Tanzania - Business creation project

Décrivez votre projet en quelques mots

An easy-to-use mobile app that connects cargo owners and transporters in an efficient manner. We offer a secure way for cargo owners to get their goods transported and transporters to easily find regular work among a multitude of cargo owners.

01.01 Décrivez votre projet en détail

We aim to use a mobile application to connect cargo owners and transporters in an efficient manner by optimizing routes and utilizing empty trucks. Drivers register their vehicles on our app, including their routes. The cargo owner logs in the app, and fills in cargo details including drop off point. This information is then displayed to drivers that are most fitting for transportation. Drivers then send their desired pricing back to the cargo owner. Cargo owner selects driver from among the available vehicles, after considering pricing, ratings & reviews and number of successful trips. We then match the cargo to the selected driver where he/she receives confirmation for the trip. The cargo owner receives details about vehicle, trip &driver and is requested to pay in advance. Cargo is then loaded and transported and delivery is confirmed electronically by the driver via a receipt. We verify with the cargo owner and make sure it is all set and then release payment to the driver.

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

Tanzania has the most borders in Africa (8 in total) and only one major port, but who is filling up all the trucks that deliver goods to neighboring countries and come back empty? We are therefore targeting the following challenges; 1. To enhance energy efficiency in road freight transport by effectively optimizing the available fleet of vehicles through improved load occupancy by offering shared transportation options for businesses that require deliveries to the same areas 2. To reduce emissions by eliminating unnecessary road trips through route optimization thus subsequently enabling a reduction in fuel consumption and significantly reducing the carbon footprint. 3. To solve unemployment by empowering transporters to easily find regular work among a multitude of cargo owners.

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

1. Improving job availability by enabling drivers to find regular work among a multitude of cargo owners while ensuring competitive prices. 2. Bringing transparency to transportation since cargo owners can now have convenient access to a wide range of competitive offers and can choose a transporter based on price, rating, and experience in the comfort of their phone. 3. Reducing the cost of transportation by removing the middlemen & brokers between vehicle owners and cargo owners who charge up to 40% of transport fees as commission.

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

Direct Beneficiaries: Drivers can now easily find regular work among a multitude of cargo owners while ensuring competitive prices and without meeting physically to haggle over delivery terms and therefore attaining the vehicle owner's agreed amount without overworking. Cargo owners also have convenient access to a wide range of competitive offers and can choose a transporter based on price, rating, and experience. Also indirectly, by removing the middlemen & brokers we are helping to lower the cost of transportation for the majority of Tanzanians by cutting shipping costs by about 40% and making the logistics process more cost-effective, whereby about 70% of the cost of goods sold in Africa is the cost spent on logistics alone, and mostly are commissions charged by the middlemen.

01.05 Quand avez-vous commencé à travailler sur votre projet ?

14/03/2023

01.06 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires sur votre projet en plus de vous ?

2

01.07 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

1

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

Agnes Aloyce - She is a Logistics Professional and General Operations personnel with a demonstrated history of working with various transportation companies in Tanzania. She is highly skilled in the fields of Logistics planning and Supply Chain Optimization. Novath Tarimo - A full-stack software developer with over eight years of experience in web and mobile app development and an outstanding portfolio of accomplished software projects.

01.09 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 :

01.10 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre projet ?

a) Énergie (équipements, services, énergie durable et fossiles)

02.01.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'

5

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

We are helping to lower the cost of living for the majority of Tanzanians by cutting shipping costs by about 40% and making the logistics process more cost-effective, whereby about 70% of the cost of goods sold in Africa is the cost spent on logistics alone, and mostly are commissions charged by the middlemen.

02.02.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'

2

02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

N/A

02.03.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'

3

02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

N/A

02.04.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Éducaiton de Qualité'

5

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

Our solution will highly engage communities of truck drivers & vehicle owners, mainly educating them via workshops and field seminars on how to improve their working conditions on road safety and increase profits by eliminating the middleman.

02.05.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'

6

02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

Female truck drivers are mostly undermined in the transportation sector, we aim to improve their working conditions by ensuring they can easily find regular work among a multitude of cargo owners at fair and competitive prices as their male counterparts and without meeting physically to haggle over delivery terms with transporters and therefore attaining the truck owner's agreed amount without overworking.

02.06.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'

3

02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

N/A

02.07.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

By effectively optimizing the available fleet of vehicles, it is expected that the vehicle empty run time will be reduced, unnecessary trips will be eliminated, and there will be a subsequent reduction in fuel consumption thus significantly reducing the carbon footprint.

02.08.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'

6

02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

Our solution will highly engage communities of truck drivers, mainly focusing on how to improve their working conditions by eliminating the middleman. The logistics sector is riddled with expensive middlemen between the vehicle owner and the cargo owner. By linking drivers directly to cargo owners, it will guarantee drivers to obtain regular work while retaining their fair share, because mostly the middlemen end up claiming up to 60% of the transportation fee, and the rest is handed to the vehicle owner, leaving the driver almost empty-handed.

02.09.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovaiton et Infrastructure'

6

02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

We are bringing transparency and efficiency to the transportation sector by utilizing software systems for transport management where one can see on the app what every driver is charging for service before selecting a transporter of their choice. Also, the mobile application helps to connect cargo owners and transporters efficiently by effectively optimizing routes and utilizing alternative trucks.

02.10.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'

6

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

The logistics sector is riddled with expensive middlemen between the vehicle owner and the cargo owner. By linking drivers directly to cargo owners, it will guarantee drivers to obtain regular work while retaining their fair share, because mostly the middlemen end up claiming up to 60% of the transportation fee, and the rest is handed to the vehicle owner, leaving the driver almost empty-handed.

02.11.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'

2

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

N/A

02.12.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsable'

6

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

By effectively optimizing the available fleet of vehicles, it is expected that the vehicle empty run time will be reduced, unnecessary trips will be eliminated, and there will be a subsequent reduction in fuel consumption thus significantly reducing the carbon footprint.

02.13.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Luttle contre les Changements Climatiques'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

By effectively optimizing the available fleet of vehicles, it is expected that the vehicle empty run time will be reduced, unnecessary trips will be eliminated, and there will be a subsequent reduction in fuel consumption thus significantly reducing the carbon footprint.

02.14.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'

3

02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

N/A

02.15.01 Mon projetp contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'

2

02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

N/A

02.16.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'

6

02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

The logistics sector is riddled with expensive middlemen between the vehicle owner and the cargo owner. By linking drivers directly to cargo owners, it will guarantee drivers to obtain regular work while retaining their fair share, because mostly the middlemen end up claiming up to 60% of the transportation fee, and the rest is handed to the vehicle owner, leaving the driver almost empty-handed.

02.17.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'

3

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

N/A

05.01 Il existe un grand nombre de clients qui utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire à celui que nous envisageons de créer.

3

05.02 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau

3

05.03 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie

5

05.04 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant

5

05.05 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services

4

05.06 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer répond à une demande ou à un besoin qui n'a pas été satisfait par d'autres produits/services.

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

05.07 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer est une nouvelle version d'un ancien produit/service

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

05.08 Justification de mon projet

Our solution is a digital platform that enables cargo owners to reliably access conveniently priced transport services whereby through eliminating the middlemen we bring trust and transparency back to transportation by linking cargo owners directly to truck drivers. Our unique competitive pricing model ensures that the shipper doesn't pay too much and the transporter isn't paid too little and an advance payment model (escrow) minimizes chances of fraud, whereby the cargo owner logs in to the app, and fills in cargo details including drop-off point. This information is then displayed to drivers that are most fitting for transportation. Drivers then send their desired pricing back to the cargo owner. Cargo owner selects from among the available drivers, after considering pricing, ratings/reviews, and number of successful trips. We then match the cargo to the selected driver where he/she receives confirmation on the app and release payment to the driver after completion of the trip.

05.09 Qui sont vos principaux potentiels concurrents et qu'est-ce qui vous différencie d'eux ?

The middlemen & Brokers are our main competitors. Currently, the logistics sector is riddled with expensive middlemen between the vehicle owner and the cargo owner. By linking drivers directly to cargo owners, it will guarantee drivers to obtain regular work while retaining their fair share, because mostly the middlemen end up claiming up to 60% of the transportation fee, and the rest is handed to the vehicle owner, leaving the driver almost empty-handed. However, we plan to overcome this by engaging directly with vehicle owners & drivers and enlightening them on the potential benefits of why they should opt for a digital channel to obtain customers instead.

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

I have been running an e-commerce enablement platform that allows small business owners to easily set up online stores and accept orders from customers directly on their WhatsApp, via this platform, I have enabled several female SMEs owners to dream of owning an e-commerce website without any technical skills required or hiring a developer. With a couple of business management and marketing tools, this platform "OdaDirect" has supported women & girls to set up and grow their businesses digitally without technical and financial constraints, ranging from small kiosks to restaurants, online fruit & vegetable vendors, and those selling electronics, fashion and cosmetics products.