Ghana - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

I have been passionate about the environment in which I live. To protect it, I came up with a project where I recycle used papers, cloth, dry leaves, corn husk, sacks and others into beautiful paper-craft for school children to promote creativity.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

In Ghana, the main challenge now is how to protect, maintain and promote our environment. Most of our challenges can be trace to human behaviors far more than natural causes. I believe that in other to find solution to the problems facing us, we have to change the mind of young generation on how to perceive the environment. For this reason, I came up with the idea of recycling waste such us; leaves especially cocoa leaves, corn husk, cloth, sachet rubbers and others into beautiful papers which can be used to promote creative art in schools. I believe that, training the young mind is one of the best ways to overcome our environmental challenges. So far, I made some number of papers from these waste which I distributed voluntarily to some number of schools in my community. I also organized free training to some schools on how to recycle their school waste into papers.

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

The main problem that my project is trying to solve is environmental challenges. I believe that, if our environment is clean and healthy, it will automatically reflect on the life’s of people living in it. Environmental Pollution has now become a serious hazard to aquatic life and that of humans in our society. Waste management now becomes very expensive in Ghana and majority of people turn to burn their waste at home, pour it in drains which increases the health hazard in the environment. My project is to recycle and provide training to school children in various schools on how to transform waste into usable papers.

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

There are several benefits attached to the product: 1. It is going to provide solutions to series of environmental challenges. 2. Increase creativity among school children in our various school. 3. Help to reduce poverty since people can now sell their waste for recycling 4. It will also help cocoa farmers to have alternative to their seasonal cocoa beans. (they can sell the cocoa leaves for recycling) 5. It will also provide employment especially to the physically challenge and vulnerable women and girls

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

The project aims at serving children in various schools by educating them and providing training for the them on how best they can recycle their school waste.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2022-01-11

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

1

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.)

none

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?

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

The project support SDG goal 1 because, it will provide employment which will help in poverty reduction. Eradicating poverty in all forms and dimensions is an indispensable requirement for sustainable development .Most people are becoming poor daily especially in Africa. My project will therefore help reduce poverty in all forms especially among women who are much more vulnerable.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

6

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

The project support SDG goal 2 because, I believe that any impact you make positively to ensure human development will surely improve their livelihood which will reduce 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

The project support SDG goal 3 because, recycling and keeping he environment clean will help improve on health and well-being.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

The project support SDG goal 4 because, it will help to provide quality education in our various schools.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

6

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

The project support SDG goal 5 because, it will help in empowering women and girls and ensure their equal right.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

The project support SDG goal 6 because, it will help in protection and restoration of water related ecosystems.

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

3

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

5

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

The project support SDG goal 8 because it is an avenue to provide job opportunities for the youth.

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 support SDG goal 9 because it promotes sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

6

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

The project support SDG goal 10 because, it will help in supporting marginalized and disadvantaged in society.

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

6

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

The project support SDG goal 11 because, it will help in making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

4

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

The project support SDG goal 13 because, it will help to improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction.

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

6

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

The project support SDG goal 14 because, it will help prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris.

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

The project support SDG goal 15 because, it will help to in protecting the environment which will automatically affect life on earth positively.

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

4

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

6

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

The project support SDG goal 17 because, it will help in strengthening all other developmental goals.

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

3

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

5

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

4

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

6

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.

5

05.07 The product/service we envision creating is a new version of an old product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.08 Justification

My project idea is unique and innovative because, it involves recycling of series of waste that can be found in our various schools and homes ;from papers to leaves and many other things unlike other ones who uses only papers and sometimes cloth.

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

My main potential competitors are those who produces other papers to be use in schools for creative art.

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

Yes Personally, I have been able to initiate few actions within my community to promote female entrepreneurship. First ,I do provide encouragement to most of my female friends who are unemployed to venture into buying and selling. For example I provide for them TOMBROWN which I take from my Aunty named Ceresoya which most of them sell in the market.