# Ayesha Chundrigar

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{{short description|Pakistani activist}}
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| name               = Ayesha Chundrigar
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| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|9|30}}
| education          = Master in Art in International Journalism
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| known_for          = Animal Rescue
| website            = https://www.acfanimalrescue.org/
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'''Ayesha Chundrigar''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|عائشہ چندریگر}}}}) is a [Pakistani](/source/Pakistani_people) animal welfare activist, entrepreneur and journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ponds.com.pk/article/detail/1316730/ayesha-chundrigar|title=Ayesha Chundrigar|website=Pond's|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-30-20-intl-hnk#h_ce87f5aa1198cbf9d65b89b965e6d20f|title=With Pakistan's largest city under lockdown, pets have been left howling for help|last=Woodyatt|first=Amy|date=2020-03-30|website=CNN|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217020509/https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-30-20-intl-hnk/h_ce87f5aa1198cbf9d65b89b965e6d20f |archive-date=2022-02-17 |access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1177374|title=How social media and celebrity activists contribute to better animal rights in Pakistan|last=Chagani|first=Anum Rehman|date=2017-04-18|website=Images|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/world/asia-pacific/hundreds-of-abandoned-animals-die-during-lockdown-in-pakistan|title=Hundreds of abandoned animals die during lockdown in Pakistan|last=AFP|first=French Press Agency-|date=2020-04-07|website=Daily Sabah|language=en|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref> She is founder of the ''Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation'', a non profit animal rescue organization based in [Karachi](/source/Karachi), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1227696|title=Shelter for abandoned animals opens in Karachi|last=Hasan|first=Shazia|date=2015-12-21|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref>

==Early life==
Chundrigar was born on 30 September 1987.  She graduated in 2009 with a degree in English Literature and Cinema Studies from the [College of Arts & Science](/source/New_York_University_College_of_Arts_%26_Science) of the [New York University](/source/New_York_University). She is a licensed psychotherapist with the [British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy](/source/British_Association_for_Counselling_and_Psychotherapy). She won the Green Innovation Challenge organized by [WWF-Pakistan](/source/WWF-Pakistan).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/lifestyle/ayesha-chundrigar-foundation-hosted-a-fundraiser-for-the-furry-friends-in-islamabad-heartsbeatthesame/|title=Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation hosted a FUNdraiser for the Furry Friends in Islamabad #HeartsBeatTheSame|date=2019-04-03|website=Daily Pakistan Global|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>

==Career==
Chundrigar headed a refugee camp of 700 displaced people in Islamabad after the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. <br>
She founded ''Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation'', also known as ACF in 2013 in Karachi. ACF began a rescue ambulance service and have an active rescue helpline.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/720378/animal-welfare-stray-safe/|title=Animal welfare: St(r)ay safe|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=2014-06-15|website=The Express Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> In 2020 the shelter has 500 animals of all kinds and is Pakistan's first animal shelter for street and homeless dogs, cats and different animals in Pakistan.
ACF consists of seven core members as well as volunteers.

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