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Gulnaz Zhuzbaeva (in Kyrgyz: Гүлназ Жүзбаева) is a disability rights activist from Kyrgyzstan.[1] She was presented with one the BBC's 100 Women awards in 2020.[2] Formerly head of the Kyrgyz Federation of the Blind, Zhuzbaeva worked as a Braille translator in 2021.[3] She also provides training for people who are visually impaired, as well as their employers.[4] She is also a co-director of the non-governmental organisation Empower Blind People.[5] She has previously studied at the Louisiana Center for the Blind.[6] Public speaking engagements have included: a TEDx talk in Bishkek in 2021;[7] for the United Nations on International Women's Day in 2019, amongst others.[8]
Gulnaz Zhuzbaeva | |
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Гүлназ Жүзбаева | |
| Alma mater | Louisiana Center for the Blind |
| Occupation | Disability rights activist |
| Organization(s) | Kyrgyz Federation of the Blind; Empower Blind People |
| Awards | BBC 100 Women (2020) |
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