Nigeria - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

My project is aimed at reducing hunger through collection of pet bottle in as such providing cleaner and healthier environment.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

My project aims to put in sustainable system of waste pet bottles, aluminum cans collection and creative way of reducing waste that goes to our landfills, providing cleaner and healthier environment in exchange reducing hunger especially in more advanced women and men by exchanging pet bottles picked within thier environment for food items and sanitary pads /toiletries to the younger ones. This tends to provide job opportunities among the youth. Hunger is one of the major problems people tend to face this time and the environment littered with more waste. My project is aimed at bringing solutions to both waste reduction and providing meal to the less privileged.

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

Help in the waste management system to reduce waste, pollution and maintain clean and healthy environment. Providing products for recycling manufacturing companies who uses them to reproduce for food grades and fibers. Stopping hunger and providing food stuffs to the less privileged.

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

Minimize waste and litters Minimize hunger and lack in sanitary pads and toiletries especially in older women, Provide more recycle- able products to recycling companies

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

1)Recycling companies 2)Older women 3) youths

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?

0

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

0

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:

http://linkedin.com/in/nancy-ofoegbu-592448261

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

d) Primary commodities (food, drink, household and personal products)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

My projects contributes to no poverty in essence of providing food items and major toiletries like sanitary pads , toiletries to individuals through collection of waste. Providing job opportunity to youth which is no job that leads to poverty.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

With my project there will be a zero hunger to the people within my community and outside my community through partnering with foodstuffs dealers and providing my pickers with food in exchange of waste bottles.

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

Hunger is main factor for mal-nutrition, not using sanitary pads and toiletries can expose our bodies to bacteria. By providing the above stated, my startup contributes to good health and well being of the people.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

5

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Creating job opportunities to Labourers, drivers, etc it can provide income having their wards trained in school.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

In rescent times we have lots of Older women who are unable to provide foodstuffs to themselves, my projects aimed at providing for them aswell younger ones . Most younger girls can barely afford sanitary pads for monthly flow and basic toiletries.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

My project is aimed at minimizing waste and reduce what goes to our land fills. Providing cleaner and healthier environment.when there is cleaner and healthier environment our bore holes waters are clean

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

6

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

My project contributes to cleaner environment which can give clean energy

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 provides legal and decent work for all in areas of scavenging, segregation, taking records, drivers , weigh scalers, pickers.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

My start up contributes to industry innovation and infrastructure justification through helping the waste management sectors and providing food infrastructure .

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

My startup is project commonly in all part of the world.

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

Through waste and pollution reduction and startup can contribute to a sustainable city.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

One of my startup beneficiaries are the recycling companies and manufacturing companies. By supplying them the waste pet bottle gathered it is used to produce food grades, textiles, fibers, duvets, and lots more of new products.

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

5

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

Through reduction of the waste that goes into the river and landfills

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

There is no link of my project to life below water

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

5

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

A lot of up-lands has turned to dustbins due to lack or low awareness of proper use of them for recycling!! Bringing my startup can minimize waste of lands on trash.

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

2

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

Nil

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

5

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

In partnering with waste management companies, schools, hotels can bring to the success of the goal.

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

4

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.

5

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 service I envision creating is a new method way of waste collection……. Although pet waste is common in our society but unknown to most of us. My envision services was derived from high rate of lack, hunger in the society. Which we can turn waste to treasure at all level within our reach.

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

My potential competitors will be my fellow pet collectors but I tend to stand out because am providing needs to those who cannot afford through it, quenching their taste through trash.. I also intend to stand out by working along with waste management companies, instead of them incinerating them, I can pick up for re-use (waste maximization)

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

Yes I have been initiating actions within my community to promote the role of a female entrepreneur by bringing to awareness of proper dispose of trash, passing knowledge, helping people most especially giving morals, ideas etc.