Nigeria - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Daffodils Africa is a social enterprise that executes CSR goals for organizations (private and government-owned) and implements social impact projects for individuals.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

Daffodils Africa is committed to implementing social impact projects for individuals, organizations, and governments. We also provide consultancy services for constructive and sustainable models to tackle social challenges in Africa. We execute any range of social impact projects included in the 17 Social Development Global Goals as selected by the project’s sponsor. However, we prioritize the implementation of social impact projects in the following SDGs across African countries; SDG 1- No Poverty, SDG 4- Quality Education, SDG 8-Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 10- Reduced Inequalities and SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and Communities.

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

Daffodils Africa solves the problem of access to opportunities for development in low-income communities by taking social impact projects from financially empowered individuals, and organizations and transparently implementing sustainable-oriented social impact projects in low-income communities. With Daffodils Africa, financially empowered individuals and organizations have easier access to reach low-income communities for social impact projects and, similarly, low-income communities have easier access to opportunities to thrive due to the social impact projects we implement as funded by financially empowered individuals and organisations.

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

With the main goal of making social impact easy for everyone, Daffodils Africa recognizes that organizations often have CSR goals but have no adequate manpower to implement the CSR goals so we take the burden of implementation off them by simply working with the organization's budget and deliver social impact on the organization's behalf. Similarly, we help financially privileged individuals create or build social capital by implementing social impact projects for them. Broadly, Daffodils Africa is committed to building bridges of impact between financially-empowered individuals, organizations and low-income communities.

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

Daffodils Africa's service is aimed at serving low-income communities and financially empowered individuals and organizations. We enhance access to opportunities for development in low-income communities and we help financially empowered individuals and organisations build social capital that promote their relevance.

01.05 When was your company established?

2023-09-01

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

0

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

0

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

Currently, Daffodils Africa does not have a co-founder. However, we have 3 volunteers that are working to promote and implement the vision of the social enterprise

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

https://daffodilsafrica.com/

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

Other: Development sector

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

Daffodils Africa implements economic empowerment programs through the social impact projects we implement. This directly combats the poverty index in African communities. For instance, to celebrate International Women's Day 2024 in March, Daffodils Africa organized a Social Impact Ajo-Contribution, where different people came together to contribute money as enabled for the sole purpose of supporting two women-owned small-scale businesses in a low-income community in Lagos, Nigeria.

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

None

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

1 - Strongly Disagree

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

None

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

We promote the implementation of education-support projects in low-income communities to our clients-financially empowered individuals and organizations. At Daffodils Africa, we believe in the transformative potency of education and the sustainability of its impacts.

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

At Daffodils Africa, we believe and uphold the stance of gender equality. Depopularising the notion that the female gender is not inferior to the male gender, hence we promote financial empowerment-focused social impact projects to our clients (financially empowered individuals and organizations).

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

None

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

None

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

Via the implementing financial empowerment-focused social impact projects, Daffodils Africa promotes economic growth in African communities.

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

None

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

None

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

The implementation of social impact projects in different capacities across various African communities will significantly enhance sustainable cities and communities in Africa.

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

None

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

None

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

None

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

None

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

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

None

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

To implement social impact projects across Africa, Daffodils Africa will work or partner with NGOs, CSOs and this will further partnerships for the achievement of UN sustainable development goals in Africa.

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.

3

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

5

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.

6

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.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.08 Justification for my startup

The services that Daffodils Africa provides are unique and innovative because currently in the development sector, we often have NGOs that implement social impact projects with limited scope but very few organizations like Daffodils Africa commit to independently implementing social impact projects for interested individuals

06.09 Competitive Analysis

Our main competitors are NGOs. Daffodils Africa's Unique Selling Point is that we make social impact easy for people across boards. You don't have to be an NGO founder (s) or an extensive financially empowered person before you constructively make social impact in any community. Also, our clients enjoy the ability to create social impacts outside their immediate communities or reach. For us at Daffodils Africa, distance is no barriers to implementing social impact projects.

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

Yes, I am initiating actions within my community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs. A copious reference is the successful implementation of an economic empowerment program to support two women-owned businesses in a low-income community in Lagos, Nigeria.