Nigeria - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

EcoCycle offers a sustainable, innovative, and feasible solution to the problems of waste management and recycling, while promoting gender equality. This project will have a significant development and we enable partnership with different stakeholders.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

The EcoCycle is to create a sustainable waste management and recycling hub, making use of innovative technologies and promoting gender equality. Our aims and objectives include: - Ensuring a door-to-door waste collection system using eco-friendly vehicles - Developing a state-of-the-art recycling facility that will processes plastics, glass, and organic waste etc - Designing a mobile app for residents to schedule pickups, track waste management, and access educational resources - Providing training, enlightenment and employment opportunities for people in the community - partnering with others to promote sustainable practices and environmental education

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

1. Environmental Pollution: Reduce the environmental impact of waste disposal by ensuring sustainable waste management practices. 2. Inefficient Waste Collection: Implementing waste collection efficiency by using door-to-door system eco-friendly vehicles. 3. Limited Recycling: Introduction of technologies to process plastics, glass, and organic waste. 4. Lack of Education: Provide educational resources through different ways like mobile app to promote sustainable practices and environmental education. 5. Gender Inequality: Ensure gender equality in the workforce by providing enlightenment, training and employment opportunities for women. 6. Inadequate Waste Management Infrastructure: Establish a state-of-the-art recycling facility to find solutions to lack of adequate waste management infrastructure. 7. Waste Management Inefficiencies: Streamlining of waste management processes with mobile app for pickups and tracking waste management.

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. Sustainable Development- Ensuring a waste management system that reduces environmental hazards and promotes sustainable practices. 2. Innovative Character- Introducing different technologies like mobile app for efficient waste collection and sorting. 3. Feasibility and Development Potential- Working on a scalable business model with potential for expansion and job creation. 4. Gender Equality- Promoting equal opportunities and training for women in the workforce, aiming for a minimum of 50% female employees

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

1. Households- Residential areas generating waste will benefit from door-to-door collection and enlightenment on sustainable practices. 2. Businesses- Commercial establishments, organizations that are generating waste, benefiting from efficient collection and recycling services. 3. Community Groups- International and Local organizations, NGOs promoting environmental education and sustainability. 4. Women in the Community- Women searching employment and seeking for training opportunities in the waste management sector. 5. Local Government- Municipalities,the grassroots and local authorities responsible for waste management, benefiting from a scalable and sustainable model. 6. Environmental Organizations- Associations focused on sustainability, conservation, and environmental protection, aligning with EcoCycle's goals. 7. Residents- Individuals seeking convenient and sustainable waste management services.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-06-17

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.)

The name of the partner is Oyetunji Maryam B, born in 2000, she is an advocate of climate change and she's highly experienced in terms of EcoCycle base on her years in advocacy,

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: Waste and Environmental Industry

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

Job opportunities through my project will help in moving alot of people, household from proverty, one of the major goals of this project is to help in promoting 'No Proverty' of SDGs

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Creation of job through the project will help in in fighting hunger in the land, EcoCycle is also significant in farming and production of food,my project also promote zero hunger of SDGs

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

Waste management will bring about clean environment, clean environment will bring about good health and general well being,so my project will contribute tremendously to this goal

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Through training, enlightenment and education on EcoCycle and waste management,we will be able to introduce and educate people about technologies, mobile app and other quality education needed currently

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

Like I discussed above that I will promote gender equality where each gender will have same opportunities

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

One of the ways to achieve clean water and sanitation is proper waste management, my project is design to protect our water by not allowing disposing waste in water.

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

Waste Management has significant impacts on affordable and clean energy, EcoCycle enable the recycling of resources such as water resources that help in hydroelectricity etc

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

My project will enable us to give decent work to young individuals and contribute positively to economic growth.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

My startup contributes to waste management and Environmental Industry,and also it will bring about innovation through technologies such as mobile app for scheduling for waste pickup,it will enable to create more infrastructure and protect the ones on ground, for example in my community, people do dispose their waste on waterways which always lead to erosion destroying lives and properties

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

Giving 50 percent to female,it means it has find equilibrium in terms of gender inequality and same way it will contribute to where we have being witnessing inequalities in other areas.

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

Job creation,waste management and energy impacts are what sustain cities and communities.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

Waste management promote clean environment,clean environment will birth good environment for responsible consumption and production.

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

EcoCycle has great significant on Climate action,it is used to preserve our climate, water cycling is part of example of how climate action is been effect.

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

My project will protect life below water through waste management by protecting what can endanger aquatic spicie, EcoCycle protect life below water.

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

The ecosystem is being protected, proper waste management will save lives in ecosystem,the recycling of water will help forestation and combat desertification.

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

Peace, justice and strong institutions can only be achieved through healthy environment and healthy environment is achieved through proper EcoCycle and waste management.

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

EcoCycle and waste management involves partnership with the stakeholders in the community for the actualization of goals and targets.

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.

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.

4

05.05 The product/service we envision creating could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

4

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.

4

05.08 Justification

Introduction of technology to EcoCycle and waste management by scheduling when to pick waste,time to pick, payment of services through mobile app is what makes it unique and the innovation will be of significant important.

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

I don't know any competitor but introduction of technologies to my project is my uniqueness.

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

Yes, I am an advocate of gender equality in my community