Uganda - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Innovation and creativity (Icram Arts) We recycle and make furniture pieces especially from pallets with our art knowledge and doing art work on them with paint.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Innovation and creativity is wide But we do interior designing for all kinds of homes and businesses with the basics of natural feeling. Especially the kinds of materials We do Art pieces which corresponding to our style of furniture work Especially if it's a home, or beach places,etc All our work is built by us from scratch with the help of our small machines in number. We have tried to train young boys and especially during holidays to keep them busy with skills to avoid temptations and there parent are happy with it. We began this project after university degree of studying. Our community supports us due to what we give back to them with kids since they spend more time with us.

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

Creating job opportunities and skills to the young growing generation since office jobs are rare in our country. Skillmanship is key to everyone as long as yo not lazy. We would love to push it more further to deeper places in the villages.

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

Skillmanship to the young generation To avoid idle minds in young people that could result to bad habits in the community. Hence benefit the skills and helping them earn a living than stealing from people

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

The young generation who jobless The young people who growing into the world so as to have a purpose of working with skills

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2019-07-09

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.)

Katima herbert is an Artist, doing art work His good with colors and sketch plans Samuel is a skills man in furniture dealing in dimensions and design construction Shamim handles the marketing and does 3D construction the help us to present to a client or studying Priscilla helps us in interior selection of fabric, etc. They all play a big roll in our project when we come together . We all studied the same course at university called industrial fine and Art

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

https://www.instagram.com/icram_arts?igsh=M3V5azF5Njl5Nzky

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

Strong agree =7 This project educates and provides skills to communities where we make an impact. When the communities are skilled then it puts and to poverty hence earning a living through the provided skill manship from us

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

If a person gains skill from our project. Then the person starts to earn a living hence zero hunger

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

If a human being is working and earning in life Meaning he will be able to meet good health because he can meet the bills Hence our project being useful

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

It provides good education for the communities especially those with out the funds to attend skilling institutions and hence our project extends the services close to them. The young parents learn as well from from the project to help them earn a living hence educating the children

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

Even my working partner two are ladies and 3 boys which creats gender balance. This helps the community to understand that no one should be left out since we stand by example to them with my colleagues.

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 not only provide skill education but we do teaching and counseling to the communities where necessary due to there way of living But we haven't provided big services because we can't meet all them since we have no external funding

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 do that through teaching and talking to them since somethings we can't meet the cost. We also have less access to finance

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

Ofcousre our project looks at decent work and economic growth through the provision of our skills

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

We agree incase we get external funding to help us meet such need. But for now we do what we are capable

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

4

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

We do what is possible

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

3

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

We haven't reached that level but we do what we can for the community

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

Yes we do It's one of our mission

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

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

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

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

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.

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.

6

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.

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.

5

05.08 Justification

It's about innovation and creativity I think it speaks it all out in one piece

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

Artists, carpenters

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

Yes I am Through providing knowledge and skills