Uganda - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Squl care is a project that aims at providing solutions to some of the challenges faced in and outside school this majorly deals with their health like accidents and providing sanitary pads to the girls in schools

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Our project aims at providing better health services to students at both levels of education. We have two categories were we group our customers namely. Padshield which through this we provide the girls in schools with pads at the beginning of every month at subscription fee that is paid once in the term. They are then cards that show that they are eligible for the part. This has helped to reduce on the number of girls dropping out due to fear to be laughed at and also to those can afford to get them every time so our project does it all for the females. Health policy This provides assistance to the learners incase of any health challenge like accidents and really so curable disease

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

We are solving health issues that students go through during their stay at school for both gender. We realized that very many children most especially around kampala come from humble backgrounds and they cant afford better health services at and afforded price. We also came to know that most of our schools don't give better health to the students most especially the girls some times go through alot and have no where to go for help

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

Employment opportunities to the community. This is to people who are health workers, ambulances. Pads to ouer 2000 girls at the beginning of every month, Medical treatment students

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

Young students both girls and boys Elderly

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2023-10-27

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

16

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

8

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

Mutesi joyce favour 20/% Museme godwin 10/% Mubiru robert 10/% Kasoki 5 /% Hilary 10/% Sharon 25/% AKOL 20/%

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?

f) Healthcare (healthcare equipment and services)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

6

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

We provide employment opportunities to about 10 people and 6of them are ladies and the 4 are

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

6

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

We provide donations to the needy and the young children on street through food and money to get basic needs

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

Our project deals with students health and their well being through ensuring better medications

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Through our project , we are able to keep our students in school this has positively impacted on the lives of our students.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

We work with over 10 females

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

5

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

We have constructed over 10 boreholes to provide safe and clean water

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

2

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

We basically deal with health

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

5

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

We have created employment opportunities to the community

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

2

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

We deliver health services

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

4

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

We encourage both ladies and men to participate in entrepreneurship

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

4

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

We give donations to communities to help them develop their cities and communities these includes roads and other community development

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

2

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

Our project basically deals with providing health services to school students at an afforded price.

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

4

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

We usually encourage planting trees in our communities to preserving the environment

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

4

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

We plan to construct water sources to our communities to give them easily access to clean water.

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

3

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

As a health project, we plan to construct better health facilities for customers and to also build homes for the street children.

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

4

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

We work with law personels that helps us promote justice and peace.

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

5

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

We work with many partners like clinics and hospital

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

6

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

6

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

6

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

5

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

5

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.

6

05.08 Justification

We mainly deal with students as our customers

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

Insurance companies, most of them works out of schools and our customers are students

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

Yes, we have a total of 15 that work in our project so that we can encourage them do entrepreneurship. We also successful ladies that act as role models to other young female entrepreneurs