Mohammed Zafran (known as Zaf to many)works as a Community Liaison Officer at South and City College Birmingham. Zaf is the Founder of a company called All 4 Youth & Community, which gives Youths the opportunity to get back in education via sporting programmes. As popularly broadcasted all over Birmingham, Zaf’s inspiration to set this up was the tragic death of his brother in law (24), who was brutally murdered in a local park and the death of his Blind Sister in 2009, which is another reason why he helps all charity organisations. Since then with the help of South and City College Principle Mike Hopkins, Zaf managed to set up his own company which offers help,support and a new beginning to people who want to start a new venture. From the street,gangs,alley way,parks, these youths have been given a new source to get their life back on track and that through showing them love and affection. All 4 Youth & Community now has over 17,000 youths registered on their books, and helped 2500 youths back in education and got over 1800 youths in employment. All 4 Youth & Community have done 99 projects and all that with hardly any external funding. The only help Zaf and Tom are getting for their projects at the moment are from Mike Hopkins and other activities they do with Be Active and help from Lovebrum at the Signature Awards. Couple of years ago, Zaf and co-director, Thomas Mcgeever, set up a womens academy which enables young asian women to continue in further education once they finish secondary school after a lot of young women were being forced into arrange marriages. Currently they have over 5,000 women signed up in the academy.
Zaf started something from a calamity and what could have turned bitter, Zaf has changed it to a positive and used that to change thousands of lives. Zaf is a role model for thousands of parents and youths in the UK. Zaf has proved to be what Former England Football Manager said,” Zaf is a unique individual and selfless young man who the whole country should be proud of.”
Former Prime Minister David Cameron called Zaf, “A Living Legend.”
Zaf has appeared on numerous sky and tv shows including Sky Sports,BBC News and Noor TV.
Zaf’s work was recognised when he got the Birmingham Sports Community Award 2013 in September and got the BBC West Midlands Sports Community Project Of The Year 2013 in December. Zaf won the Guardgroup Nationwide Award 2014 for helping the youths in the West Midlands. Zaf won the National Diversity Award for the Positive Rolemodel Of The Year 2014 and also won the Pride Of Birmingham Award 2014 both on the same night. Zaf was named as the top 10 most outstanding young person in the UK 2015 and topped the 100 independent happy list of individuals who have made a contribution to help others. Zaf was on the Queen’s Honours List in June 2015 and got a British Empire Medal.
Zaf won the Sir Bobby Moore Respect Award at Wembley Stadium at the Community Shield infront of 80,000 people at Wembley Stadium.
Zaf also won the Asian Football award at Wembley and the GG2 Leadership Award in London.
Zaf won the Asian Achievements Award in 2015 and the British Citizen Award. Zaf was given the Outstanding Service to the City Award by the Birmingham Lord Mayor. Zaf also won the Birmingham Volunteer of the year award. In 2016, Zaf won the excellence in diversity award and has been nominated in the Midlands Business and Community Charity Awards in the Lifetime Achievement Category.
Zaf is a great supporter of innovation. In line with this, he is the Ambassador for brightLET – leaders in innovation and disruptive technology for the lettings market.
Zaf is also the Ambassador Champion for Include Me Too, who support BAME disabled children and other young people.
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