Zimbabwe - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Dream Beyond is about connecting rural agricultural practises and urban industries in Zimbabwe. This will promote inclusivity and more people will become sustainable agriculturalists as there will be easy access of market.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Dream beyond is project that connects primary production, secondary production and tertiary oroduction easily. It is aimed at making sure rural farmers in Zimbabwe get access to markets. There are so many passionate farmers in Zimbabwe who are not living up to their potential because markets are out of reach or too expensive to reach. Dream Beyond will ensure there is working collaboration between all stages of production. Subsistence farmers will also get a chance to become commercial farmers.

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

Dream Beyond is a project that will eradicate poverty from the grassroot as it will reward all work. All primary producers will have a chance to sell their produce. At its best education will also become more inclusive. Students out of school will get funding to go back to schools. Farming industry will be reboosted in Zimbabwe

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

Dream Beyond will redicate poverty. Dream Beyond will ensure rural development in Zimbabwe. Dream beyond promotes inclusivity

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

Targeted beneficiaries are rural farmers, with development at heart. The project will also assist secondary producers and tertiary producers in urban areas.

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?

0

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

There are no partners currently

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?

b) Materials (agriculture, fishing, chemical products, construction materials, containers and packaging, metals and mining, paper and forest products)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

This goal will improve lives of rural population in Zimbabwe. This will eradicate poverty.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Farming is at the grassroot of eradicating hunger. Zero hunger is at the cebtre of Dream Beyond

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

5

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

Farming provides nutrients that leads to good health. Moreso, Dream Beyond will ensure health more facilities are buikt in the long run in rural areas.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

More children will be in school thriugh Dream Beyond.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

There are many femake farmers in rurak Zimbabwe that will benefit.

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

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

Dream Beyond will promote decent work as those invloved will be goal oriented.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

As more people get invloved infrasture will be bound to be built.

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

6

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

Gap between rural and urban will be reduced.

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

Rural communities will be developed

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

5

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

Through farming more trees will be planted and more biodiversity

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

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

Farming

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.

1 - Strongly Disagree

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.

4

05.04 The product/service we envision creating is an improvement on an existing product or service.

4

05.05 The product/service we envision creating could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

7 - Strongly Agree

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.

4

05.08 Justification

Dream Beyond responds to the need for available markets to subsistence farmers and upcoming commercial farmers

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

Currently there are no potential competitors as it is anew initiative

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

Yes. I give lessons to promary students encouraging them.