Nigeria - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

EQUIP IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS DRIVEN WITH THE PASSION TO AID YOUNG PEOPLE DISCOVER THEMSELVES THROUGH OUR MONTHLY DISCOVERY EVENTS,DEVELOP THEMSELVES THROUGH OUR WEEKLY SELF DEVELOPMENT COURSES AND DEPLOY THEMSELVES THROUGH OUR YEARLY PROJET.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

** OUR NAME ** EQUIP ** OUR MOTTO ** DISCOVERING DEVELOPING AND DEPLOYING YOURSELF. ** OUR ASSIGNMENT ** TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE DISCOVER DEVELOP AND DEPLOY THEMSELVES. ** OUR VISION ** TO EQUIP 10 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA,WHO WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO EQUIP OTHERS WITHIN THE NEXT 6 YEARS! ** OUR MISSION ** *OUR DAILY LEARN TO EARN ONLINE PROGRAM *OUR MONTHLY INDOORS AND OUTDOORS DISCOVERY EVENTS *OUR WEEKLY DEVELOPMENT COURSES & *OUR YEARLY DEPLOYMENT PROJECT. ** OUR SERVICES ** *WE HELP YOU DISCOVER YOURSELF *WE HELP YOU DEVELOP YOURSELF & *WE HELP YOU DEPLOY YOURSELF. **OUR EVENTS** *INDOORS - SPELLING B,QUIZE CHALLENGE, GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE,ART AND SCULPTURE CHALLENGE, SINGING CHALLENGE ETC *OUTDOOR - ATHLETIC, TABLE TENNIS, LONG JUMP, HIGH JUMP, FOOTBALL, SKIPPING ETC ** ONLINE - LEARN TO EARN CHALLENGE ** OUR CORE VALUES ** OUR NAME OUR TEAM OUR MANDATE OUR MISSION OUR PARTNERS OUR PARTICIPANTS AND OUR CONSTITUTION.

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

THE MAIN PROBLEM WE LIVE TO SOLVE IS BASICALLY THE PROBLEM OF SELF IDENTITY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE BOTH MALE AND FEMALE! THE WORD EQUIP BASICALLY MEANS TO EMPOWER SOMEONE WITH RESOURCES NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN A GIVEN TASK. AND WE BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE GREATEST RESOURCES YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO BE USEFUL AND SUCCESSFUL TO THEMSELVES, FAMILY, COMMUNITY,COUNTRY AND THE WORLD AT LARGE IS A TRUE SELF IDENTITY. IN SUMMARY, WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU FIND YOURSELF IN YOU, DEVELOP YOURSELF AND DEPLOY YOURSELF TO ANY LENT YOU ARE WILLING TO GO.

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. SHOOLARSHIP 2.SELF DEVELOPMENT COURSES 3.CASH PRIZES 4.A HEALTHY SELF ESTEEM 5.EMPOWERMENT FOR BUSINESS START UP 6. MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS ETC

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

THE EQUIP MOVEMENT IS TARGETED TOWARDS YOUNG( TEENAGERS AND YOUTHS)PEOPLE WHO ARE CONFUSED, ABUSED, CONDEMNED AND REJECTED BY FAMILY, FRIENDS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY ETC BOTH MALE AND FEMALE WITHIN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2023-01-01

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.)

* MY FIRST PARTNER IS A FRIEND WHO HAPPENS TO BE MY COACH MENTOR AND OF COURSE A VERY PRACTICAL TEACHER. HE HAS BEEN INTO MENTORSHIP AND PEOPLE'S MANAGEMENT FOR UP TO A DECADE NOW. * THE SECOND IS A VERY DEAR FRIEND TO ME WHO IS INTO FINANCIAL SERVICES AND HAS AN AVERAGE EXPERIENCE ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

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?

j) Public services

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

WE BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE KEYS TO STEPPING OUT FROM POVERTY IS SERVICE. THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND EQUIP IS NOT JUST TO HELP DISCOVER YOURSELF,BUT TO HELP YOU DEVELOP YOUR UNIQUENESS SO THAT YOU CAN USE THEM FOR SERVICE.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

6

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

WE BELIEVE THAT IF EVERYONE YOUNG PERSON IS FOCUSED ON SELF DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT, THEY WILL GROW TO THE POINT OF GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. WHEN THIS IS ACHIEVED, HUNGER WILL BE HIGHLY REDUCED.

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

6

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

90% OF OUR MONTHLY DISCOVERY EVENTS ARE ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

THROUGH OUR EQUIP MONTHLY DISCOVERY EVENTS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT SCHOOLS WITHIN RURAL AREAS AND HOST OUR INDOORS EVENTS SUCH AS QUIZE AND SPELLING B. THIS WILL ENABLE US SELECT FROM THE PARTICIPANTS AND PLACE THEM ON SCHOOLARSHIP EITHER IN THE SAME SCHOOL OR ANOTHER SCHOOL .

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

THE EQUIP MOVEMENT IS TARGETED TOWARDS YOUNG PEOPLE BOTH MALE AND FEMALE. OUR MOVEMENT IS TO AID YOUNG PEOPLE BOTH MALE AND FEMALE DISCOVER, DEVELOP AND DEPLOY THEMSELVES.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

6

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

EQUIP MAY NOT CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO THIS ,BUT WE BELIEVE THAT OUR INVESTMENT IN YOUNG MIND WILL GIVE BIRTH TO THIS RESULT.

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

6

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

WE ARE BASICALLY FOCUSED ON PEOPLE'S DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL ALWAYS LEAD TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

6

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

WE BELIEVE THAT HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE DISCOVER DEVELOP AND DEPLOY THEMSELVES WILL INDIRECTLY LEAD TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

OVER THE YEARS, IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT SELF DISCOVERY HAS CONTRIBUTED ALOT TO INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

6

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

PART OF WHAT WE DO HERE IN EQUIP IS TO INCONCATE VALUES. WHEN A COUNTRY HAS PEOPLE WITH VALUES NEEDED IN THE MARKET PLACE,IT HAS A WAY OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF INEQUALITY AMONG COUNTRIES.

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

WHEN PEOPLE DISCOVER THEMSELVES AND GET BUSY DEVELOPING AND DEPLOYING THEMSELVES,WE WILL BUILD SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

6

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

WHEN PEOPLE FIND THEIR TRUE SELF,IT LEADS TO DIVERSIFICATION.PEOPLE INVOLVE IN SO MANY THINGS THAT PROMOTE PRODUCTION.

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

6

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

SOME OF OUR SCHOOLARSHIP PROGRAMS WILL BE FOCUSED ON DEPLOYING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO VARIOUS CHOICE OF STUDY. WE BELIEVE WE WILL PRODUCE PEOPLE WHO WILL HANDLE THIS!

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

6

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

OUR YEARLY DEPLOYMENT PROJECT WILL HANDLE THIS.

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

6

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

PART OF WHAT WE COMMUNICATE AS OUR VALUES IS THAT EVERYTHING THAT EXIST, EXIST FOR A REASON. WE DON'T JUST SAY IT, WE LIVE IT. SO FOR THE EQUIP, PROTECTING, RESTORING AND PROMOTING NATURE IS A VALUE WE LIVE BY.

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

EQUIP WILL CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE JUSTICE AND INSTITUTIONS GOAL THROUGH THE SOCIAL AND NATIONAL VALUES WE IMBIBE BOTH TO OUR TEAM AND PARTICIPANTS.

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

OUR MISSION IS NOT JUST WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF MY COUNTRY BUT AFRICA AT LARGE. THIS WILL WILL DEFINITELY LEAD TO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

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.

4

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

THE UNIQUENESS OF EQUIP IS IN THE FACT THAT WE DON'T JUST GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE MONEY AND SCHOOLARSHIP,BUT WE GIVE VALUES AND IDENTITY TO BOTH MALE AND FEMALE WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. AND WE ARE INNOVATIVE BASE ON THE FACT THAT WE ENGAGE OUR PARTICIPANTS ON VARIOUS INDOORS ( QUIZE CHALLENGE, GRAPHIC DESIGNING CHALLENGE, SINGING CHALLENGE, SPELLING B CHALLENGE,I T CHALLENGE ETC) AND OUTDOOR ( ATHLETICS CHALLENGE, FOOTBALL CHALLENGE, SKIPPING CHALLENGE,HIGH JUMP CHALLENGE,LONG JUMP CHALLENGE ETC) DISCOVERY EVENTS BEFORE WE EMPOWER THEM WITH MONEY. AND BEYOND THESE, WE HAVE OUR ONLINE LEARN TO EARN DAILY PROGRAM , WHICH WE INTRODUCED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF FUTURE PANDEMIC RESTRICTING PEOPLE FROM GOING OUT TO LEARN OR EARN . SO THIS PROGRAM WILL ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN AND AT THE SAME TIME EARN EVEN WHEN THERE'S A PANDEMIC.

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

OUR MAIN POTENTIAL COMPETITORS ARE OTHER NGOs AND FOUNDATIONS. WHAT MAKES US OUTSTANDING AMONG MANY OTHER COMPETITORS IS THE FACT THAT WE DON'T JUST GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE MONEY AND SCHOOLARSHIP, WE GIVE THEM VALUES AND IDENTITY,NOT JUST TO A NATION,BUT TO THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA.

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

YES. OUR QUIZE CHALLENGE HAS SUPPORTED YOUNG GIRLS TO STARTUP BUSINESSES AS THEY EMERGED WINNERS OF THE CHALLENGE.