In the bustling panorama of entrepreneurship, few tales captivate and encourage as a lot as that of Rufai Kasim, a Ghanaian visionary at present making waves within the United States. Beyond enterprise success, Mr Kasim has distinguished himself via the institution of the Carlo Van Foundation, a philanthropic endeavour devoted to restoring hope and making a significant influence within the lives of these in want.
According to him the Carlo Van Foundation was born out of a deep sense of gratitude and a need to uplift others. Witnessing how kindhearted his grandmother was, how she made everybody’s drawback her personal. “I grew up wanting to be part of a positive change. I want to sow a seed. Live a legacy . So my next generation will reap what I sowed.”
The basis with Corey Jacob will from January 5, 2024 embark on a charity undertaking to profit the flood victims within the Volta area with money present, donate to prisons and a few communities with photo voltaic lights, and in addition in collaboration with Afrikicks,will give out over 5000 pair of sneakers to folks on the road and 20,000 chess. “My foundation focuses on making an impact in their lives”
Born and raised in Accra, Ghana and relocated to the USA to stay together with his father and his two siblings. He went to school and studied prison justice. With a precedence to influence folks’s life, he was within the means of becoming a member of the Navy however his entrepreneurial spirit took over, he began drop delivery whereas in class. His love for it acquired him to start out a clothes model, Carlovan Clothing, a luxurious and road model patronized by most celebrities from personalities, “It portray positive vibes. It was to connect people together on the same frequency of love . That was my mission. Inspire motivate to restore hope . It was a whole vibe. I had people rocking it, which they loved it.”
With the purpose to attach the dots by bringing the diasporas again to their roots and investing within the motherland, he motivated and inspired Michael Blackson to return to Ghana get a home and construct faculties. “Michael Blackson who has now built a free school started with me. I am proud and happy knowing I was part of this change and making it happen”
As a seasoned entrepreneur, after he acquired arrange by his pal and acquired robbed “when I came to buy Michael a house. I almost lost my life . I was tied up , pistol whipped and cut with a machete. I was hopeless . I got PTSD from this but I decided to turn this traumatic experience into something positive.”
After the traumatic expertise, he certainly used lemons to make lemonades, he created the Carlo Van Security to revive hope for folks to stay comfortably figuring out their household and enterprise/houses are protected. “The change that’s happening through me. God is using me to connect the bridges and there is more coming . The joy I see in my customers face or hear is priceless, after installing security cameras and providing them with other security services”
In pursuit to influence life, Mr Kasim based the nonprofit Carlo Van basis Ltd whose mission is to be a beacon of sunshine. The basis provides photo voltaic lights, to varsities and communities with photo voltaic gentle.
Mr Kasim via his initiative to influence lives is bringing to Ghana, Corey Jacob, in January 2024 to assist create alternatives that may profit tens of millions with the Carlo Van Foundation