South Africa - Business creation project

Décrivez votre projet en quelques mots

My project is based on Beekeeping for anyone. It is mainly from making beehives from pallets to achieve profit just like anyone who has commercial beehives. My projects strives to create awareness to women and the youth, through social media.

01.01 Décrivez votre projet en détail

My project is Beekeeping to create income for myself and society through the knowledge of my process. Beekeeping is an undervalued skill which not only generates income but supports life on earth, making it green again. Without bees there would not be food and bees are fast running out. My Beekeeping project is based in Venda, Limpopo province, South Africa. A place that is rich in plant biodiversity, creating honey that is of great medicinal value. This is important especially in these times where diseases are prevailing. Honey has many health benefits like curing cold flu, helps to keep wounds from infection and many more. Bee venom is also said to have the properties of curing arthritis. With this in mind, Africa is capable of producing a world changing force if we can focus on bees. The monetary returns of bees is very great making a 10x profit from most startup capitals if we take into consideration honey, bee venom, propolis, bees wax and many more bee products.

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

I am trying to solve hunger and replacing sugar for honey. In these times where world politics like disease, war and climate change are unpredictable and prevalent, the economy of any country can fall, leading the poorer class to potentially die from starvation if preventive measures were not taken. Giving people information that Beekeeping can be done by anyone with just a low cost capital can enable people to be self employed or have a side business that can help them in times of inflation. Sugar is killing our people, it kills the bones through arthritis, it kills the mind through dementia, it kills the teeth by rotting them, it makes us feel tired an unmotivated and, it stores fat in our body making us obese and has many more health depreciating problems. Replacing the wonderful taste of honey to our diet is a good way to divert the unhealthy consumption of sugar.

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).

Bees can have bee venom that helps against arthritis and skin diseases. Bee venom is also used as an ingredient in curing athsma and malaria. Bees bring in pollen which when collected into pill capsules, can be useful in curing prostate cancer, bee pollen reduces the hardening of arteries, increases hormonal levels and improves stamina, sexual strength, reduce depression and eases bleeding problems. Honey has properties and vitamins that can energize the body, cure flu, relieves cough. Honey is said to make you lose weight. It has antibacterial propeties, helps with gum diseases, gives you a clearer skin, it also clears cholesterol, just to name a few. Bee propolis helps against burns on the skin, cures acne diseases and eczema. It assists the body resist infections, just name a few about propolis. Royal jelly is useful for protective effects on reproductive health, neurodegenerative disorder and aging. All these benefits are the tip of the ice burg.

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

My project is aimed at serving community members through the knowledge of beekeeping from low cost capital to sustain themselves financially. It is also aimed at serving the health industry by supplying medicinal products through out the world.

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

05/05/2024

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

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01.07 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

2

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

Firstly, Professor Natasha Portgieter, University of Venda. Prof Potgieter has a Doctoral degree in Medical Virology from the University of Pretoria, and she is a C2 NRF rated researcher. Prof Potgieter has supervised a total of 14 Doctoral candidates and 41 Masters students. She has over 104 journal publications, 6 book chapters and 19 Technical reports. She is actively involved in several national and international research consortia. Secondly, Dimakatso Maboea, Dimakatso has over 10 years working experience where she worked in various sectors such as the Healthcare, Travel and Tourism and Education industries. She holds a National diploma in Public Relations Management from the University of Johannesburg and a Mancosa Advanced Diploma in Business Magament, with the pursuit to advance her educational qualifications in the frontier of marketing and communications. Dimakatso has expertise in the developement and implementation of marketing and communication strategies.

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://youtube.com/@owam777?si=VUUlcIcVq0iS6a2K

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

l) Agriculture

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

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02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

This start-up is a business where the bees provide food and a steady income. The honey produced will be used for food and as a product to sell to local community members. The bees can be sold at a premium price to other community members who are interested in beekeeping, Candles can be made out of beeswax to sell to community members in times of power blackouts

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

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02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

Bees contribuþe to Agriculture in a substantial way. Without bees Agriculture would come to a complete fail. Bees pollinate crops and thereby fertilizing them to make them bigger and healthier. If there are bees in your garden, the tomatoes will grows bigger than if there were no bees. Honey has diverse have diverse nutritional value, it contains 27% carbohydrate which is good for energy.

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

Bee venom can protect against skin conditions and arthritis. Additionally, bee venom is a component in the treatment of malaria and athsma. Bee pollen enhances hormone levels, lessens artery hardening, boosts stamina and sexual vigor, lessens sadness, and eases bleeding issues. When collected into pill capsule form, bee pollen can help treat prostate cancer. The vitamins and qualities in honey can help with cough relief, flu treatment, and bodily energization. It's said that honey helps with weight loss. To mention a few benefits, it has antibacterial qualities, aids in the treatment of gum disease, clears your skin, and lowers cholesterol. Bee propolis treats eczema and acne conditions in addition to protecting the skin from burns.

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

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

Beekeeping is very diverse. The University of Bingol in Turkey, have student who have masters and even Phd's in Beekeeping who study the biological, chemical, microbial activities in beeking. The knowledge of beekeeping can not only be shared to University students but can also be taught to community members who did not go to school through conversation and practical demonstrations.

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

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02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

My project encourages all ages, all races, all classes and most importantly women and girls to take control in their lives by having a sustainable beekeeping aviary so that they can not only gain a skill but monetary value for themselves and their families. I do this by teaching them about my beekeeping process.

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

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

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

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

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

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02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

As my project grows I want to diversify all across Africa to find the best places which have great plant biodiversity and build commercial apiaries there, and do export and import transaction selling bee products all across the world. This will increase the economy of that particular country and also provide jobs for the local community members who will be working in these large commercial bee apiaries. The countries I have in mind are South Africa, Cameroon and the republic of Congo and hopefully in the future many more.

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

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

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

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

I for one am both a South African from my mothers side and a Cameroonian from my father's side. Having companies in all these countries will under on name or person will make local people of the respective companies have something they share in common, Beekeeping. As the leader of this project, I have already started learning French, so that when I go to countries like Cameroon or Congo, I will fit right in. Eliminating the aspect of xenophobia since I come from South Africa. Learning this new language will enable me to learn others easier as I move to other countries, thereby creating unity.

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

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

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

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02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

The Beekeeping project will enable Agriculture florist as the bees will pollinate the crops, this will lead to a mpre than successful harvest most of the time, leading people to have more than enough food in their respective countries. The bees also help I.increasing the production of the crops, be it tree crops like avocado, mangoes or shrub crops like spinach and tomatoes.

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

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

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

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

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

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02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

Bees do not only help in pollinating crops for food but also pollinate many wild plants. Without bees, wild plants would cease to exist. With the help help of human effort to increase the fast dying population of bees, the earth will be more greener and plant biodiversity will flourish.

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

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

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

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02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

This project will be a great source to partner up with leaders of different countries in the world, we need to come together to help against climate change by introducing ideas, education, plans.about the future of bees in the world.

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

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

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

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

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

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

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

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

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

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05.08 Justification de mon projet

The honey we will be selling will be strictly organic honey with no additional impurities to increase the quantity. For the medical befits that are going to help the people

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

My main competitors are other honey producers. The main difference from me and them is that, my honey will be strictly organic and most differing aspects will be that my operation will be in multiple countries across Africa.

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

Yes, I recently advised our University (of Venda) to venture in commercial Beekeeping which they accepted. Allowing me to happily recruit many female students to take part in the training we were given.