Namibia - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Since styrofoam is in non-biodegradable and mostly comes packaged with items we buy in furniture store and takeaways ;I intend to make crafts out of styrofoam to reuse it into art canvas and turning it into glue so that I use it on more crafts like boxes.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Every time someone buys a fridge and other appliances and they are used in takeaway packaging (Which are used at various events) they stay in the environment without degrading. By making canvas paintings out of them will allow them to create room deco and cause no harm. The other parts of can be turned into glue and I can use it for further crafts of which I can sell at an affordable price. However,since I have experience in creating content I intend to invest in a YouTube channel specifically for teaching people how to use this styrofoam to their benefit and make crafts out of them instead of throwing it away in the environment. In the area where I live in,the styrofoam is used to make fire or it is fed to the chickens and it’s not healthy to the chickens and to us who will consume the chickens. If we where to let people know that styrofoam can be used for room decoration and other crafts ,we will be in a better earth.

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

Styrofoam causes both air and land pollution. I am reducing pollution,thus global warming. Items that are non biodegradable are mostly burned which emits greenhouse gases and result in global warming. At many times they are thrown away on the ground by children who were playing with them and end up being eaten by animals and since it’s indigestible,animals can die.However if we could just paint this styrofoam and make it a canvas,it will stay on the wall till your great great children are born . The styrofoam canvas will stay on the walls without harming someone. And the children can watch videos on how to use them as crafts.

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. Reduction of air pollution/land pollution. 2. Generates income /employment (selling styrofoam art canvas) 3. Can be used as glue for further arts and crafts

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

1. Every one that has a room would want to have room decor at an affordable fee ,students and working class etc. 2.The whole planet,if people knew that something causes harm and there’s no solution. They will stay stagnant In assistance purposes. However,if they know that if I buy a fridge I can use the flat styrofoam to make a canvas,or donate it or sell it at a styrofoam canvas making company. They won’t throw them away or feed them to chickens or let the children play with them. 3. Party organizers,our project managers will be responsible for collecting the takeaways after people are done eating and we will wash and recycle them into glue and other crafts

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2023-11-22

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

1

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.)

I am currently a sole trader. Looking forward to more people joining my team.

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?

b) Materials (agriculture, fishing, chemical products, construction materials, containers and packaging, metals and mining, paper and forest products)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

3

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

4

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

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

6

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

My project aids in preserving clean air,water and land. It lessons environment pollution and conserves resources thus,it improves our health. Additionally, it encourages community well-being and environmental responsibility, which lessens adverse effects on ecosystems.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

6

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Through my project,people will also be taught and educated on the solutions to the problem. Unlike in the years where I was only taught that styrofoam is an example of non-biodegradable materials. My project aims to improve the academia body so that the young ones can learn solutions and innovations of tackling styrofoam. By painting and converting them into crafts. It can be incorporated in the art Syllabus.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

The project doesn’t require man power. All genders are equally able to part take.

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

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

6

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

I have never seen styrofoam canvas or paintings being sold in the shops. Nor have I seen glue made from styrofoam unless it’s used as an ingredient in the glue. However, I advocate that it can be used as a substitute at home.

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

4

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

4

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

4

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

My project aims to reduce environment pollution by not burning the styrofoam or letting it be littered. I sim to use it as paintings and and as glue and other crafts.

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

4

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

Animals won’t be able to eat the styrofoam if they’re used or recycled more. This will save animals lives.

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

4

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

4

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

Municipality ,furniture stores ,graphic designers ,media companies can work together to ensure that flyers are designed and given to customers when buying a fridge or other items that contain styrofoam. The media can publish the styrofoam innovative ideas and encourage people to put it to good use. The municipality can partner up to encourage separation of styrofoam products and for people to submit/donate them to styrofoam oriented projects.

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

2

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.

6

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

4

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

5

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.

5

05.08 Justification

Styrofoam is lightweight and can hang on the wall easily if made a canvas or painting. It will be hanging on the wall as a visually appealing and your great great grandchildren are born instead of it being in the environment and being a threat to animals and combustion activities.

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

Shops that sell canvases and other crafts, I stand out because my paintings can stick on the walls with double sided tape and won’t fall. This is due to low mass of my products.The other painting are likely to be heavier and need more work to hand on walls. The other room decor use expensive/rare materials making them costly and mine affordable.

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

Currently I have a small business of cooking that I am pursuing .