Zayna Ahsan

Zayna is a 15-year-old who has been a champion swimmer since 2021. She started competitive swimming at the age of 10 but was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, an autoimmune disorder which has no cure. Keeping her disease a secret, she continued to compete and proved herself to be the best! Working closely with Arthritis Care Foundation since the age of five as a donor, she now continues to create awareness and raise funds for the underprivileged. Her struggle and achievements are an inspiration for children suffering from similar diseases, and she inspires young leaders with a cause. Recently, she collaborated with ACF for the Young World Rheumatic Disease Seminar held in March 2022 and is working on opening a fund-raising club on their behalf in her school.

One action Zayna would like everyone to take:

“I would ask my peers to create awareness about different forms of arthritis and help raise funds so that children become as enabled as I am and they do not suffer from disabilities. Though there is no cure, there is treatment and many of the people suffering are unaware. I would like people to have more talk about this and work to make treatment available to everyone.”

Find out more about Arthritis Care Foundation and its work here.