Ghana - Business creation project
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Kolikowear
Our project is a social enterprise that uses waste materials like used car tire, woolen materials, discarded jeans and other textile waste in the manufacturing of green footwear in a way to protect the environment and also to create employment.
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Kolikowear
Décrivez votre projet en quelques mots
Our project is a social enterprise that uses waste materials like used car tire, woolen materials, discarded jeans and other textile waste in the manufacturing of green footwear in a way to protect the environment and also to create employment.
01.01 Décrivez votre projet en détail
Kolics Ventures is a social enterprise that owns the Koliko Wear brand. It provides customers with quality and affordable ladies and gents wear. We produce shoes for all and deliver on our promise. We use recycled materials (used car tire,waste leather bags, pieces of furniture woolen materials, used jeans and clothing) for our shoes because we believe in the protection of the environment through business philosophy. Currently when people want to buy shoes they are mostly made to select from predesigned ones which they do not have control over. They are not able to contribute to how the shoes they are going to wear will or should look like. This is what Koliko Wear provides. The customer can buy from what is already produced or be part of the creation of the shoe. We co-create with customers who come with their designs. We provide customized green shoes for all events on a timely basis.
01.02 Quel est le problème principal que vous essayez de résoudre ?
The main problems we are trying to solve with our project are the demand for locally made quality and affordable shoes. Waste management problem – need for recycling to save the environment. Unemployed youth with skills – youth with skill without jobs or business knowledge. Apprentice model to train more youth without skill.
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).
The major advantages of using our products are as follows: Making quality and affordable recycled shoes for the market – Green shoes Using recycled materials to cut down waste in order to protect the environment. – waste material and car tyre for sole Creating avenues for the youth to be engaged in doing something with their skills or learning a skill for their future
01.04 Veuillez décrire précisément à qui s'adressera le produit/service de votre projet. Quels sont les bénéficiaires visés ?
The target market for Koliko wear consumers who are in need of quality and affordable shoes. Customers who are environmentally conscious. Using recycled materials appeals to these people which the Ghana shoe industry is not serving. Some are doing it but not in a stylish way. Through our customization approach we also want to serve organization who want to have identical and affordable shoe style for their members. For instance sandals for JHS and SHS students and for organization like the mining and construction sector. Individuals who want shoes for different occasion could also will be our target.
01.05 Quand avez-vous commencé à travailler sur votre projet ?
17/08/2017
01.06 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires sur votre projet en plus de vous ?
3
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.).
1. Christian Karnau: 15 years of industry experience in purchasing, procurement & Supply chain 2.Benny Hammond: 5 years experience in ICT and social media 3. Elsie Mensah Shalders: 7 years experience in Business Admininstration and Sales and Marketing
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 :
https://www.instagram.com/kolikofootwear?igsh=MW96amJ0emI5dmR0
01.10 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre projet ?
Autre : Manufacturing of green footwear
02.01.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Our startup empower or staff as well as our women waste pickers to be economically empowered in other to help earn wages that can help eradicate poverty in their lives and families.
02.02.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Our business activities help to create an arable land for farming due to the lessen of textile waste management. These textile waste when decays releases methane gas to the land which is a deep threat to farming crops and living things.
02.03.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Through our engagement, our business venture is able to register and enroll our staff on National Health Insurance Scheme and we renew it every year to help them have access to good health care as well as their well being.
02.04.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Éducaiton de Qualité'
4
02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Non répondu02.05.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Our start up is not a gender bias venture. We employ and train any youth willing and interested to undergo our apprenticeship scheme without discrimination.
02.06.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Per our activity of reusing textile waste in the manufacturing of our footwear we are able recycle more textile waste which have been dumped on the various landfills which could in return pollute the land and our water bodies. Our activity within our community helps to contribute positive towards clean water and sanitation
02.07.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'
3
02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Non répondu02.08.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Our activities helps to create decent work and economic growth within our country in the sense that, the people we help train for free are able to establish their own shoe making business after their period of apprenticeship, this helps them to also train others and in so doing it helps to reduce unemployment and create more income in the society.
02.09.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovaiton et Infrastructure'
4
02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Non répondu02.10.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'
4
02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Non répondu02.11.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'
4
02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Non répondu02.12.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsable'
4
02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Non répondu02.13.01 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
Our main activity our business seeks to address is climate action. Reusing textile waste materials to create footwear which could have easily ended up at the various landfills to cause all kind of environment pollution has been reduced by our activity of inculcating circularity within our business model to help mitigate the risk of Climate Change.
02.14.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'
4
02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Non répondu02.15.01 Mon projetp contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'
4
02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Non répondu02.16.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'
4
02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Non répondu02.17.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'
4
02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Non répondu05.01 Il existe un grand nombre de clients qui utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire à celui que nous envisageons de créer.
6
05.02 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau
6
05.03 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie
3
05.04 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
05.05 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services
5
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.
4
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 project idea is unique and innovative in the sense that, there are more people who are producing the same type of product line but we have championed on using waste materials in our manufacturing of our footwear in a way to help protect the environment. In addition, our business operations enable us to engage women waste pickers who are mostly idle but due to our production factors we have helped to bring them our our production line as suppliers of our waste raw materials, this in return helps these women waste pickers to be empowered economically.
05.09 Qui sont vos principaux potentiels concurrents et qu'est-ce qui vous différencie d'eux ?
The main potential competitors are shoe makers in Africa and also importers of used shoes imported into the country. What makes kolikowear stand out from our competitors our business model of creating bespoke shoes which are affordable and ecofriendly to our customers. Mostly customers do not have a say of what they wear so far as footwear needs are concern. We are able to co create with our customers in terms of their specific preference and choice. In addition we use their own textile waste to create a footwear on a discounted cost which makes them have a sense of contributing to a worthy course so far as climate action is concern.
10.06 Menez-vous des actions au sein de votre communauté pour promouvoir le rôle des femmes entrepreneurs ?
I give entrepreneurial talks to most graduate and motivate the female to also take up the mantle to be their own bosses I admit female apprentices at our venture and train them to acquire a skill to establish their own business
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