Rickshaw ambulances are providing access to emergency health care in rural Bangladesh during medical emergencies, thanks to a brilliant and award-winning practical solution developed by three young friends.

It was a personal tragedy in 2016 that led the men to design three-wheeler rickshaw ambulances –  a solution that could work in other countries such as India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Mexico, and Philippines, where villagers in rural areas have similar challenges.

Co-founder Faysal Islam was chosen as the 2021 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, and the Regional Youth Award winner for Asia, for his work on the project, and Safewheel was awarded nearly USD $7,000 in prize money. He explained the work of Safewheel to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in a video interview.