Kenya - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

It's a start up business in recycling that will bring the community in archiving. The recycling goals reduce reuse recycle which is fundamental in our environment and the society at large while creating employment and poverty reduction in the community at

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

I intend to start a waste collection centre in our community bringing all the stake holders together in order to collect more I intend to use the following facilities schools churches mosques and the youths as we all know recycling can be a source of income there are vast materials that can be used as raw materials to make new products for instance plastics can be melted to make new plastics as well as metal the list can go on and on most of the products we use have a sing that says please return me to company people don't know how it works hence creating a big margin making more waste instead of recycling with your help in funding will do more training more collection and less waste making. It a better greener and clean community there is market for recycling but we lack collection centers knowledge to bridge the market at large as we. Collect more we will also reduce soil errosion and drainage clloging because most of theseproductend up in the garbag plus ahealthy generation

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

Waste awareness most of the people don't know what to recycle and what to throw away Another issue that can be faced due to a lack of education on recycling practices is carrying out incorrect recycling practices. Following wrong recycling procedures due to a lack of education and incomplete experience will end up costing incredibly high with a lower recycling rate and unutilized resources and recyclable materials. results: 25% of the individuals do not feel educated about what can be thrown away and what cannot as well as what will be the environmental impact of it. 42% of respondents break down cardboard boxes for pick-up in the recycling bin, at the same time 58% don’t even bother to see where cardboard should be thrown for recycling purposes, and they end up throwing it in the general trash bin. This resulted in a significant amount of waste being sent to landfills Even after knowing the fact that recycling will help balance the adverse environmental impacts caused by increased wa

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

Waste vontroll Job creation Environmental awareness Healthy society recycling important, and how can it benefit the environment? There are many reasons why recycling is essential. Not only can it help reduce your carbon footprint, but it also helps reduce the need for harvesting raw materials, saves energy, reduces greenhouse gases, prevents pollution, and more vib By improving our recycling habits, we can help keep the environment clean and preserve our natural resources.Some of the world’s natural resources are in short supply, and when we recycle, we help conserve these natural resources. When we recycle paper, we save forests and trees. When we recycle plastic, it takes up a lot of solid waste and can take centuries to break down. In addition to this, most plastic comes from fossil fuel hydrocarbons. Recycling metals reduces the need to extract new metal ore while recycling glass reduces our need for certain raw materials like sand.Making products from recycled materials usesless

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

Recycling company's The community at large School children 1Recycling brings When we recycle, we reprocess materials to make new products, reducing the amount of waste sent for incineration.communities together and helps people raise money for schools, colleges, hospitals, and more. These recycling drives make towns and cities happier and cleaner.When communities come together to raise awareness about recycling, it teaches people about the importance of protecting the environment and how to do so. Educating people about protecting the environment can help equip future generations with the knowledge and understanding they need to reduce pollution.Recycling creates new jobs every year. Jobs in recycling include sorters, drivers, mechanics, technicians, and more. The saying one man’s trash is another man’s treasure couldn’t be truer than in the case of recycling. The market value of recycled or recyclable materials offers a great incentive for communities that recycle in masses to get.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-01-01

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

0

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

2

01.08 Please describe the profile of each of the other partners (skills, experience, etc.)

institutional structure as a conducive platform for recycling activities, their multiple motivational drivers for recycling and their collective potential to expand their programmes to the broader community. Hence, the findings have shown that the potential role of religious communities in environmental practices, such as recycling, has to go beyond general idealism on the positive influence of religious values/ethics on environmental protection – but due emphasis also needs to be given to the characteristics of each religious community, and how these can be useful in supporting different aspects of a recycling programme.

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

https://www.facebook.com/4wyouthdevelopmentgroup

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

j) Public services

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

4

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

4

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

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

4

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

4

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

4

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

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

4

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

4

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

4

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

4

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

4

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

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

4

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

4

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

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.

3

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.

5

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.

4

05.08 Justification

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

One of the major challenges in Kenya’s waste and recycling sector is that the urban waste is either not collected and recycled at all, or it is collected by waste pickers who are perceived as outcasts and live in poverty, under poor working conditions. At the same time, the 500.000 registered refugees, hosted by Kenya, generally face substantial barriers to access employment opportunities. The low income of waste pickers and the plastic waste challenge in areas hosting refugees are closely connected. Both are a result of low-value chain efficiency, limited value addition and a lack of formal organisation. By partnering with other organisations such as Mr green Africa andA swop-shop provides a shopping alternative to our normal money-based system as it allows people to exchange goods and services for their recyclables. It’s uniquely Kenyan and a meaningful way to support communities that may not have a lot of disposable income by doing this we will be able to market productsrange in kg

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

Ensuring the girl child gets her education Ensuring equality in both genders Making sure there is no fgm In my community