Kenya - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

This project is aiming at starting a software engineering academy where students will enroll for the various engineering courses for training. This will enable them gain the various skills required in line with vision 2030,which is technology driven.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Having graduated with bachelor's degree in information science, I had have the desire to create an opportunity for other people through my capacity building and team building to create an effective community. This academy will be offering training to individuals who due to lack of fees or financial constraints did not get a chance to pursue careers, after training, they will be absorbed and being certified from bodies like Cisco, from this they will have an opportunity to work elsewhere on contract, permanent, or also develop their own company that can employ other people as well. Individuals will be taught courses like programming, networking, cyber security, data management and security, graphic designs photography and videography among many others depending on the students ability and attitude. Through this a society will be technology driven and this will also help reduce chances of youths engaging in other practice like murder, robbery if they lack something to keep them busy.

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

Through this project am trying to solve a knowledge gap that exists among the youths with regards to being a technology driven economy. Being knowledgeable makes one to acquire skills that can sustain them and navigate through the economy state. This therefore will create opportunity for other young generation being creative to develop self employment opportunities than depending on government jobs for employment. Once an individual can be creative enough to develop a business idea and they have the required skills, then they are well and good to start the dream careers without waiting for employment thus to through this project am trying to solve unemployment rates, and reducing other malpractice that can affect the society which are associated to unemployment. Once an individual finds somewhere he is kept busy they will not have time to think about robbery inorder to sustain them or meet their daily needs.

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

Easy access to skills learning. This will enable every individual to find it easy to get access to this services and learn the tech skills needed in this century. Employment opportunities. Once an individual has the required skills they can startup their own ventures for self employment to earn an income. Reduced crime rates. Once an individual finds something that can keep them busy then having that time to think about other crime thoughts inorder to earn an income will not be there but rather how to put more effort on their existing ventures and earn more.

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

The target beneficiary of this project are the youths in general. To be most specific then I would say those who never got an opportunity to further careers because of financial constraints by providing hope to them that nothing has been lost by providing them with other better options that can sustain them in a stiff economy where they live in in the future.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2023-09-04

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

3

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.)

CPA Ibrahim Opondo is a Family relative, who is an accountant by profession, he is a certified public accountant employed by equity bank. Once I shared this idea with him he had a positive response towards and would be willing to offer financial support and financial guidance. He has an experience of 5 years in dealing with financial matters. Dr. Lameck Ronnoh who is a former lecturer during my degree study is a passionate individual about software engineering and an experienced developer in websites, app development, as well as a white dart ethical hacker and a cyber security analyst. Dr. Anne mugalavai is an experienced individual in cyber security and networking thus has the capacity to partner with me in developing a society that is career wise.

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?

h) IT (digital services, equipment and software)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

This startup will equip learners with skills that will enable them get a living on their own whether employed or not and this will change the societies view on the youths. Through this project learners will have the ability to depend on their own skills to live other than depending on the government for jobs under which if they can't find those jobs then they will turn to beggars, robbers, murders.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

5

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Once there is an income flow then the rates of hunger will be reduced by having money to acquire food and sustain an individual thus avoiding hunger strike.

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

5

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

This is a project that involves use of the brain and not much labor , hence the well being of an individual is maintained and enhanced as none will be over exploited or overcharged that can strain their minds thus having good health at the end of the day.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Teaching learners effective skills to live with in their daily lives. The academy will also partner with organisation like Cisco for curriculum development and certification that at the end of the day , the papers can help one acquire job elsewhere without hesitation that they must just be retained within the organisation.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

Everyone will be given an opportunity to utilize this resources to explore their careers. Mostly if possible then it's going to encourage the young girls who dropped out of school because of teenage pregnancies or parents died along the way and hence were left vulnerable to other factors that made them drop out of school.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

4

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

5

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

From the world of internet people learn several skills and thus they will learn various ways to create an affordable energy and clean energy of any importance.

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

6

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

Individuals through the taught skills will be able to cope up with the economic growth through employment opportunities wether self or government sponsored for a better living.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

Through this training an individual will be aiming at being innovative enough to develop other sectors of industrialization that will benefit the society through employment, skill acquisition and many more.

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

6

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

This project will ensure there is reduced inequality ratios since everyone who is eager to learn the skills will be given a chance to be in classroom and learn the technology skills that will enable them live better lives.

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

6

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

Sustainable cities and communities requires that the youths are educated and equipped with skills that they can utilize to create business or employment opportunities to the society or in the cities. Once they have this skills they will be fitting in the society and creating these opportunities within the community that everyone will feel safe and part of this growth and development as a society.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

4

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

4

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

4

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

4

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

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

6

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

Everyone will have an opportunity to access this facilities without discrimination, through this it will give inclusivity to all hence building on sustainable development for societies.

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

5

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

Through this startup, many will be reached through adverts on tvs and radios and any other social media platform. Several other employment opportunities will be created for the society for sustainable development through our partnerships with well wishers and people willing to support the initiative.

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

5

05.02 The product/service we envision creating represents an entirely new type of product/service.

5

05.03 The product/service we envision creating could be described as a new technology.

5

05.04 The product/service we envision creating is an improvement on an existing product or service.

5

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.

5

05.07 The product/service we envision creating is a new version of an old product/service.

5

05.08 Justification

There are several organisation existing that offers such courses. Our uniqueness will come in when we offer employment opportunities and give everyone a chance to learn. It will be based on inclusivity and as way of giving back to the society and non profit oriented but goal oriented by focusing on ensuring that everyone is given an opportunity to learn new skills for their sustainability in the coming days at affordable rates like only pay for certification.

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

The main competitors in this startup are the colleges who offer similar courses to the ones we plan to offer. To curb this and stand out from this, we will motivate them with practical skills that are lifelong learning which is technology driven, as opposed to theoretical work done in colleges and universities.

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

Planting vegetables, selling to women on wholesale who later sell to their clients.