Kenya - Startup under 3 years old

Décrivez votre projet en quelques mots

Nasi is a sustainable, biodegradable alternative for paper products made from pineapple waste. Our products include Notebooks, Diaries & A4 photocopy paper. We collect the pineapple waste from local markets, vendors & farms to help with waste management

01.01 Décrivez votre startup en détail

Hello, my name is Jane Joan Waithera, i am the Founder of Nasi. Nasi is a sustainable alternative for paper and paper products made from pineapple waste. This idea started with my curiosity for paper and it led to the discovery of an industry that is very destructive to the Environment. According to google, 200 million trees are cut down everyday for paper production and the demand for paper is estimated to grow by 2030. I wondered why trees were the preferred source of paper and decided to look for alternative plants that share some similarities with trees and landed on pineapple leaves. Pineapple leaves have short compact fibers that make strong and durable paper. In 2023 i got incubated under KCIC's Greenbiz program and through the program I have managed to get a patent, product refinement and development at the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI). I am presently working on machine fabrication as well as applying for KEBS standardisation.

01.02 Quel est le problème principal que vous essayez de résoudre ?

Large scale Paper production in paper mills consumes millions of trees leading to deforestation and desertification. Trees also hold a lot of carbon and the carbon released by processing the trees for paper is double the emissions produced by burning fossil fuels (crazy right?). This production process also emits Green house gases such as Carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and Nitrogen dioxide. In addition, pineapple farmers, after harvesting their produce, they prune their plants or remove the whole plant. This waste is either burnt or left to rot leading to more carbon emissions. At Nasi we collect the waste left in the markets to decay releasing methane gas and the waste from the farm that would have been burnt and left to rot to make our products. We not only help manage deforestation but we also help with the reduction of all the harmful invisible green house gases that are emitted into the atmosphere.

01.03 Dites-nous quels sont les principaux avantages et/ou bénéfices de l'utilisation du produit/service fourni par votre startup (au moins 3).

At Nasi we use waste as our raw material, we do not use our natural resource ie; trees in our production process At Nasi we help with waste management of organic waste that would otherwise produce carbon or methane gas if left unattended to. With the growing demand for paper, we give the world a sustainable solution, an option that saves our trees and guarantees a sustainable future for generations to come.

01.04 Veuillez décrire précisément à qui s'adresse le produit/service de votre startup. Quels sont les bénéficiaires visés ?

Our main target market is the corporate world. Almost every office uses stacks of reams of photocopy paper and notebooks for documentation and storage of information. But once the paper is used and no longer useful its either shredded, thrown or burnt. Trees take 10-30 years to mature and they are reduced to nothing. We need to value and treasure this resource because trees don't need us. We need them.

01.05 Quand votre entreprise a-t-elle été créée ?

22/03/2022

01.06 Vendez-vous déjà votre produit/service ?

Non

01.07 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires de votre entreprise en plus de vous ?

0

01.08 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

0

01.09 Veuillez décrire le profil des autres propriétaires de votre startup (compétences, expérience, etc.).

I am a solo founder.

01.10 Si vous avez un site web, une page sur les médias sociaux (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin...) ou une application, veuillez fournir le(s) lien(s) ici :

https://nasi.co.ke/

01.11 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre entreprise ?

Autre : Sustainability

02.01.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'

4

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.02.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'

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02.03.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'

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02.04.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Éducation de Qualité'

4

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.05.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Being a young woman in the world has very many challenges. My grandfather once told me that young girls and women have a lot of enemies and that the world is out to get us and that we ought to be careful. I hope to inspire girls and young women who are falling prey to social media to go after their BIG dreams. I want to prove to them that having discipline, determination and dedication that their dreams are valid and can come true irrespective of anything!

02.06.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'

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02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.07.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'

3

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02.08.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

I desire to create job opportunities with a bias for single mothers and young women over 18. The reason is because i want to give them the opportunities that the world does not. In my home town there are very many young women and single moms turning to prostitution to earn a living because they either got pregnant and dropped out of school or were abandoned by their baby's father. Giving them decent jobs will help sustain their lives and help them raise their young ones.

02.09.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovation et Infrastructure'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Human beings have been the root cause of global warming and all the changes in our world through over exploitation of our natural resources. For a sustainable future the world needs to accept and support innovative solutions to existing problems. Nasi is new, different and challenges the status quo. But Nasi gives us hope for the future.

02.10.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'

5

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Most opportunities are given to men, even when it comes to school drop outs. The chances of men getting jobs are higher than those of women. My goal is to employ more women than men.

02.11.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'

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02.12.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsables'

4

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.13.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Deforestation is leading to desertification and global warming. 40% of the world's forests have been depleted through deforestation for paper production. For every 1kg of paper produced in a paper mill, 3.3kgs of carbon dioxide is produced into the environment and this has consequently accelerated climate change Nasi guarantees that this natural resource is left untouched by creating an alternative made from organic waste.

02.14.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'

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02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.15.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'

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02.16.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'

2

02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.17.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'

4

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

06.01 Un grand nombre de clients utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire au nôtre.

7 = Tout à fait d'accord

06.02 Notre produit/service représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau

4

06.03 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie

6

06.04 Notre produit/service est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.05 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services

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06.06 Notre produit/service répond à une demande ou à un besoin qui n'a pas été satisfait par d'autres produits/services.

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06.07 Notre produit/service est une nouvelle version d'un ancien produit/service

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.08 Justification

Imagine a world without paper.... Paper is the most used resource in the corporate and business world because almost all offices require paper for printing. Even the business world uses paper to print receipts, legal documents and other company documents. Heck, even money is printed on paper. Nasi is a new and improved version of the paper we all use and need.

06.09 Analyse compétitive

Our competitors are paper manufacturers like Chandaria industries who have been in the industry since independence. These big

11.05 Menez-vous des actions au sein de votre communauté pour promouvoir le rôle des femmes entrepreneurs ?