Ethiopia - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

This innovative work was on medicinal soap made from natural medicinal plants, which is prepared in the form of solid and used as a human skin care especially for our whole body, which is able to maintain and clean the body with skin problems.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

This innovative work was on medicinal soap made from traditional medicinal plants, which is prepared in the form of solid and used as a human skin care especially for our whole body, which is able to maintain and clean the body with skin problems specially in rural communities that have no access and income sources to get modern drugs. Skin-related diseases that makes peoples vulnerable to secondary infections - for example: Scabies; Dandruff; itch; warts; Scratches, etc., which can be treated and removed by this soap. When I prepare a body soap, I mainly measure and weigh different types of natural herbs that I use for the activity. I planed and have been used 95% the soap from medicinal plant sources using other sources in small amount. Just I have done it and peoples have been using it currently. It was in the market and sold as 30ETB Birr, 50 and 70 ETB Birr. and is more profitable in still progress. Currently more than 20000 customers are there with skin infections .

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

I have made anti-microbial - soap from traditional medicinal plant that is paramount in combating and treating human skin problems. There might be others like the soap that I made, However, mine is differ in that first it improves the healthy status of peoples that lives the most rural environment and can't be affordable to get modern medicines and soap because of the high costs, secondly it has potentials combating and treating human skin diseases that opens the door and makes peoples vulnerable for secondary infections such as diabetes, HIV and cancer etc., and it is from more natural sources that has no side effects. Besides such soap was still not made and it is unique in combating and treating human skin infections. The soap before making it was passed through laboratory analysis and qualitatively the presence or absence of secondary metabolites in the used plant material detected. It was provided for the local peoples in the low coast and more profitable.

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

1. First it combats and treats human skin diseases such as Scabies; Dandruff; itch; warts; Scratches, etc. 2. It also used to clean the body from other microbial infections and keeps personal hygiene during washing the body 3. It is paramount to keep environmental sanitation and minimizes high coasts of modern medicines.

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

Rural communities with low incomes and with no access to get modern medicines, however peoples with income sources vulnerable with this diseases can benefit from this soap.

01.05 When was your company established?

2022-12-01

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

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.)

1. There is on managers to control the working process with Bsc degree 2. there is financial controller and keepers as experts with Diploma

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

https://www.linkedin.com/company/linkedin-social-selling/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3B5eyTGGOhToSl1KFPHJE%2BPw%3D%3D

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

f) Healthcare (healthcare equipment and services)

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

5

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

If peoples have wellbeing or are healthy they can work in any situation and struggles to avoid poverty in any situation unless if they are harmed specially healthy harming diseases they can't be productive and can't able to chase poverty so, my start up supports the goal stated above and crucial for this purposes.

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

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02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

Healthy peoples are by any means productive and struggle to avoided poverty as stated above, If peoples have wellbeing or are healthy they can work in any situation and struggles to avoid poverty in any situation unless if they are harmed specially healthy harming diseases they can't be productive and can't able to chase poverty so, my start up supports the goal stated above and crucial for this purposes. If peoples are free from any diseases they can work and struggle in any means to eradicate poverty.

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

7 - Strongly Agree

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

The soap made strongly fights skin infection and potential to treat human skin infections and prevents peoples from fatal diseases opportunistic to kill peoples. This innovative work have the ability to solve many social and environmental problems and community needs. It is a typical way for communities to continue their culture where they go to share their problems and neighborhood community improve their language and communicate each other by colling this plant and its importance with in the formulated soap. The name of this plant will be called in the next generation and the next generation will call the name of the plant. Social ties between people are becoming stronger. Not only this, but the language and social life even if there are people who don't get along, they want to use this herb facilitates social and cultural interactions. When you see the soap that I made for people who suffer from skin and skin related diseases, so these people can buy and use this soap.

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

Only healthy peoples can lean and participate and have in quality education, therefore to have this it is the first line for eradicating diseases of peoples with skin infections and to have quality educations.

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

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02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

Bing health is necessary for all genders so for males as well as females .therefore it is paramount for both genders to have better life situations in their life.

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

Clean environment from any infection enables to have clean water and healthy environment in any situations .Therefore it is important to have clean and healthy environment for better life.

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

6

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

Good way to get affordable and clean energy

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

Healthy is important to work in any place and for better economic growth.

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

Being health is start up things for work in any place including industry innovations and work area.

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

Healthy peoples can compete for all resources and other demands in nature. Therefore , if somebody not health or disable they are not equally compete with others.

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

For sustainability of cities and communities being healthy and keeping peoples from health problems is the first measures. So my soap is very important for this values.

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

5

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

very good way for this activity

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

Planting medicinal plant in large farm for the production purpose enables to keep and maintain climate carbon sequestration, soil fertility, soil moisture and prevents pollution.

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

5

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

Good situation

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

Very good for life in land specially for human beings.

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

5

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

Goody way

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

It is very important and good for this activity also.

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

6

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.

7 - Strongly Agree

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

7 - Strongly Agree

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.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.08 Justification for my startup

my product is new one because of still I haven't seen peoples using soaps to treat human skin infections and this work enables to eradicate the skin problems of the people.

06.09 Competitive Analysis

Peoples made life boy soap. however, their product is not treating skin infection rather cleaning washing microbes from hand and other body parts.

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

With in my member two are females and I am initiating them to work with me and to create new innovative work like me.