Tanzila Khan

Activist

Tanzila Khan is an entrepreneur, activist, and travel blogger from Pakistan. She champions disability rights through advocacy, writing, and media. Her ventures include Woopie Town, a board game on disability awareness, and Girlythings.pk, a menstrual healthcare startup. At 16, she published her first book and later sold her works to fund community projects in disability, women’s empowerment, education, and the environment. Through her NGO Creative Alley, she teaches youth life skills via theatre and storytelling. She also created the short film FruitChaat and launched Pakistan’s first accessible podcast, Brain Masala. In 2022, she received the Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award from King Charles III in the United Kingdom.

Stories from Tanzila Khan

What Solo Travelling in a Wheelchair Means to Me… Ironically, It’s Like a Marathon

There’s more to travel for a wheelchair user than just clicking and booking a package holiday… but this can also mean truly unique experiences.

My Wheel-through of Accessibility and Sustainability in the Canaries

One writer finds that her wheelchair, once seen as a sign of dependence, has actually become an essential tool for change.