The Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) has awarded Zulaikha Aziz the WJA-Gabriel Love Foundation Student Scholarship. The scholarship is a $5,000 award given annually to a deserving female student enrolled in design or non-design courses through a jewellery or metalsmithing programme at an accredited college, university, or training school.
Zulaikha Aziz is a human rights attorney and founder of Mazahri, a purpose-driven fine jewellery company founded on the principle that business should be an important force for good in the world, and that jewellery can empower and celebrate the women and men involved in each step of its creation.
Though new to the jewellery industry, Aziz has over a decade of experience working with multilateral organisations, governmental bodies, academia, and civil society organisations to further the goals and aspirations of the world’s most vulnerable communities. She is currently completing a Graduate Gemologist (G.G.) diploma at the Gemological Institute of America.
The Gabriel Love Foundation was established by Gabriel & Co., the New York-based fine jewellery brand. It intends its WJA scholarship to provide funding for students who want to achieve professional growth within the jewellery industry. But the foundation also seeks applicants who plan to use their future careers in jewellery to improve communities and participate in charitable efforts.
Caption: Zulaikha Aziz was awarded the $5,000 scholarship from WJA-Gabriel Love Foundation.