Friday, 21 September 2012

MR.ZAVANI

GET INSIPIRED BY AFRICA`S RICHEST MAN


Aliko Dangote, president of Africa’s biggest conglomerate, Dangote Group, is the richest man in Africa and richest black man in the world. Coming from a humble beginning to sit  on top a vast business empire that spans across various countries in Africa, you can’t help but ask how he has used his wealth to touch the lives of the down trodden in society.
Besides employing thousands of qualified people in his conglomerate, Dangote has been involved in one form of philanthropic gesture or the other. Following the wave of violence that swept through most parts of Northern Nigeria in the aftermath of the 2011 general elections, the multi-billionaire businessman gave displaced persons $600 (about N100,000) each to help ameliorate the effect of the crisis. He’s also known to have donated millions to education, health and social causes.
Nowadays, he counts those same names he has been frequently compared with – the Bill Gates and Warren Buffetts – as the inspiration behind his decision to step up his giving and making it public.
Watch this video (follow link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e72lR1KgEQ or watch it below) from the Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy, held in New York this June, where Dangote shared his thoughts on giving, philanthropy and the benefits of changing lives.

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