How to save a life

Discussion Delivered with Jasim Zahid

Usama Javed is the founder and CEO of Saving 9, a social enterprise that empowers and teaches people how to save lives through first aid training, providing ambulance services and spreading mental health literacy in Pakistan. Usama is such an erudite and unique individual, with a higher education in physics and curriculum building. We discuss his journey, including why he wanted to launch Saving 9, the personal gratification of helping others in desperate need on a daily basis, and the various challenges associated with pursuing entrepreneurial objectives. We also talk about his roles in the education sector, at school and university level, collaborating with other teachers in developing curriculums of diversity and depth, the importance of implementing proper mental health services and the humanitarian side of entrepreneurship.