Indian-African Entrepreneur Rizwan Adatia Shares More About His Foundation RAF Global
Astounding are all those success stories that were built from the ground up and that never relied on the successes of others. All those people who belong to this category are those who started their journeys at a very young age, stood strong against all odds and then kept walking their paths, even in the most challenging times. This showed their persistence and determination in many ways and helped them stay firm on their paths to achieve their desired goals in life. Indian-African entrepreneur Rizwan Adatia, who is also a speaker and philanthropist, has today come a long way in his journey through his businesses and with his presence as the Chairman of COGEF, a top multinational private consumer goods group, which has been expanding tremendously since years and shows no signs of stopping.
Rizwan Adatia, who is not just the face of COGEF but also his unique NGO RAF Global, says that after all these years, he still feels there is a lot more he is yet to do, with the genuine aim to improve more lives while creating greater employment opportunities through his businesses. People have often wondered about his NGO, and to give more clarity on that, Rizwan Adatia has come forward to speak more on the same.
RAF Global was established by him in 2015, and since day one, the team and all volunteers at the NGO have dedicated their lives to the betterment of humans to improve the quality of life of the most disadvantaged and marginalized communities in Asia and Africa. In all these years, the profits he has gained through his businesses have been consistently driven by him toward these great deeds and his wide range of humanitarian works. This has led to the socio-cultural development of societies and their overall growth. Not just locally, they have been doing their bit internationally, thriving on the efforts and initiatives of the organization’s experienced, compassionate and knowledgeable professionals, who make sure to efficiently put their initiatives and varied programmes into action for the NGO’s international development.
The main focus of RAF Global has remained to uplift and better the lives of people in varied countries like Mozambique, Madagascar, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Swaziland and India. Not just that, the foundation’s programmes are also aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They ensure to build lives and bring together resources, effective grassroots strategies and technology and systems so that they can bring about a lasting change in their lives.
Rizwan Adatia mentions how he came from a lower-income family in Porbandar, Gujarat and from there, with conviction, dedication and passion, he took the necessary steps to better his career and life, which landed him in Africa. From there, making a choice to learn everyday something new and gaining greater experience in running businesses, he took the risk of becoming an entrepreneur himself.
He also throws light on how when he moved base to Africa he had to start as a salesman of a grocery store. Spending a few years working there, he learned the “it’s and bits” of running a business. After several setbacks, he gained the courage and the right skills to open his chain of stores and in a few years, even expanded his business in varied niches like retail, import-export, manufacturing and warehousing, leading COGEF today to become a leading wholesaler.
With RAF Global as well, he (@rizwanadatia) wants to keep pushing the boundaries and do much more in the coming years, like impacting the lives of 10 million by 2030 to inspire many others on the philanthropy path.
