Nigeria - Startup under 3 years old

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our focus is to drive food and water quality analysis and promotion of food-water nexus to achieve sustainable development goals. we employ community-driven engagement and participation to realize our goal. Our approach is "DO IT AND EXPLAIN".

01.01 Décrivez votre startup en détail

food-water quality actors offer food and water testing for quality and product certification. we achieve this through laboratory testing of food in line with national industrial standards. the general public is our target, including water and food vendors. we achieve traction by promoting water and food quality campaigns to our communities, streets and religion worship centers. we share our flyers and physical demonstration of our services using test-kits, then encourage them to bring their food and water for testing. we charge for our services and collaborate with other related service providers, such as industrial water treatment outlets, if the need arises from our clients.

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

World Health Organization(WHO)/United Nation International Children Emergency Fund placed safely managed water in Nigerian households at only 28.98%, with over 40 million Nigerians still practice open defecation. WHO reports that E. c.oli bacteria is associated with 77.3% of Nigerians household water at point of collection and 90.8% at point of use, the presence of E.coli shows that the water is unfit for drinking. However, according to the Nigerian annual Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene(WASH)-National Outcome Routine Mapping (WASH-NORM), 11% of households had at least one diarrhoea case every 6 weeks because only 9% of Nigerians have access to basic water, sanitation, and hygiene services. Also, more than 200,000 Nigerians die of contaminated food and poisoning annually, with a cost of illness burden of around $3.5 billion.

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).

first off, we carry out water testing to prevent faecal and priority chemical contamination, this will help Nigerians to know the quality of water they are consuming, thereby improving their well-being. Secondly, our food quality tests and campaigns to ensure finished products comply with established standard is a novel way of awakening Nigerians to tackle issues of food poisoning and food insecurity in the nation. Finally, our startup is contributing to realization of sustainable development goals such as clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), zero hunger-SDG 2 through food security, and good health and well-being (SDG 3). This is because with safe water, people cannot get sick easily, therefore no need for spending on medical interventions.

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

Our startup aimed to serve the general public, since water is life and nobody can live without food. In general, households, water and food vendors, recreational water facilities owners, hotels, schools and hospitals are our major clients. In rendering our services, we do not discriminate against people on the basis of their beliefs and background. We seek to reach the remotest communities with little to no basic amenities.

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

03/01/2023

01.06 Vendez-vous déjà votre produit/service ?

Oui

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

3

01.08 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

1

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

1. Alfa Friday Francis is our team lead and project coordinator. he is a seasoned biotechnologist and environmental sanitation expert with 5 years of practice. He has attended over 4 conferences on food-water nexus. 2. David Idibe is a professional microbiologist, with 6 years of practice, both in science and medical laboratories. he is skilled in basic microbiological anaysis of water and physico-chemical parameters. 3. Eyee Moses has diploma in law. She is passionate about contributing to sustainable development goals, especially on gender equality, women right, girl-child health and well-being.

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://foodwaterqualityactors.website3.me/

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

Soins de santé (équipements et services de santé)

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

when people fall sick arising from contaminated food and water, lots of money could be spent on medical treatment which takes away from income of people. Not only does poor water quality affect economic situation of people but also could lead to huge medical debts due to prolong illness, thus impoverishing the people. Additionally, when people get sick from contaminated water and food, they may not be able to work, especially the self-employed which may hinder such person from engaging in works that bring money to his pocket, leading to financial hardship.

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

We cannot achieve food security without food safety. We do offer food testing and embark on food vendors sensitization exercise. if foods are protected from contamination, which in most cases prevent spoilage organisms as well, then most food products will be available throughout seasons, thereby mitigating shortage and hunger arising from their unavailability.

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

People fall sick when contaminated and infected water and food are consumed. By getting to know the quality of what they are consuming, this will improve their overall health and well-being as the likelihood of falling ill becomes minimal from water and food intake.

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

2

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Not applicable

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

Our start up does not discriminate against people on the basis of their gender. We even went on to demonstrate our commitment to gender equality by including female expert in our team. Also, our sensitization outings always target areas where equal women and men will be informed.

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

we offer water testing and campaigns for water quality test in commercial, school and hospital facilities. W.H.O states that to achieve universal coverage of 6.1 targets of sustainable development goals, it calls for increased effort by sixfold. So, Food-water quality actors are accelerating 6.1 targets by ensuring that there is an increase in proportion of Nigerian population using safely managed drinking water services- indicator 6.1.1.

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

3

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Not applicable

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

When people are healthy, they are better happy at the their various places of work. This does not only boost their productivity, but also enhances economic growth as they work better leading to personal development and growth. Even employers of labour benefit from healthy workers as they work better, leading to huge turnover and expansion of the company.

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

3

02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Not applicable

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

we also seek to offer our services to local communities, which are either neglected or lack basic amenities. we strive to carry along those who are not economically viable, thus reducing inequalities among Nigerian social stratification.

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

In Nigeria, inappropriate management of urban water systems are responsible for contamination of public water supply. By carrying out test of water in households and other facilities, we are assessing the efficiency and safety of urban water transmission lines, thereby contributing to sustainable cities and communities.

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

We promote compliance to regulations and standards by ensuring that commercial water and food producers are putting out safe products for consumers. when we test and discover non-compliance of certain parameters to appropriate standard, we go on to provide ways of tackling the problem. We also educate general public on how to identify fake products, so as not consume food and water which could have been infected, spoilt or stale.

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

when available water and food are properly managed, they tend to promote sufficiency, even there is disaster of climate change, either in form of lack of rainfall due to drought or widescale flooding.

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

When harmful chemicals such as lead and arsenic are present in water, they will cause poisoning of fishes and other aquatic lives, if they find their way into large water bodies. Our investigations ensure that priority chemical contaminations are sought in water for different purposes, especially industrial effluents.

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

3

02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Not applicable

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

when industries and stakeholders at all level work in harmony to ensure safe water and food, institutional framework will be strengthened, fostering peace and justice.

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

We have developed partnership with other bodies assisting us in our services. we currently partner with mozuk scientific and analytics laboratories on most water quality tests of heavy metals such as lead, iron and copper. We hope to build on this partnership in years to come.

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

1 = Pas du tout d'accord

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

3

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

3

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

3

06.06 Notre produit/service 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

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

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

06.08 Justification

Agreement not up to 4

06.09 Analyse compétitive

Few laboratories are into water quality analysis here, but most of them do not have the integrated services we offer. We are unique in the sense that, we go for on-site testing and offer consultation services in partnership with mozuk laboratories. We undertake community-driven approach that aids our work being continuously projected out to our prospective clients. We have outcompeted

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

Yes, by including a female as co-owner of the startup, we are encouraging female participation in entrepreneurship. Also, she has taken step by ensuring that one of our workers is female.