Uganda - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

My project empowers refugees with an activity to both grow food and fish and also create an economic activity .

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

In rise of wars in some of the African states today, many people are forced to flee and abandon their homes. These people end up in refugee camps to fight for the minimum resources provided by the international community and host countries. This project empowers refugee self sufficiency and also promotes community outreach in order to provide food, economic solutions and also a skill for the refugee to acquire.

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

We solve a problem of food insecurity. As these systems are capable of producing enough for the targeted number of people. We solve a problem of economic hardships. We solve a problem of education and luck of skills by training the refugees

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 reduces the burden of host nations and international communities from always pumping money into camps for food. It benefits the refugees by giving them something to learn from and also eat from Solves food security

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

My project aims at serving refugees and host communities

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-01-30

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

5

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.)

Charles Mulamata chairman Africa Aquaponics Fish farmer's cooperative society. Tamale Brendah. Accountant Noor Mayambala. Director of the Islamic chamber of commerce Shafik Mujabi. Head of marketing Ainebyona Shillah. Finance

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?

j) Public services

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

By installing these systems people use them to grow and sell fish hence earning an income and eradicating poverty

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

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

In addition of giving an economic activity to engage in it also provides food rich in protein

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

5

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

The system gives a skill and education as far as modified technology of growing food is concerned

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

5

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

It's a system that caters for both men and women

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

5

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

Aquaponics teaches water conservation and different water cycles and it also emphasize clean environments

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

4

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

6

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

It's new technology and simplifies the mode of doing agriculture and business

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

5

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

It's a community project so it includes everyone to get engaged

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

5

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

6

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

6

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

6

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

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

5

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

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

1 - Strongly Disagree

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.

3

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

3

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.

3

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

4

05.08 Justification

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

This is new technology in our Uganda refugee camps so there's no competitor as of now

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

Yes.