Rashid Mehmood Khan, by profession a software engineer, by nature social entrepreneur, a change maker from Karachi, Pakistan started a new life journey in 2009, by forming a youth group named “Visionary Foundation Pakistan”, worked on Braille Syllabus Books project. On this project he won “British Council Active Citizens of the Year 2009-2010 Award”. This changed his “Normal Life” to an “Abnormal Life”, in his own words.He managed to registered his youth group to a full fledge non-governmental organization in October 2010. On 23rd March 2012, he with his team has organized first ever conference in the history of Pakistan for visually impaired youth, named “First Pakistan Blind Youth Conference”, in Regent Plaza Hotel, Karachi. On this project he selected for Bilateral Exchange Program to Oldham, UK by British Council. He was selected out of more than 500 Active Citiznes from across Pakistan. He represents Pakistan in an interview to Oldham Chronicle on his visit to UK from Pakistan.His efforts were duly recognized by City District Government Karachi, Pakistan and appreciated by Mayor Karachi Mr. Mustafa Kamal, BBC Urdu, Dawn News Channel, Waqat News Channel, PTV Home, Metro One TV Channel, SAMMA TV Channel, Dawn, Express Tribune, Daily Jurrat, Daily Jidat, Daily Jung News Papers, Teenager Magazine, FM91, and FM101. Currently He is serving as a full time CEO in Visionary Foundation Pakistan and in just 5 years he is running more than 11 Projects with 4 regional offices (Mirpurkhas, Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad). He called in various conference, workshop, trainings and forums to share his story of change. He proudly presents his self as a change maker not only for his community, even making new change maker that is helping the deprived communities. In is opinion, every young Pakistani, regardless of caste, creed, culture and language has to start doing his positive part in development of Pakistan.
Listed skills include Teamwork, Microsoft Office, Public Relations, Event Management, and 15 others.