About – Rafix

RAFIK HUSSEIN – The Dream Merchant

For the past 40 years, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and filmmaker Rafik Hussein has been touching lives by making people’s wishes come true. Through his ‘Dreams Come True’ and allied foundations, Hussein has helped children and adults, with terminal and lifealtering illnesses, live their dreams.

Rafik has made countless people happy by helping them meet some of the most influential people on the planet and taking them on once-in-a-lifetime adventures. This is where he gets his tagline, ‘RafFixed-It’ from.

Inspiration and Passion to Realize Dreams

In his words, “From my experience, it is immensely rewarding to see what difference you can make – for instance, you can see how people progress in confidence, attitude, and behavior. It’s also the smaller things that are just as important, such as talking to someone who can go for days not speaking to anyone. I can truly say the benefits of giving one’s time and commitment to a worthwhile cause is priceless”.

Rafik’s love for meeting new people and communities, gaining constant knowledge and understanding people’s way of life, and, finally, making a difference to individual way of life is a constant motivator for him.

It is his innate desire to provide people with at least an opportunity, which propels him in his nwavering commitment to his work. While he makes others’ dreams come true, his share of happiness comes from seeing others happy.

His work lends him a sense of purpose and multiplies his self-esteem.

What is worth mentioning is that Rafik does not accept any donations nor does he ever ask for any. He has not registered his organization as a charity as he does not want to apply for grants, funding, and donations. A one-man team, not answerable to anyone, Rafik helps people whenever wherever he can. There is never any money exchanging hands. Help is accepted in the form of services and that too directly offered to those who need it.

Rafik’s relentless efforts to help people were recognized and celebrated by various prestigious organizations of the United Kingdom. The Top Philanthropy Award was presented to him in 1993and the Charitable of the Year Award in 1994, by Roger David’s MBE of CVS. In 1995; he was awarded The Whitbread National Award of the year by Sir Michael Angus for his outstanding work and commitment to Charity. In 1996, he also received The International Global Charity Volunteers Award. In 1997, he was awarded The National Community Award to recognize him for selfless and uncelebrated efforts and commitment in his day-to-day life relating to issues and efforts that serve to create a better society. This was followed in 1998 by the Citizens Award for doing extraordinary work in his local community.