Blacktown’s Finest: A Profile on Leadership and Advocacy in the Migrant Community
This article, featured in the October 2025 issue of the Blacktown City Independent, spotlights the inspiring journey of Maryam Zahid, the founder and CEO of Afghan Women on the Move (AWOTM).
It chronicles her path from arriving in Australia as a young refugee in 1999 to becoming a prominent community leader and advocate. The feature explores how Zahid transformed a grassroots Facebook group into a vital organization that provides migrant and refugee women with essential tools for independence—ranging from digital literacy and financial management to domestic violence support—all while bridging the cultural gap between surviving and truly thriving in a new home.
