Nigeria - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Recycling of old used fabrics project is one directed towards reducing the burden of waste generated in the ecosystem of our society. This entails collecting used old garments ready to be disposed off which are then used to make valuable products.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

It involves reducing the burden of waste generated through collecting this old garment, cutting them to fine pieces and using them to make fine finished products such as bags, pillows, purses, and other aesthetic products which in a long run will drastically reduce the rate of pollution in our water bodies and soil. The fashion Industry in the long run will benefit enormously from the management of its resources whereby fabrics and other leather materials wasted in the production of this goods can be reduced to the nearest minimal level which in so doing allows efficient utilization of the wastes generated instead. This project also aims to provide cheap and easy accessible products for the less privileged which will give them an opportunity to benefit from the diverse products used an in so doing has aid easy access to equal opportunity, also this will provide employment opportunity to the youth and women. This also helps in the reduction of carbon waste and air pollution.

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

Carbon waste pollution, whereby the burning of this products contributes to global warming thereby causing harm to the health of the populace and also affecting the ozone layer is so doing affecting the ecosystem. It also reduces the level of water pollution whereby this unused fabrics or old discarded fabrics go into the water bodies, support the growth of fungi and other bacteria which come to contaminate the water bodies and also affect the aquatic habitat. It also being decomposed in the soil takes a longer time to degrade thereby affecting the soil profile level and the rate at which it support growth of plants and shrubs in so doing competing with nutrients by the bacteria growing on them and the nutrients to be made available for plant growth. It also provides employment opportunity and could serve as a tourist attraction through the blending of our cultural aesthetics in a beautiful manner portraying our cultural heritage in the fashion blending

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

It will provide ease and comfort because the products are less expensive and light to go about with. In improves the sense of belonging to our cultural environment. It reduces the rate of pollution in the society. It causes less financial burden on our budget It provides readily available and easy to access products

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

The Nigerian populace. The tourist visitors The less privilege School children

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2023-12-15

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

2

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.)

Working on bio-waste recycling, having participated in a pitch here at Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University,Sokoto The other working on the recycling of this fabrics for a better ecosystem also having participated in a pitch and won a first place round but yet to execute the project.

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?

a) Energy (equipment, services, sustainable energy and fuel)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

Through the use of old and less expensive materials to produce finished products which in turn are less expensive in so doing gives opportunity for the youth and women the ability to venture into and produce in large quantity to help make a living and also easier to purchase

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

4

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

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

Reduction in the rate of pollution and also improving the soil nutrient by avoiding the decomposition of the materials on the soil

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Providing a skills and a vocational trade for sustainability

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

Equal opportunity to all gender and age

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

Reduction in the rate of water contamination and the breed of water biomass

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

Energy conservation

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

Venture creation and Innovation that creates rewards

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

Fine products

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

Equality for all including foreigners

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

Local community development

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

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

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

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

7 - Strongly Agree

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

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

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

Foreign producers: will stand out better than they are cause the products are produced locally and will gain locals acceptance readily

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

Public enlightenment programmes, mentoring and community services executed together with the female genders