Tanzania - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Due to excessive use of plastic in most products, there is a rise in plastic waste which is non-biodegradable and has become a major problem in cities. Solution The aim of the project is to minimize the non-biodegradable plastic wastes in our environment

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Problem Statement environmental pollution is increasing day by day, so more and more houses, buildings,and roads are needed for accommodation. Building materials like bricks, concrete blocks, and tiles are popularly used in construction and these materials are Expensive Non-Environment friendlyLess durable. [Acid rain, Earthquakes] Bricks are usually manufactured of clay or cement, both are exhaustible natural resources, and the irrational use of cement and clay increases carbon emission. Due to excessive use of plastic in most products, there is a rise in plastic waste which is non-biodegradable and has become a major problem in cities. Solution The aim of the project is to minimize the non-biodegradable plastic wastes and to provide an effective way to minimize plastic wastes by producing quality bricks in construction. The main objectives are: To develop an efficient way to utilize the plastic wastes ,To produce cost-effective materials ,To fulfill our needs for construction

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

The main problem I'm trying to solve is environmental pollution ,green house effect caused by cutting down of trees and soil erosion ,Building materials like bricks, concrete blocks, and tiles are popularly used in construction and these materials are Expensive Non-Environment friendlyLess durable. [Acid rain, Earthquakes] Bricks are usually manufactured of clay or cement, both are exhaustible natural resources, and the irrational use of cement and clay increases carbon emission. Due to excessive use of plastic in most products, there is a rise in plastic waste which is non-biodegradable and has become a major problem in cities. Solution The aim of the project is to minimize the non-biodegradable plastic wastes and to provide an effective way to minimize plastic wastes by producing quality bricks in construction. The main objectives are: To develop an efficient way to utilize the plastic wastes ,To produce cost-effective materials

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

ADVANTAGES-Use a high percentage of plastic waste ,1.Reduce the need for natural resources.Compressive strength can be achieved at a low cost of production.2. pollution can be reduced to a great extent by plastic brick. 3. Help to reduce desertification ,soil erosion and water pollution by putting the environment clean 4. This bricks are 2times stronger than local clay bricks 5.Cost-effectiveMaking plastic bricks can be a cost-effective building solution as it utilizes readily available plastic waste and reduces the need for traditional building materials. 5.Insulatingroperties: Plastic bricks can provide good insulation due to the air gaps within the bottles, helping to regulate indoor temperatures and reduce energy costs. 6.LightweightPlastic bricks are lightweight, making them easier to transport and handle compared to traditional building materials like concrete blocks. 7.VersatilityPlastic bricks can be used in a variety of construction projects, including walls, benches, fences

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

My project is aimed to save my society to avoid soil erosion, water pollution and carbon emition by collecting all wastes which will harm our health and destruct sources of water and kill many living things which live in water such as fish and other living. This also will help on avoidance of soil erosion and it will help to reduce costs for construction by providing plastic bricks which are low cost than traditional bricks but are more stronger than traditional bricks, this project will help our society to build classes and toilets of many schools in our society because in my investigation I found that many government schools has poor toilets which lead to different diseases and it will save the problem of school dropout of many students who get in the business of traditional bricks each season of traditional bricks, generally my project will help engineers to build affordable house schemes which will be sold to many citizens with low price compared to traditional block houses

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2022-03-01

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

6

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

4

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

HAMISI SHABANI - he is a university graduate on gender course in mwalimu nyerere memorial university in daresalaam kigamboni , he is a hard-working man born in Tanzania kigoma who has experience in gender cases , he loves football and reading , he has worked to various fields such as bahuba agreaco company and kiganamo dispensary . FATUMA OMARY - she is a hard-working woman form four graduate , she loves to help other women from different problems in their family and she has experience to work in kasulu town market. SALIMA ATHUMANI - she is a hard-working woman who work in municipal to correct wastes in our society such as plastics. JUNUSA HOZA - she is a form four graduate at kinkati secondary School 2020 with certificate awarded, she is a mother of two children worked at gardens. ASIA SALEHE - she is a public worker on construction projects in kigoma with 7 children's , she has experience in mixing plastics and sand to get bricks

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

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

Strongly agree=7 , my startup will contribute to no poverty by 99.9%, this project will help to provide jobs of more than 25 people who other will work in streets and stores to find plastics materials which will be used, marketers- this are people who will help to find market and buyers of our products by convincing them about our bricks and our bricks quality , social media operator- the one who will be monitoring our social media pages and posting each day about our products and sites , transport-these are the ones who will be transporting company products to customers by low price upto site and others who Will be operating the block machines

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Strongly agree=7 this project will help zero hunger because many people will get job to maintain their family and to make the soil fertile because soil erosion will be avoided and acidic rain caused by different wastes burnt will be unavailable or reduced hence improve the quality of the food crops cultivated to remove hunger in our societies

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

Strongly agree=7 , my startup will contribute to this goal by 99.8 percent, wastes in our societies are the source of different diseases such as Malaria and other diseases, this project aimed to correct different wastes such as plastics which will harm our health caused by bacteria and acidic rain fall

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Strongly agree=7 , my startup will contribute to quality education due to sustainable recycling of plastics because with traditional bricks many students fails to go to school and other's dropout of school in order to work on bricks fields to get money

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

Strongly agree

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

Strongly agree=7 ,. My startup will contribute to availability of clean water and sanitation by avoiding the ones who was dealing with traditional bricks , traditional bricks are the source of water unsafe water because they dig on land

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

Strongly agree

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

Strongly agree

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

Strongly agree

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

Strongly agree

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

Strongly agree

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

Strongly agree

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

My startup will contribute to good climate action, traditional bricks made people in the society to cut down trees which are the source of fresh air and rainfall formation by using trees to burn bricks which also this process emits more carbon dioxide to the air which will made to the formation of acidic rain and heavy sun rays so my startup will remove the usage of traditional bricks by using plastic bricks

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

If wastes get into water sources such as sea lakes can harm living things under water such as fish and other livings so this project will reduce wastes in water sources

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

Strongly agree

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

7 - Strongly Agree

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

Strongly agree

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

Strongly agree will help in partner ship

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.

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.

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

My project is unique because it is environmental protection from wastes

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

My potential competitors are traditional bricks but due to unique of plastics bricks I will win this battle

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

Yes