Tanzania - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

My project is a Food Vendor in which I sell famous fast food at a low cost, on streets around the highway or places with congested people like Centre Business District and others, I sell chips, chickens, fish, beef stakes and others to mention a few.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

I organise jobless youth from the streets then I teach them how to cook those famous fast foods that people prefer the most like chips, chicken, beef stakes, fish and others then after having the knowledge I recruit them to be my workers at My food point and sometimes I used to deliver locally to the college students and people around my neighbourhood but also I used to supply to the various people after receiving calls from the customers

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

Helping people with low income to access food because in City Centre or Urban areas food is very expensive so am trying to feed community at a lower cost but also I am trying to help the jobless youth from the neighbourhood so that they can get job and escape the social eveils like thief and robbery as well as prostitution and to myself am trying to get financial freedom after getting from College and trying to find job for a very long time , I decided to be enterpreneurs at the same time to help my fellow youth from the problem of unemployement so that they can generate income in other way like helping to feed community at lower cost

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

It will help to employ jobless youth from streets Will help poor people to get food at lower cost Will help to reduce social evils in streets Will help to be as centre of knowledge for the youth who studies about cooking Will help to generate income that can be used to invest in other services as can Improve standard of living of youth who work at my food point

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

Jobless Youth People with low income students who studies cooking subjects

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2020-01-10

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

4

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

2

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

Ferouz.M.Ramadhan - Bachelor Degree experienced More than 5 years as Town Planner Then Became Entrepreneur Nasibu Previous Worker at Garage for a very long time until we decided to open our own food point Dr Idder Bachelor degree in Medicine then she became jobless for a very long time then Until we open our food point but now she is employed as a Medical Doctor at Sekoutire Hospital Mwanza Editha Byabato She studied Secretarial studies then she worked as para surveyor fro a long time then she became jobless until we decide to open our food point

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

https://www.facebook.com/mubaleeramso

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

Because we employ jobless youth both men and women but also we sell food at lower cost

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

we sell food at lower cost

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 promote good health because when people have foods improve their health but also we improve well being of our workers hence they used salaries to feed their family as well as to improve their standard of living

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

our food point helps to provide space for the field students who study cooking

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

we provide space for both men and women and each of them has been treated with respect equally

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

we ensure our point is clean but also we provide free clean safe water for the customers and people who need it anytime

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

we use gas to cook our foods so we promote affordable and clean energy in our food point

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

we promote decent work hence we have taken youth from the streets who was involved in social evils like prostitution and robbery and we promote economic growth by providing jobs to the jobless youth but also we help people saving money hence they can afford lower cost food at our point

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

we afford to build temporary building along road reserve road we decorate infrastructure so that we can attract customers

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

we reduce inequalities by employing both men and women equally but also we give poor people food at lower cost which the same food somebody can get in fans restaurants

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

we provide jobs to the youth and sustain the community by employment that we provide to the community can help to change life within communities

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

we sell foods at lower cost and we generate income that helps in many ways to be used in operation cost as well as production of other services in order to ensure sustainable development

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

hence we use gas to cook our food which means we help to promote clean energy hence gas doesn't produce smoke that could destruct the ozone layer

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

Mwanza is an interlacustrine region since we live near Lake Victoria so there are many illegal fishing activities done by other fishermen and most of them destroy the future conservation of the lake as well as those natural biodiversity presence in the lake hence we employ the jobless youth that means we help to protect the lake because those youth could go and do illegal fishing activities that could damage the future of the lake

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

by giving jobs to the jobless youth and single mothers that means we promote livelihood to the community that create life on land

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

we recruit youth from the streets which means if we didn't do that those youth could become social of social evils like prostitution , robbery and corruption or creating political unrest but after recruiting them now their busy to work than to create political unrest like demanding jobs from the government or creating political violence

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

we are 4 people who decided to establish business that means we promote partnership for sustainable development

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

4

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

4

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.

4

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

4

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

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

Bars and Modern restaurants near my business, Courage and Hospitality make me stand out from them

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

Yes because mostly we help single mothers and girls who want to quit prostitution