Fajariah Saban

Fajariah Saban worked with a Muslim women’s organisation for the past 19 years. She has vast experience in social work and direct clinical practice, programme planning and development, management and supervision, as well as research work. As the Deputy Director of Hayaa’ Network, Fajariah brings with her years of expertise that help shape the way she interacts and negotiates with the system. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the National University of Singapore, majoring in Social Work and Malay Studies, and a Master of Science in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy awarded by Counselling and Care Centre (Singapore), in collaboration with Institute of Family Therapy (London) and Middlesex University, United Kingdom. Fajariah has a keen interest in systemic family therapy practice. Her professional experiences also include community engagement work – Fajariah was a member of the SGTeguh Bersatu Covid-19 Response Workgroup and contributed to the development of a multidisciplinary team approach to address the community’s concerns and needs for the Muslim community in Singapore. She is also member of the Institute of Muslim Mental Health and Family Therapy (IMHAFT).