Gulnaz Zhuzbaeva

{{Short description|Human rights activist from Kyrgyzstan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Gulnaz Zhuzbaeva

| native_name = Гүлназ Жүзбаева

| native_name_lang = ky

| alma_mater = Louisiana Center for the Blind

| occupation = Disability rights activist

| organization = Kyrgyz Federation of the Blind; Empower Blind People

| awards = BBC 100 Women (2020)

}}

Gulnaz Zhuzbaeva (in Kyrgyz: Гүлназ Жүзбаева) is a disability rights activist from Kyrgyzstan.{{Cite web|title=26 Muslim women featured in the BBC's 100 Women List|url=https://eumuslims.org/ar/node/498|access-date=2021-08-19|website=eumuslims.org|language=ar|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819203415/https://eumuslims.org/ar/node/498|url-status=dead}} She was presented with one the BBC's 100 Women awards in 2020.{{Cite web|title=A resident of Kyrgyzstan entered the top 100 most influential women for the first time – News|url=https://newsreadonline.com/a-resident-of-kyrgyzstan-entered-the-top-100-most-influential-women-for-the-first-time/|access-date=2021-08-19|language=en-GB|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819203416/https://newsreadonline.com/a-resident-of-kyrgyzstan-entered-the-top-100-most-influential-women-for-the-first-time/|url-status=dead}} Formerly head of the Kyrgyz Federation of the Blind, Zhuzbaeva worked as a Braille translator in 2021.{{Cite news|date=2020-11-23|title=BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55042935|access-date=2021-08-19}} She also provides training for people who are visually impaired, as well as their employers.{{Cite web|last=ZHANYBEKOVA|first=Begimai|date=2020-11-25|title=Kyrgyzstani included in list of 100 inspiring women from around the world|url=https://24.kg/english/174419_Kyrgyzstani_included_in_list_of_100_inspiring_women_from_around_the_world/|access-date=2021-08-19|website=24.kg|language=en-US}} She is also a co-director of the non-governmental organisation Empower Blind People.{{Cite web|date=2015-03-16|title=Running with the Blind|url=https://www.pedalingpictures.com/running-with-the-blind/|access-date=2021-08-19|website=Pedaling Pictures|language=en-US}} She has previously studied at the Louisiana Center for the Blind.{{Cite web|title=Sharing the Spirit of Our Movement Around the World|url=https://nfb.org/sites/default/files/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr34/4/fr340413.htm|access-date=2021-08-19|website=nfb.org}} Public speaking engagements have included: a TEDx talk in Bishkek in 2021;{{Cite web|title=TEDxTokombaevSt {{!}} TED|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/43185|access-date=2021-08-19|website=www.ted.com}} for the United Nations on International Women's Day in 2019, amongst others.{{Cite web|title="Think equal, build smart, innovate for change": United Nations celebrate the International Women's Day in Talas {{!}} United Nations in Kyrgyz Republic|url=https://kyrgyzstan.un.org/en/13989-think-equal-build-smart-innovate-change-united-nations-celebrate-international-womens-day,%20https://kyrgyzstan.un.org/en/13989-think-equal-build-smart-innovate-change-united-nations-celebrate-international-womens-day|access-date=2021-08-19|website=kyrgyzstan.un.org|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}