South Africa - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Fatyela Enviro Works is an environmental management company that is based in Cape Town (South Africa), founded by Thandisile Fatyela a Social Environmentalist by profession. We offer garden services, vegetation management, training and travel management.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

Fatyela Enviro Works is an environmental management company that is based in Cape Town (South Africa), the company was founded by Thandisile Fatyela; a Social Environmentalist by profession. The company offers garden services, vegetation management, travel management and training support management. We are driven by our vision "To achieve and promote sustainability principles for the benefit of the people, planet and profit." We can only achieve this by ensuring that we minimize our impact towards the environment, and we have always employed local people to improve the livelihood of our local people through job creation. In overall what we want to achieve through our missiion statement is that "...we are committed to work globally in fostering partnerships with businesses, community leaders, community organisations, government in all levels with a common goal to achieve and promote sustainability principles.". Our company has all the required skills, qualifications and expertise.

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

South Africa has recorded a 32,9% of unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2024 and 45,5% of youth unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2024. This is a clear indication that our country is experiencing economic and social crisis. My business aims to create employment opportunities not only for youth but for women, youth and people over 35 years old. Since inception, my company has created at least 60 contract employment opportunities for local people where my business is currently located and they were people of different age groups, different genders and different race. This is a true reflection of the problem that my business is trying to solve, all of these people were employed through sub-contracts and contracts I had with Contour Enviro Group, CapeNature, Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Nature Connect and Heinrich Boell Foundation. Should my business get more long-term contracts, hundreds of people will be able to get job security and support their livelihood.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

1. Vegetation Management Control and clearing of invasive alien plants in protected areas, it helps to protect and restore biodiversity of indigenous plants. It helps to prevent the spread of wildfires in biodiversity areas, private property by creating a firebelt or firebreak. It helps to allow the regrowth of indigenous plants without the disturbance caused by invasive alien plants. It helps to prevent water loss in water catchment areas as well as in rivers and wetlands. 2. Travel Management We help our clients by managing and coordinating their travel arrangements on their behalf and that saves them time and money (since the traveling is needs based not frequently). 3. Training Support We do learning programme facilitation as well as assessments of learning programmes. We provide learning programme support and mentorship to all learners that are part of the training programmes. We help our clients to save time and money as training mostly depends on need-based.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

1. Government a) National Government b) Provincial Government c) Local Government 2. Private Sector a) Shopping Centres b) Estates c) Private Hospitals d) Private Schools e) Private Clinics f) Households 3. Non-Governmental Organisations a) Community-based organisations b) Faith-based organisations c) Non-profit companies d) Country-based organisations e) Global-based organisations

01.05 When was your company established?

2022-02-21

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

1

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

0

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

Thandisile Fatyela 32 years old. 2. Experience: 8 years of work experience in environmental management, vegetation management, nature conservation, training, youth development and environmental education programmes. 3. Qualifications: a) Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Applied GIS for Geography and Environmental Management. b) Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography, Environmental Sustainability Studies and Tourism. c) Assessor and Facilitator Certifications. d) Internal Auditing Certification d) Alumni of YALI Leadership Center in Business and Entrepreneurship Development. e) Pest Control Operator (License application is still in process) f) Hazard Identification Risk Assessment (HIRA) certification

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

https://www.facebook.com/FatyelaEnviroWorks/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fatyela_enviroworks/

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

Other: Environmental Services

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

5

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

When someone is employed and they earn an income, they are able to alleviate poverty in their homes. They will be able to buy food and clothes, these are the basic needs that they will be able to satisfy. My startup will contribute to this SDG goal.

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

Through our Training Support Services we have trained over 30 learners in an accreditted nature conservation qualification. We have assessed and designed various learning programmes, my startup has contributed to this goal and we aim to contribute more as we are also in a process of getting skills programme accreditations with the relevant qualification body.

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

Through my startup we have employed at least 30% of women and 70% of men. We are slowly getting there to reach our target of 50% gender equality in my startup. In our educational programmes and training, our beneficiaries have been mostly 60% women and 40% men.

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

In my startup we are for employment creation, we have employed over 60 people since we started operating the business. Even though some of the contracts were short period, at least we contributed to decent work and on economic growth. We are still committed in creating more jobs as we work towards getting more contracts to our potential clients.

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

We have challenged the status quo, most of our business activities require manual labour such as vegetation management where we work in forestry and cutting trees. We are happy that women have been actively participating in forestry work such as using chainsaw, bow saw and loppers in cutting of trees. Such work has always been regarded as men manual labour but women have been working hard in this spaced and they have proved that we need an equal society for all and reduce all inequalities at the workplace and this is what we have been pushing since we have opened our doors in business.

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

Through our environmental education programmes we have conducted environmental awareness training in schools for teachers and learners in three different provinces such as Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape. This was done through the SA Climate Change Champs project as an implementation partner with other partner organisation (GreenCape).

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

Though environmental awareness training we have conducted school-based programmes and workplace induction to make the people aware about the importance of sustainable development. My startup has contributed directly and indirectly in this goal.

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

Through our Vegetation Management we control and clear invasive alien plants that causes environmental disturbances in protected areas. We have helped to restore biodiversity in different nature reserves and protected areas. This was done to ensure that life on land was not threatened and disturbed.

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

It is in our mission statement that "We are committed to work globally in fostering partnerships with businesses, community leaders, community organisations, government in all levels with a common goal to achieve and promote sustainability principles".

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

6

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

2

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

1 - Strongly Disagree

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

6

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

6

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

3

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

1 - Strongly Disagree

06.08 Justification for my startup

06.09 Competitive Analysis

Contour Enviro Group, NCC Environmental Services, Likhonal Lethu Services, Skonza Logistics and Katlego Landscaping Masters, Greenmile Training and Ulwando Bush Clearing. We have highly skilled and qualified specialists with trackable experience and expertise throughout the environmental management sector. We have excellent customer service, we communicate well with our clients through social media, emails and telephonic communication.

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