Kenya - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Project Inspire is intended to solve air poluution while at the same time providing affordable manure which in return will provide a food secure nation. We intend to use barks of trees that are burnt by sawmills as waste to manufacture high quality manure

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Most sawmills regard tree barks as waste and dont really see if the have benefits. Our project aims at utilizing such to create a high quality manure that will be made available to farmers at a highly relative low price. This will boost food production, reduce CO2 emmision int the atmosphere, and create employement to the large army of unemployed youths. By creating employment to these pool of the unemployed, we will help deal with the vice most communities deal with of reducing crime rates.

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

The project aims to combat a number of problems: 1. Greenhouse gasses emission. 2. Food insecurity. 3. Unemployement. 4. Insecurity through crime.

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

Our product has a number of benefits. They are: 1. Provide bumper harvest. 2. Utilizes tree barks that are otherwise burnt to produce CO2. 3. Provides employment.

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

Our project is targets a number of groups. They are: 1. Youths through employement. 2. Farmers.

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.)

We intend to engage different groups with different skills sets. The first group will include experts in agriculture, finance, and supply chain. The second group will include semi-skilled personnel who will be involved in operations of the manure production. The last group will be the unskilled people who will be utlized to undertake manual works at the operatios center.

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?

l) Agriculture

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

Through employement of the youths at the area of operations and through the farmers that will start farming again after we avail the cheap manure for use.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Through provision of cheap manure, farmers harvest will be boosted and inturn provide relatively cheap food to the Kenyan population.

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

The project will utilize tree barks which are otherwise burnt by sawmillers. When burnt, they produce CO2 gas that is an environmental hazard.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

5

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Through creation of employment, the mass engaged will be able to eke an income that will in turn enable them take their children in better schools.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

The project aims at engaging both genders equally.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

N/A

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 project will employ people both skilled and unskilled.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

There are very few farmers using manure in Kenya. Most people use processed fertilizers that sometimes are not suitable for their use.

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

The people the project seeks to engage are from the poor backgrounds.

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 utilization of tree barks that would otherwise have been burnt, we will help create clean air.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

We will prevent burning of tree barks to provide energy thus, bringing repsonsible consumption.

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

The burning of tree barks produces one of the greenhouse gasses CO2. Thus, if we will utilize it to produce manure, we will preserve the ozone layer.

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

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

With time, we will start using barks from tree branches which will avoid cuting down of trees. Our project also aims to initiate a tree planting culture. We will also lead from the front through planting trees in homes of farmers we will serve.

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

1 - Strongly Disagree

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

We will reach out to partners who are involved in the same SDGs..

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.

5

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.

6

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.

6

05.08 Justification

Creation of manure from tree barks is a new product that has not been invented in the past. Its an extension of a variety of fertilizers that are available in Kenya. There has been rising demand of fertilizer but it has not been fully satisfied. Thus, the need to bring this product in the market.

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

Fertlizer dealers.

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

Yes. Through provision of cheap manure, we will have female farmers who we will provide it and help them through agribusiness.