Namibia - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Our Project seeks to ensure healthier stable foods are available to all of society by Producing Fortification Premixes by Cultivating and Processing Red Seaweed and extract nutrients such as Vitamin B, Iron etc and supply to Millers that produce Maize

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Fortification premixes is the addition of essential Vitamins and minerals like Iron and Folic Acid to commonly consumed food like wheat flour and Maize during the milling process. Through our project we would like to produce and manufacture life saving premixes by cultivating and processing Red seaweed to produce the premixes that are reach in dietary fiber , Amino acids, Vitamins A, B, C , Iron and Zinc. Our target is to close the micronutrient gab in low and middle income households, especially in women of reproductive age and children by producing innovative nutritions solutions premixes.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

Over 2.3 Billion people worldwide do not achieve their physical and Intellectual potential because of vitamins and mineral deficiencies. Africa is the hardest hit by Malnutrition. Most don't have access to healthy foods and every meal is meal is primarily starchy four lacking key vitamins and minerals in diet resulting in children dying from preventable sicknesses. We will solve things such as invisible Hunger which is a group of diseases caused by deficiencies of micronutrients such as iron, calcium, vitamins, iodine resulting in Anemia which causes premature births, low birth weight and other numerous health problems.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your project intends to provide (at least 3).

1. Our target objective is to achieve high levels of coverage by impacting lives and end public health problems and close the micronutrients, lipid and proteins gaps. 2. Locally produced readily available premixes at a very affordable price, this in turn reduces on the reliance on importing premixes from other countries.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your project is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

1. Low and Middle income households that consume starchy foods on a daily basis especially children and reproductive women.2. Supply to small and big food producers such as Millers for the fortification of Maize.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-01-01

01.06 How many other partners are associated with your business venture?

3

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

1

01.08 Please describe the profile of each of the other partners (skills, experience, etc.)

1. Kleopas Johannes- Honours Degree in Marketing Management, with more then 7 years experience in NGO and Entrepreuner ecosystem in Partnership development 2.Elizaberth Kambode with a degree in Business Administration currently a Food producer with a background in Admin & food production with more than 6 years of experience in food industry. 3.Sharperd Nyambe- Degree in Bio Chemistry Namibia's Youngest Published Researcher and SDGs Action Advocate |Founder of ShepThyGuru Energy Sciences CC | Team leader of AquaBeing Health Solutions | Political Science Scholar | Speaker and Facilitator

01.09 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link here:

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

d) Primary commodities (food, drink, household and personal products)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

Our project seeks to end multidimensional poverty by eliminating risk associated with nutrition and health at a early stage to bring up productive and intellectual capacity of children to become productive citizens when they grow up

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Invincible hunger speaks to the group of diseases caused by deficiencies of micronutrients such as Iron, calcium, vitamins, iodine which is vital in building Red blood cells. Our project will enhance food that are produced with the right micronutrients.

02.03.01 My project contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

Healthy food is balanced food where the body gets sufficient amounts of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and micronutrients, through our project we would like to provide life saving additives specifically tailored to the nutritional need of Namibians. Fortification does not require any changes eating habits, in any dietary habits, it actually doesn't even change the look or feel of the food. It is an easy and effective one and has led to excellent results in reducing micronutrients deficiencies and improve health status of the nation.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

5

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Our project will contribute towards education in a sense that when a child is born they will be healthy and developed cognitive and intellectual ability to perform at school and also this fortified products will be consumed at schools for the school feeding programme and hostels.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

2

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

It will enable to nation to consume healthy and encourage producers to produce nutritious foods.

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

Seaweed absorbs carbon dioxide in the ocean in turn contribute to the mitigation of climate change.

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

Our project is going to cultivate and harvest seaweed to produce the fortification premixes, seaweed will be planted in the ocean in turn reducing CO2 as seaweed contributes to carbon reduction in the process keeping the ocean clean

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

02.16.01 My project contributes to the Peace justice and strong institutions goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

For the project to succeed , partnerships will have to be forged between Private companies, NGO's, Government and developmental agencies such as the World Food Programme at the United Nations.

05.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.02 The product/service we envision creating represents an entirely new type of product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.03 The product/service we envision creating could be described as a new technology.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.04 The product/service we envision creating is an improvement on an existing product or service.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.05 The product/service we envision creating could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.06 The product/service we envision creating responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.07 The product/service we envision creating is a new version of an old product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.08 Justification

Our product will be new and innovative product on the market , there are no fortification manufacturers in Namibia and all the premixes are imported from South Africa and other countries. We will fill that gap and supply locally made product.

05.09 Who are your main potential competitors and what makes you stand out from them?

Suppliers from other countries.

10.06 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?

No