South Africa - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Villa-Vivid Flare Academy means Village Bright Sparks, this will be a pre-school that will bring back rural hope and improve literacy in our community. Our school will provide care facilities, conduct school readiness programme for those going to grade R.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Villa-Vivid Flare Academy will be an NPO that will privide quality education to rural learners in Gwatyu(Eastern Cape). Our school will serve all those children seeking for a better education and who cannot be taken to better schools. We aim at being the reputable feeder school in our area and District. Our aim is to return dignity to Eastern Cape education by producing ready learners and we understand that they can only be ready if they get best education and are provided decent infrastructure for teaching and learning. We can ignite these bright sparks by introducing what international schools have right in our villages, for example, the introduction of Robotic and Steam education and as well as exposing our learners to latest AI tools. We believe that every child, regardless of their socio-economic background, deserves access to quality education.

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

The main problem that we are trying to solve is the poor education and outmigration of our children in our villages to towns/cities in search of better education. We want to bring hope to the poor and offer education that is equivalent to what they will be getting in town and revive rural economy as well.

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

To bring back village lost hope to provide care facilities for children to make that black child ready for school reduce villager illiteracy problems Ignite excellence in our villages

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

It is aimed as serving All the local children who wants better education and whose parents cannot enroll them in city/town schools. This includes everyone irregardless of their disabilities.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-05-09

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

3

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.)

Yolanda Mxalisa: The Co-founder and CEO of the academy. She holds a BEd(FET) from Witwatersrand University and with 11 years of teaching experience. Zuko Similo: Treasurer of our organisation, He holds various qualifications from different universities. Higher Certificate in Auditing (NMU), Bcom Supply chain and Logistics(Regent Bus Schl), PGCE (WSU) and currently works as the Administrator for the department of health. Mrs Pemba is a ECD teacher

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?

Other: Education

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

Education is the key to success, if children are taught at an optimum level and they gain valuable skills and knowledge they will never lack because they will be able to solve many societal problems including poverty and be self sufficient entrepreneurs and contribute to growth and development and reduce poverty rate in the country.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

4

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Schools in our villages have gardens that benefits the community members, vegetables can be planted and help and curb hunger to needy people.

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

5

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

If people are educated they are more likely to make good health and well-being decisions. They do not engage in risky behaviors because they are taught negative impact they pose to their health. They will be aware of causes to many sicknesses and diseases and encouraged to take care of themselves

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Our strarup is a school and the description above supports the fact that we want quality education for our learners

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

Our school will operate as a Co-Ed school and be managed by 2 females and 1 male.This will give equal opportunities to all our children in our community to benefit equally.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

Water is a scarce resource in our village and everyone values water. In our school we will educate learners about the importance of water conservation because we know how precious water is especially in our village where water and sanitation is an issue

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

Being a villager we depend on traditional biomass( wood) as our main source of energy and wood is less harmful and it is a clean energy. We barely afford electricity or other sources.

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

n/a

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

n/a

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

n/a

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

water scarce area, we conserve water.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

n/a

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

n/a

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

n/a

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

n/a

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

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

n/a

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

Education is controlled by many parties starting from the Social Development department to Basic Education department

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.

1 - Strongly Disagree

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

Our ECD will have better infrastructure, technology and skilled educators. Making it different to the traditional ECD with unattractive infrastructure and no curriculum planning and promotion

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

Our competitor will be the pre school down our village, it's is not a threat because if have improper infrastructure and it won't provide the service that we will offer. The STEAM, AI formal curriculum

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

Yes, this school is my first initiation and more are to follow.