Thank you to Our 2024 Partners
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participation of Muslim women in sports and recreation, specifically through organized basketball, to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle
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athletic ability as well as individuals' leadership, self-discipline, and teamwork skills
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the spirit of true sportsmanship and sisterhood both on and off the basketball court
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Muslim women to step outside their comfort zones and excel in their personal development within a team environment
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No particular reason (17%)
Lack of interest (28%)
Lack of interest (28%)
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Lack of interest (28%)
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HOOPS FOR HER PARTNERS WITH SUPERFAN NAV BHATIA FOUNDATION
In 2022 Hoops For Her partnered with the Superfan Nav Bhatia Foundation to provide an elevated league experience for our ballers. Since then we have been able to provide custom jerseys, an All-star game and an end of the year Awards Gala. Having Nav and team on board has been inspiring for all of our players.
Board of Directors
Maria Hasan
Maria is one of the founding members of Hoops for Her. Maria loves socializing and being active, and H4H combines both.
When Maria is not playing ball, she can be found busy working as a nurse in cardiac care or with her family of basketball-loving minions.
Nausheen Shah
Nausheen has played with H4H since 2018 and joined the Board of Directors in 2021. She has had a love of basketball since childhood. Growing up, circumstances did not allow her to play in leagues, but with H4H her dream of being on a basketball team came true. Not only being able to play but being part of an organization and helping other women become a part of a team gives her a sense of fulfillment.
Nausheen is a teacher by day and night. Teaching and basketball are her passion. She coached girls basketball and took them to tournaments to compete against other schools, returning with a bronze medal.
Rija Rasul
Rija is a founding member of H4H. Although she began playing basketball at a young age, after university she stopped playing as it was difficult to find women’s recreational leagues in her area. Finding Hoops for Her by accident in 2017 turned out to be just what she needed to get back into the game and to now, help other women do the same. Rija has also coached girls basketball and is hopeful that H4H can help grow opportunities for girls' and women's basketball in Canada.
In her day job, Rija works at the municipal government level on local climate change and environmental sustainability projects.
Sumayyah Mahmood
Sumayyah is one of the founding members of Hoops for Her. Sumayyah has a passion for providing a platform for women to play sports, allowing them to build flourishing friendships both on and off the court.
Sumayyah is a high school teacher, and a mom to three very active boys, basketball being one of their favourite sports.
Teresa Jawaid
Teresa is an original founding member of H4H since 2017. Teresa has loved basketball since a young age and has been playing on teams since the age of 9. She forced her parents to buy her a basketball net so she could play whenever she liked. She believes that it’s never too late to learn the game.
When Teresa isn’t playing basketball, she is chasing after her 3 children and working to design processes and manage programs.
Rinku Ghei
Rinku Ghei began his career in Retail Clothing with Collection’s America, one of Toronto’s first Hip Hop clothing stores to market both clothing and music lifestyles together in an emerging urban market. Seven years later, he found himself directing the brands for South Asian Fusion phenoms Culture Shock, who went on to sign a lucrative record deal with Island/Universal UK and Bollywood superstars RDB who went on to create many Bollywood Movie hits that are played to this day.
With years of brand development experience, Rinku returned to Toronto and began Push Marketing Group, signing his first client Superfan Nav Bhatia in 2015. Rinku and his team are responsible for developing and executing the strategy behind the Superfan Brand.
What started as a call for sponsorship turned into a more serious discussion about the opportunity for growth Hoops For Her has, Rinku was thrilled to be unanimously voted onto the Board of Directors. He is looking forward to bringing his business acumen to help the H4H team solidify existing business and grow the league soon.