Uganda - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

An online space (website and app) that enables people access laundrettes at convenience.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

The idea is to come up with an online space that will bring closer the laundrettes to their customers as well people to laundry shops for their washing and cleaning needs.

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

We are in a country where not everyone owns a washing machine at home yet everyday, we need to do laundry, and doing it manually is not something not sustainable on a daily basis. This brings about a need for a quick solution where at convenience, one allocates a nearby or desired laundry shop to offer services and spends no time in getting them delivered, to and fo bringing about time saving. Why would one spend time looking for a laundry shop, spend time picking his laundry and yet it can be done in a smart way where one will order for a laundry shop, monitor his laundry and digitally know when they are ready.

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

1. Laundrettes will easily get customers for their businesses through a smart way. This will bring about business boosting. 2. One can easily connect to trustable laundry shops and their clothing needs without hustle. No need to physically locate laundry shops and ddobbi's for the intent is to bring them closer. One can swipe through different shops and get a one that favours him in terms of locale, cost and efficiency. 3. More job creation there will be a need to recruitment of couriers and responding team personnel among others, bringing about fill to employment gap. 4. Entrepreneur and changing livelihood is inseparable so, this is a service business for profit.

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

The project aims at serving all working individuals who finds it difficult to do laundry for themselves, both soft and hard laundry. The project aims at bringing the laundrettes closer to their clients/customers in a smart way.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-04-01

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

2

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

1

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

Musumba Richard: Website designer and Software engineer with a bachelor's degree from Makerere University Asinde Patience is a media and communication specialist with a bachelors degree in Journalism and communication. She is a skilled PR personnel who is committed to push the idea.

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?

h) IT (digital services, equipment and software)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

5

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

I believe all working people have conditions favouring them so, we are intending to have everyone working and earning. The store will earn money from the client as the client won't waste time allocating the laundry shop and will remain focused on his/her work. In-between them are the couriers who will keep transporting the clothings to and from the shops. Also are the IT technician who will keep monitoring and as well a team in charger of communication between parties. So the idea is an avenue where everyone is earning and this brings about the change of a status quo

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Where one earns, one has to aquire foods. Leading to hunger management

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

Many people who do laundry with hands find issues with burnt skins and minor injuries. With this project, there is minimized side effects to this, this increasing well being.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

My project intends to give quality education and training to all the people associated to it so as to improve business management skills, IT skills as well quality mentorship to better all skills.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

We are intending a platform where gender equality is observed, and I believe this is a non discriminatory project as far as gender is concerned.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

Where we have a centralized system of doing laundry, sanitation then is key observed with used up soap water containing dangerous chemicals being disposed and handled well but with everyone doing laundry from everywhere, soap water is almost disposed off everywhere but with this projects, it's means not that all people will do laundry and this means, the soils will not be disposed of soap water, that endangers soil PH and value. It as well kills the creatures that help in decomposition of garbage into good soils, leading

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

5

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

See the goal is to have both high end and moderate range cleaners, and this will cover up for everyone one, both the expensive and the average earners that evenryone goes to where he/she dims fit financially. So we make sure we bring on board service providers who suit both standards.

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

Where everyone is earning, there is a strong economic growth and so, my project will cater for all people and offer them a

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

Well, we have no such business in our country and I believe it will be a great innovation, helping both the clients and the laundry business owners. The innovation invites new business owners into the business worlds as the market is controlled by a centralized system that enables and handles each person in a unique way.

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

Both the high end cleaners and low end cleaners stand a chance to survive as both are presented to the clients direct on their phones to select a suitable service provider.

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 make sure that all the service providers on the app are thoroughly inspected and routinely inspected to confirm the standards are able to make our clients satisfied.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

6

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

We make sure that all the service providers on the app are thoroughly inspected and routinely inspected to confirm the standards are able to make our clients satisfied.

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

5

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

Well climate can be affected by human actions such as poor disposal of wastes. And having system that checks our environment and sanitation is very key in making sure that the vegetation is not affected as in a longrun, the vegetations affected by soap components can lead to a climatic change.

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

5

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

5

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

We create a mood that every client is satisfied, as well business owners

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

We partner with all stakeholders in the business

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.

7 - Strongly Agree

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

Well there are so many cleaning businesses and laundry shops but they are so manual and time consuming and so, we need to simplify lifestyle.

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

Laundry shops and local dobbi houses. What makes our project stand out is the fact that we are going to unite them and work with them. Not to compete but to help them all at once.

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

Yes, I am a YouTuber who advocates for female freedom through my videos