Ayesha Chundrigar
| Ayesha Chundrigar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1987 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Pakistani |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Animal Rescue |
Ayesha Chundrigar (Urdu: عائشہ چندریگر) is a Pakistani Animal rights activist, entrepreneur, journalist. She is founder of the Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation, a non profit animal rescue organization based in Karachi, Pakistan.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
Chundrigar was born on 30 September 1987. She graduated in 2009 with a degree in English Literature and Cinema Studies from College of Arts & Science of the New York University. She is a licensed psychotherapist with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She won Green Innovation Challenge organized by WWF- Pakistan.[5][6][7]
Career
Chundrigar headed a refugee camp of 700 displaced people in Islamabad after the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan.[8]
She founded Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation in 2013 in Karachi.[9][10] ACF began rescue ambulance service [clarification needed] and have an active rescue helpline.[clarification needed][11] At this time the shelter has 500 animals of all kinds and it is Pakistan's first animal shelter. ACF consists of seven core members and few volunteers.[12]
This organization started the first ever animal shelter for street and homeless dogs , cats & different animals in Pakistan.[13][14][15][16][17][18]
References
- ↑ Staff, Images (2017-08-01). "What happens when children recovering from drug addiction spend time at an animal shelter?". Images. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ↑ Tribune.com.pk (2014-06-15). "Animal welfare: St(r)ay safe". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ "This City's Approach to Stray Dogs? Mass Poisoning". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ "Dog critically injured after being shot by children in Karachi". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ "Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation hosted a FUNdraiser for the Furry Friends in Islamabad #HeartsBeatTheSame". Daily Pakistan Global. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ "New "leash" of life: Animal rights' group creates harnesses from ghost net". Arab News PK. 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ "Innovative, cost-effective solutions urged to tackle plastic pollution". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ "آوارہ جانور بھی انسانی حسن سلوک کے محتاج ہوتے ہیں، عائشہ چندریگر". ہم نیوز. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ↑ Chagani, Anum Rehman (2017-04-18). "How social media and celebrity activists contribute to better animal rights in Pakistan". Images. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ "A new shelter for Karachi's troubled animals". Gulf-Times (in العربية). 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ Stickings, Tim (2018-07-23). "Donkey dies after being punched and rammed with car in Pakistan". Mail Online. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ چاولہ, مہرین نوید (2016-03-21). "معذور جانوروں کا گھر". Dawn News Television. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ کراچی میں جانوروں کے لیے شیلٹر ہوم (in اردو), retrieved 2020-03-13
- ↑ Tribune.com.pk (2017-01-22). "City's troubled animals welcome all to their impressive castle". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ "Another donkey brutally beaten in Karachi handed to ACF animal rescue". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ "پاکستان میں جانوروں کے تحفظ کیلیے متحرک عائشہ چندریگر کی عالمی سطح پر پذیرائی". ایکسپریس اردو. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ "آوارہ جانور بھی انسانی حسن سلوک کے محتاج ہوتے ہیں، عائشہ چندریگر". ہم نیوز. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ Niazi, Fatima Shaheen (2019-07-03). "The pleasures and perils of sheltering animals". Herald Magazine. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
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