Cameroon - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

RAINBOW Cameroon is the project that aims to Preserve the Environment and limit the damages of waste Pollution through a Collection of Trash from house hold to areas of thier disposal. This to prevent people the stress of searching for where to throw them

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

RAINBOW Cameroon noticed the littering of waste Products from house holds, especially plastic waste. And mindful of the negative impact of this waste on our Environment, we enquired to understand why these trash were littered on the streets. We noticed there were very few areas where these waste Products could be disposed of relatively to the number of house holds. So we thought of an enterprise that would carry these waste from households and to ease the disposal In appropriate places where Transformation would be easy and leading to less pollution. This project would help many families find it easy to keep clean thier environments as we would do a weekly collection of thier trash. As per the number of households, there would be many Youths who would get employment in the waste Management sector. With more funds we would engage in Transformation ourselves, there increasing the scope of our influence through the production of different products issues from waste disposal.

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

We are solving the problem of Pollution of the Environment with Plastic and littered trash. We are solving the problem of unemployment with giving means of collection to as many Youths as possible in our Organization to go and collect these trash from the house holds. We are protecting our water bodies because the rains carry these plastics poorly disposed of to the rivers and seas and therefore destroying our water bodies and causing famine, We are equally Preserving Sustainable Cities and Communities which is s Sustainable Development Goal and with more funds our trash can be transformed to produce manure which would help us plant trees and increase the lifespan of people living on Earth.

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. It is a source of Income to all the people working in RAINBOW, through money gotten from the number of people Registered for a weekly collection of trash from thier households 2. Environmental Preservation and Protection. Because there is no or very limited public policy that prevents the spread and influx of Plastics in our Communities. Everything done in households contains plastics. So we help recollect these plastics to recycle them or properly ensure thier disposal 3. Advocacy, Awareness raising on the dangers of Poor waste and Plastic Polution to the environment during our Strategy to adhere house holds to our organization. We teach them on the dangers.

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

The Immediate beneficiaries are the future generations who would have an opportunity to live in a world that has a minimum security from nature. Access to food from the water bodies(fish), good climate which can Favor agriculture and combat hunger... The second direct beneficiaries of the project are the house holds who are sometimes obliged to hide and dispose of thier trash on streets because there is no where proper to throw them, or to send children for long distances to dispose of thier trash. The Third direct beneficiaries are myself and my workers in RAINBOW, who would have thousands of houses registered in our organization following and minimum amoung for registration. This would help us get salaries and add fuel to our logistics to ease the work.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2016-04-01

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 partner with a gardening company, with whom we usually dispose of our bio degradable trash. They transform it in to manure and this helps in the creation of green spaces.

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?

Other: Environment and Preservation of Nature

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

No Poverty, we provide Jobs. And even protect the Climate to foster sustainable climate and fight climate change. To help our plants crops grow .

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

No Hunger. We employ youths and pay them with salaries, we produce manure with our partners to help growth of crops, we avoid plastic from entering the sea to protect the water bodies. So we fight against hunger for our future generations

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

We ensure sustainable cities and Communities through cleanup and collecting of trash from households , we plant trees and flowers...

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

6

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

We educate on the dangers of careless waste disposal. And in areas where we work we educate the children on how to dispose of thier Plastic waste...

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

5

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

Our team has males and females. We include everyone. And there is a strong motivation when a female is seen in the process of waste collection. We include women in our team...

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

3

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

We do not directly work for clean water. But we work to preserve the waters...

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

I believe if we fight climate change , we work for energy.

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

There is mo decency in our work. We just work for the sake of humanity and to have a salary to reach our needs. Working with trash has nothing so descent as to say...

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

5

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

We really wish to be given the capacity to transform our products ourselves. We can do a lot with trash m. Recycling is innovation we would love to be capacitated...

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

Nothing to say

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

In a community where you can walk on clean streets, be under shelter from the sun with the soft breeze from trees, and where there are no trash littered on the floor. Lifespan in such an area is higher. We Work for this purpose...

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

This has nothing to do with us

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

If we are not careful especially in Cameroon where I live, we would have difficulty with climate change. Because we do not respect our Environment. The water circle shows that water goes back to the sky in ocean currents after heating the earth. But now, the Sun Ray's fall on buried Plastics. And this makes our climate to be incomprehensible. We work for this course...

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

All these bottles, and plastics stuffs that fill the Earth surface and caused by man. Go back to the Seas and Rivers. This is what our poor see animals eat. And if we are not carefu6, we might not have fish to eat again and other water bodies. So we work o this...

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

5

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

Yes

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

6

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

Advocacy for policies that control the influx of plastics...

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

Nothing to say

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

5

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

2

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

1 - Strongly Disagree

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.

7 - Strongly Agree

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

6

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

7 - Strongly Agree

05.08 Justification

The particularity in what we do is that we add love for nature. We educate on the SDGs and we raise awareness on the dangers of pollution before we look for the money. Unlike others who just do the activity for the profit in it. We also plant trees and flowers for the beauty in it.

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

Individuals who just do the waste collection. And register houses to make profit.

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

Yes, Economic Empowerment of women through trainings on livelihood activities, cooking, catering, sewing. ..