Student plans festival to fund delivery of ambulances to conflict zones
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A Glasgow student who has donated ambulances to some of the world’s most dangerous war zones to help people caught up in the fighting is organising a cultural festival he hopes will enable him to continue his humanitarian work. Umran Ali Javaid has driven dozens of emergency vehicles to areas blighted by conflict, such as Ukraine and Gaza, either on his own or with friends to assist efforts to evacuate civilians and treat the sick and injured.
In 2022, the Glasgow Caledonian University student drove an ambulance to the Polish-Ukrainian border to help refugees fleeing the Russian invasion, having previously donated more than 30 rescue vehicles to war zones in Burma, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. Last year, Mr Javaid drove another ambulance to the Egypt-Gaza border to provide medical support and help evacuate civilians, taking the number of emergency transport he has delivered to trouble spots around the world to more than 40.
The international tourism and events student now plans to stage a festival in Glasgow’s Tollcross Park in August and use some of the proceeds to buy more ambulances to help people in need. He said he wants to buy another 15 ambulances for distribution, 14 of which will be sent to countries around the world while the last one will be donated to a care home in the UK.
