Sana Ayub was a passionate disability rights advocate from Pakistan whose work left a lasting mark on her community and beyond. Living with a physical disability, she turned her personal experiences into a powerful platform for awareness and change. She founded the Empower Welfare Foundation for Youth and Persons with Disabilities and served as Provincial Coordinator for the National Forum of Women with Disabilities (NFWWD). Sana devoted her life to creating opportunities, fostering inclusion, and challenging stereotypes, proving through her work that disability is not a barrier to leadership or impact.

key achievements

• Founded Empower Welfare Foundation – Provided training, resources, and advocacy for youth and persons with disabilities.
• Recognized Inspirational Figure, Featured in media for redefining perceptions about disability in Pakistan.
• Community Mobilization, Led outreach programs that increased awareness of accessibility and inclusion in public spaces.
• Youth & Women’s Empowermen

Area of focus

• Disability rights advocacy and awareness
• Empowerment of women and youth with disabilities
• Community engagement and mobilization