 The report reviewed innovative approaches for increasing security of tenure for the urban poor and involved working with NGOs in fifteen Commonwealth countries and was part of the run-up to the United Nations Istanbul + 5 Conference in New York.In 2007, Reza co-founded DIL Trust UK, an education charity.As Chairperson, Reza was credited with building the charity’s donor base, expanding its focus to include the provision of education and job opportunities for Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in the UK, and soliciting the patronage of leading women professionals, including Dr Maleeha Lodhi, Princess Badiya bint Hassan of Jordan, Baroness Greenfield of Ot Moor, Baroness Verma of Leicester, and Pinky Lilani CBE.