Meet Raj Shah Who Is On A Mission To Provide 1 Million Sustainable Livelihoods
Mr. Raj Shah is the founder CEO (Chief Executive officer ) of COSMO ECO SYSTEM
CARE LLP. COSMO stands for Collaborative Social and Smart Movement based in Gujarat, India.
Raj incorporated COSMO with a vision to provide 1 Million Sustainable Livelihoods.COSMO works to bring about 360-degree social change in various areas such as,Rural Employment Generation, Women Empowerment, inclusive Growth by providing opportunities to Differently Abled, Training Rural Youth, Research and Development to create Patented products from local bio-resources, value-adding them into international standard quality nutritional food products for urban and
rural masses.
Mr. Raj uses his innovative techniques and has managed to connect “Rural Bharat” with “Urban India”, this approach has helped to solve two big problems at the same time.
COSMO commenced in 2014, initiated the journey with Stevia farming and an MOU
in Vibrant Gujarat. COSMO cultivates stevia, stevia is a native Brazillian plant whose leaves and extracts are sweeter than sugar, it is calorie-free, diabetic-friendly, and cavity-free. Stevia is consumed by the urban population to prevent obesity, diabetes, and cavities, connecting Rural Bharat to Urban India, in the most effective and direct way possible.
In 2016, Raj incorporated Royal Gabat Food Science and Technology LLP as a tribute to his native village “Gabat”. The biggest breakthrough was when it’s product “Hb+”, a Prickly Pear Fruit Nectar Sweetened with Stevia, got patented in 2019. “Hb+” is made from the pulp of cactus fruits named Prickly Pear. Prickly Pear fruit pulp helps naturally increase hemoglobin in 30 days, it’s scientifically studied and a toxicology study was done for prickly pear pulp by GAU, Jamnagar in 2015. Consequently, Prickly Pear is a natural solution to anemia.
Prickly Pear cactus can be found growing in absolutely dry and arid areas where
there is no farming or dairy income. Providing employment opportunities for over 300 women. Previously the shelf life of the same juice was about 4 weeks and hence was not marketable. With a scientific approach, training of the local population, and setup of world-class manufacturing with ISO and HACCP compliant processes including improvised packaging, the shelf life has been increased to 12 months.
He also contributes to CED (Center for Entrepreneurship Development – Government of Gujarat Institute) where he mentors entrepreneurs and promotes social entrepreneurship, his insights help others achieve and perceive better understanding of how you can impact 1 home at a time. Few startups having social impact, that Raj mentors are , WeHear is a revolution in hearing technology. It uses bone conduction which bypasses the physical ear to transmit sound waves directly to the inner ear. Thus, people having damage in physical ears can listen just like normal people using WeHear.
Brooks and Blooms: India being a nation of worshipers, this leads to a lot of waste generation that usually ends up in rivers or clogging sewage drains, Brooks and Blooms, have come up with innovative ideas to utilize such waste and convert it into manure, diya’s and much more! Raj advises the young team with innovative product ideas.
Raj has changed the lives of many and pursued his vision of making lives better,one home at a time, a social entrepreneur, who is changing lives, one idea at a time.
He is truly an innovative CEO , who aims to provide better health, and a sustainable environment , so our generations would have a better world to live in.
