Uganda - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

BA.JJUNJU SMART ENERGY is asocial enterprise.Misssion :To create awide awareness of the use of charcoal briquettes.Vission:To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger among youths through training them the available products.products charcoal briquettes,

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

The project is so social where by we are looking at environment in the way that people are cutting down trees that can affect the environment so if we creat awide awareness of the use of charcoal briquettes the cutting down of trees will be reduced which will make the climate favourable for everyone and many youths in my country are unemployed so if my dream idea comes to reality I will be able to employe as many youths as possible,And also the project is looking at house wives our dream is to show them and give them skills on how they can work from home through tranning them they can plan for their families through encouraging them to save some money example if they start making briquettes to use at home they can save some money because briquettes burn for alonger time and they can also sell them to get money besides that even charcoal lighters if they learn how to make them they can sell them and get money.Our main target is to see that even abreast feeding mother can work

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

The main problem that am trying to solve is unemployment in my country that is among youths and house wives that can led to violence in families and as well as protecting the environment.

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

First my project tends to provide youths with entreprenurship skills that will help them to be job creators. Secondly looking at protecting the environment encouraging people to use products that are friendly to their lives example:they should use charcoal lighters than polithen bags they produce smoke that can cause cancer and can polute the environment.Creatimg asaving skill among housewives encouraging them to save some money though using charcoal briquettes at home.

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

The target beneficiaries of the project are house wives,youths who I will be training and shops market, supermarket where I will be supplying my products.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-05-09

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

5

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

28

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

The partners also help in entrepreneurship skills

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?

l) Agriculture

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

My project contributes to no poverty where by we will be training youths both girls and boys and also house wives that will reduce poverty

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

The project will be able to eladicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve food security and promote sustainable agriculture in the following ways:Zero hunger will be promoted in the that we shall be equipping youths with entrepreneurship skills through training them how to produce different products like paper bags, medical envelopes, charcoal briquettes,etc and encouraging them to start up leading to zero hunger. Improved nutrition will be promoted in the way of planting fruit tress,donating them to school encouraging young ones to take care of them because I'm return they will produce fruits that are useful to ahuman life leading to good nutrition,Promoting sustainable agriculture will be promoted in the way that every agricultural weste will not be wested it will be used to produce charcoal briquettes and teaching people on how to use them

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

My project promotes good health and wel being in the way that it produces charcoal briquettes that are environmentally friendly without cutting down trees ad and produces charcoal lighters that doesn't produce smoke while lightning.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

The project will be promoting quality education in the way of skilling young ones in school offering them entrepreneurship skill that will help Them start up their businesses leading to quality education

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

We will be employing women in large number than men

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

Clean water and sanitation will be promoted in the way that people will be encouraged to plant trees that will help to change the climate.help us to get some water

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

The project will contribute to affordable and clean energy in the way that charcoal briquettes are easy to make they are environmentally friendly in the way that while using them they don't produce smoke and cheap everyone can afford to buy them and last for a longer time in burning.for charcoal lighters they are also first in lighting up charcoal they don't produce smoke cheap to buy and one can use apack of 1000 for afull month.

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

The economy will grow where everyone one will get what to do in the job sector

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

The project will lead to employment opportunities

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

Also women will be considered in the employment opportunities

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

Community and city will people who are unemployed will lead to robbery so the project will reduce it

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

All members will be involved especially women

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

Encouraging people to plant trees and use briquettes to reduce deforestation

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

Through encouraging people to plant tress that's how we are promoting alife below water goal.

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

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 will promote peace in the way of working together in a peaceful way

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

We will look for opportunities Al around inorder to partner with Ather young people around the world

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.

1 - Strongly Disagree

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

They project will be innovative in the way that every products that will be produced will be got from weaste example banana peels in charcoal briquettes and saw dust into charcoal lighters so far that's how the project is innovative.

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

People who make briquettes and charcoal lighters but what makes me stand out from them for me I will be training people these skills

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

Yes am encouraging women to start up businesses at home through training them