Community workers gets British Community Honours Award

Community worker Habiban Zaman was handed a British Community Honours Award for social cohesion and integration.
Habiban Zaman who will receive an British Empire Medal.  (d610b425)Habiban Zaman who will receive an British Empire Medal.  (d610b425)
Habiban Zaman who will receive an British Empire Medal. (d610b425)

The Dewsbury woman has helped thousands of people across Kirklees over the past 25 years.

She said: “We need to ensure that we are encouraging interaction between communities and enabling people of all backgrounds to participate in wider society and institutions.”

Habiban was also commended in the Queen’s Birthday Honours with a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to women in 2014.