Kenya - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Affordable and accessible STEM education for all children in Kenya

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

We intent to make STEM education affordable and accessible through the delivery programs and resources in 3 pathways: Partnering with learning and learning support institutions such as schools, tutoring services and homeschool services Directly supporting parents to accesss our STEM education programs and resources for tgeir children Conducting individual CSR initiatives and partnering with like minded organisations on initiatives so as to provide subsidised and free STEM education programs and resources to children of disenfranchised groups like girls, impoverished children, street children and children in remote areas. The same initiative will support the patenting and go to market preparation of any innovation made by students

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

Lack of affordable and accessible STEM education for Kenyan children

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

Improves the quality of education in Kenya Provides decent work for Kenyan youth Supports innovation through the patenting and go to market initiatives Addresses gender inequality in STEM

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

Main beneficiries: 8-18 yr olds as consumers of the service Other beneficiaries: Parents, Learning institutions, NGOs and other key stakeholder and partner organisations as customers and partners Kenyan youth through employment opprtunities

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2022-01-12

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.)

Of the 3 partners 1- has a bachelors in finance and a CPA. They have also interned in a company that teaches entrepreneurship to high scoolers 1- has 3 years experience as a STEM educator and is studying a bachelors in mechanical engineering 1- has interned for 2 years in a fabrication company and is studying electrical engineering

01.09 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link here:

https://everydaystem.github.io/

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

c) Industry (equipment, commercial, logistical and professional services, transport)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

5

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

Education is the best way to lift someone out of poverty and in the 21st century early exposure to STEM skills play a key foundational role to do so.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

3

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

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

3

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Quality education is baked into the basic operations and csr operations of the project. The project specifically targets quality STEM education but through CSR initiatives and partnerships with like minded organisations it supports the addressing other challenges to education in general

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

6

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

Through its CSR initiatives the project seeks gender parity in STEM education and education in general by including programs that support uptake and enrollment of girls. It also seeks to ensure gender parity in employment, not just by meeting the national standard of 30% of staff employed as women but by seeking to exceed it and ensuring women are involved in all levels from leadership roles to casual roles.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

3

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

3

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

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

The initiative targets to provide employment opportunities to Kenyan youth, who make up 67% of unemployed Kenyans It also holds a commitment to ensure that when conducting programs and projects in a region then at least 40% staff will constitute locals from the region of operation. We also source from local vendors and manufacturers thus supporting national GDP

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

5

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

The program imparts skills necessary for innovation and industrialisation It also supports the patenting and development of innovations to go-to-market levels so as to positively contribute to national growth

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

6

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

Its CSR initiatives specifically target several disenfranchised groups to ensure that they get better support in skilling and education such as: street children, out of school children, impoverished children, children in remote areas, children with special needs.

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

2

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

2

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

3

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

2

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

2

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

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

5

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

Education is one of the most effective ways of promoting peace in a region as it bring together groups of various backgrounds together so that they may learn, coordinate and collaborate with each other. As has been showcased by efforts of organisations such as UNESCO. Through our initiatives, groups from various backgrounds will have an opportunity to grow together.

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

Both our base and CSR inititatives find the need to develop strong partnerships with lije minded organisations to ensure positive impact as imperative. We have therefore structured several existing partnerships and are working on future ones.

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.

2

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

2

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

6

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

3

05.06 The product/service we envision creating responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

6

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

6

05.08 Justification

Due to challenges of affordability and reach in distribution, current access to decent STEM education is limited to the upper middle class within urbarn areas. Through structured partnerships and innovation, the project is able to account for gender, low income, remoteness and other inhibitors to access and affordability Additionally, the project focuses on learner centred and project-based learning to deliver the service. This allows delivery to cater for the variations of learners encouraging within them creativity and innovation. Its heavy use of curated developer kit as teaching resources as opposed to fully assembled kits allow students to create a myriad of projects. Its teaching of human centred design, project design and engineering design give students skills to structure the projects they are developing in ways that bring forth solutions to societal problems

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

STEM Cafe Prini group Afribot Robotics We stand out as we focus on ensuring affordability and accessibility while maintaining quality which makes us choice service for many clients.

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

Yes, I volunteer at the Hult Prize competition both in the nairobi Regional Summit and as a member of the On campus level competition where we support founders in universities and especially female entreprenuees. My On campus level competition has seen all female founding team advance to the summit level and we are providing them with training to succeed at the summits.