new capital into the sector and playing a critical role in bridging the financing gap to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.In the case of the aforementioned Quality Education India Development Impact Bond, UBS Optimus Foundation are the ‘risk’ investors who have raised US$3 million to offer upfront working capital to the consortium, thus enabling the administration of the programme for the duration of its four-year lifetime."[3] Ambassadors from the worlds of television, film, music, sport and cuisine support the Trust, including: Katy Perry, Mahira Khan, Asad Ahmad, Gurinder Chadha, Ikram Butt, Isa Guha, Azhar Mahmood, James Caan, Konnie Huq, Kumar Sangakkara, Laila Rouass, Manish Bhasin, Manish Malhotra, Meera Syal, Monica Yunus, Muttiah Muralitharan, Naughty Boy, Navin Kundra, Neev Spencer, Nina Nannar, Nina Wadia, Nitin Ganatra, Noreen Khan, Preeya Kalidas, Rahul Dravid, Ray Panthaka, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Reshmin Chowdhury, Ritula Shah, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sonali Shah, Sophie Choudry, Zayn Malik, and Sriram Vishwanathan.[4] On the Board of Trustees, headed by Chairman Lord Gadhia, are Shalni Arora, Farzana Baduel, Varun Chandra, Ganesh Ramani, Asif Rangoonwala and Dr Shenila Rawal.