Namibia - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

This is a Basic and Vocational Education Institute for the most underlooked people-illiterate youth in Namibia. Under it there is an Agricultural Project with an aim to generate money for the institution and livelihood earnings for scholars as they school

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

High Dream Institute of Adult Education is a community development initiative aimed at uplifting the living standard of Namibian underprivileged community and in turn promote the development of the nation as a whole. The initiative is a two is one organisation, an educational institution and an agricultural project. The institution is divided into two sections the basic education department and the vocational education department. While the agricultural project has different production lines. Illiterate youth are precluded from a lot of developments education included. However these are capable people if given the support. Therefore a new education system that suits them is created, first basic education is given and then vocational education. The goal of the project is to create production lines that will generate money for the institution since education will be provided for free(no tuition fee will be requested). However scholars will work in the project to substitute tuition

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

Poverty and unemployment by ensuring that these particular youth become self-sufficient/self-help in the industries with better livelihood earnings. The agricultural project is aimed at maximizing the potential of the local resources into useful products that can solve major problems. For example the use of crop residues to make animal feed/oil production.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

-Reduce poverty -Reduce unemployment. -Upholding the value of the underprivileged and their living standard. -Maximize the utilisation of local resources through processing and value addition. -Develop the community

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

The targeted audience are the illiterate youth and school dropouts in Namibia.

01.05 When was your company established?

2021-09-03

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

No

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

3

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

2

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

Operational manager - Hilaria Ndapunikwa Lihekeni is a Teacher by profession with 6 years of experience and 2 two years serving as a school management member and 3 years in hostel supervision role. Her management experience makes her a good fit in the role project operation. Marketing manager - Rosalia Kagadhinwa Nehale is vibrant young lady with a strong communication style (especially with local community members), a community leader her personal traits will serve as a benefit in the marketing management role. She has a vocational qualification and experience in joinery and carpentry from VTC and shoe respectively.

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

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560999067024

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

Other: Education

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

The institution is aimed at providing basic and vocational education to illiterate youth so that they can become self-help and employed in industries and thereafter provide for their families.

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

6

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

When these particular individual get employed or become self-employed there will be able to provide for their families and therefore the will be no hunger in the household and in their communities.

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

6

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

When these people become educated will become healthy aware and healthy conscious. When they become employed or workers earning money there will be able to afford all health is essentials for the households.

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

This is an inclusive educational system that gives the best quality basics education and hands-on vocational education grass specific to every individuals trade of choice.

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

6

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

Both genders are accommodated at the institution and we will promote gender equality in all our admission and recruitment processes.

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

5

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

2

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

6

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

Previously, illiterate youth in Namibia work in unsafe and undescent jobs. However high dream aim aim at giving this people a chance to have jobs that value their humanity better paying jobs, better environments.

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

2

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

6

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

The aim of it of this institution is to the build and gap between poor and rich by providing equal opportunity to the marginalized group as everyone.

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

3

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

3

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

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

4

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

6

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

6

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

4

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

7 - Strongly Agree

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

6

06.08 Justification for my startup

High Dream Institute is a new inclusive education system for illiterate youth in Namibia, it is a new version of education because the existing schools and vocational institution cannot accommodate these particular group of people. The organisation raise to meet the high demanded opportunity as it is the last hope to ending poverty in Namibia and Africa at large.

06.09 Competitive Analysis

COSDEC - office vocational education to some marginalized people in Namibia (with low educational requirements) however this is only beneficial to the people that understands English. The illiterate youth are still excluded as there is a language barrier. Our organisation saw that as a gap in the market and therefore wish to offer basic education and foundation education and afterwards give vocational education.

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