The Women Empowerment Co-Creation Hub
Project Details
Explain your idea in details:
The main objective is set up incubation centers capable of commercially manufacturing at least 2000 ready to wear clothing items monthly for retail outlets, fashion houses, brands and designers by engaging women (single mothers, widows or wives in extremely poor households) skilled in tailoring but not earning enough revenue to cater to their family's needs. Provide orientation to the selected women on ready to wear garment production utilizing standard U.K./E.U. sizes and partnering with a training institute to provide both the patterns and training on the production process and utilization of specific machines. Provide business and financial management training/support and setting up saving schemes to help them become better entrepreneurs and able to manage their business to become highly profitable upon graduation to their own facilities. Train the women on the benefit of crowd-funding and collaborative approach to running a business to save cost and enable them become future employers of Labour by replicating the model obtainable at the incubation center. Increase the monthly income of the selected Womenpreneurs from $50-100 a month to a minimum of $500 monthly (500-1000%) by the center generating a minimum monthly order of 2000 garments at an average production fee of $5 per garment. After deducting the 30-40% operational cost (depending on location) the balance $6000-7000 would be shared amongst the 10 women based on the ratio of work done monthly while at the center. The incubation centers would be the promoter of the manufacturing services, all additional volumes in excess of the capacity of the incubation centers would be directed to the women upon graduation from the center and establishment of their facilities; upon set up each woman has a potential to earn at least $1500 monthly by replicating the model and earning the monthly 30-40% operational cost.
Read MoreExpected impact of your idea on sustainable development
To end poverty by creating financial access/inclusion, empowering and engaging these women as entrepreneurs who would become future employers of labour. Increasing their revenue base and ensuring they have enough funds to cater to their basic family needs (food, education and shelter for their children); by creating market access for their finished goods and/or ready to wear garment production services for local and international designers, retail outlets and brands. Economic empowerment by training these women on business and financial management. Monitoring them and providing market access upon graduation to ensure that the businesses are not just thriving but with high growth and profitability index. Our target is to engage and train a minimum of 10 women per center bi-annually to be set-up in at least 5 Local Government Areas within 5 years and ensure that these women would develop another set of womenpreneurs within 2 years, specializing in ready to wear garment production for local and international markets. Total estimated impact within 2 years of setting up at least 2 centers and graduating them to their facilities would be 200 to 500 grassroots women. Assessing the number of women being empowered both at the center and by the Womenpreneurs graduated from the centers as well as the volume of orders being generated across all the centers and facilities of the women that have passed through the center would be a good measure of success . We expect that we should be able to produce a minimum of 50,000-100,000 garments monthly in all the incubation centers and womenpreneurs' facilities within 2 years of commencement both for local and international markets.
Read MorePlans for implementation and sustainability
Model: Set up incubation centres capable of manufacturing a minimum of 2000 garments monthly that would be used to train (within 2-4 weeks), engage and empower at least 10 women (already skilled in tailoring) bi-annually on ready to wear garment production as well as providing them with business development and financial management training/support to enable them become successful entrepreneurs upon graduation from the centre whilst using a crowd funding model to manage the day to day operations of the centre and generating monthly income for the women that exceedingly surpasses their current revenue/income. After 6 months, the women would be graduated to their own facilities using the same crowd-funding model of operations obtainable at the incubation centre to engage/empower a minimum of 3-10 other women. The incubation centre would provide market access for the goods and services produced/rendered at the incubation centre and for the women upon graduation to their own facilities. Source of Funds to Set-up the Incubation Centres: Personal funds, fundraising, donations (cash and in kind), loans, grants, Angel investors Sustainability plan: Each centre would have the capacity to commercially manufacture a minimum of 2000 garments monthly at an average production cost of $5/garment. Use a crowd funding finance model to cover the operational cost of running the centre as well as guarantee return on investments and profits. By deducting 30-40% from the amount charged to produce each garment to cover operational cost and profit. The balance 60-70% would be paid into the account of the women directly according to the ratio of work done in the production of each garment. Break-even is estimated to be achieved within 12 months of manufacturing the targeted minimum monthly volume. Partners/Collaborations: Fashion designers, Retail Outlets, Fashion Brands, Fashion Training Institutes, Business Development Service Providers, Financial Institutions
Read MoreYour profile
Date of Birth: 15/02/1982 I started my entrepreneurial journey making clothes for my friends while I was in the university however my greatest limitation for expansion was sourcing and engaging committed and very good tailors. Thus forcing me to go back to the drawing board, so I delved into interior design and project management. I never gave up on my passion for designing outfits which at the time of my peak had brought me fame and fortune but limited room for expansion and growth. I looked around me and observed that there are so many tailors out there that are not making money on one hand while on the other hand there are so many designers that are making money but experiencing the same challenges I faced recruiting tailors/expansion. Eventually, it occurred to me that rather than engage these tailors as staffs it would be better to engage them as entrepreneurs thereby giving them the independent status they crave whilst still providing them with market access and business development support services that they lack to grow their business and also creating a model of operation that is easy to replicate and highly scalable (win-win situation). I love challenges and creating projects that have high social impact and it has always been my dream to be one of the instruments that would raise women out of poverty and give them the support they need to become successful entrepreneurs. I am a quick and dynamic problem solver, I like to proffer solutions to challenges by thinking outside the box. I always give my best to any task before me and i take my responsibilities very seriously. I am a goal getter and hardly take no for an answer, I'll keep trying till I get it right. I'm a great listener and a fast learner
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Comments
Dear Resiliant Entrepreneur,
It's the end of the competition, I want to urge you to not leave this community without the contact (email especially) of as many other entrepreneurs on this platform. You never can tell what your further conversations may produce.
It's the power of networking and leverage I'm talking about...
Here's my email [email protected] looking forward to hearing from you.
Regards
Seth
Dear Resiliant Entrepreneur,
It's the end of the competition, I want to urge you to not leave this community without the contact (email especially) of as many other entrepreneurs on this platform. You never can tell what your further conversations may produce.
It's the power of networking and leverage I'm talking about...
Here's my email [email protected] looking forward to hearing from you.
Regards
Seth
*Message for 11:59pm, August 31st, 2017*
Hello My Dear Friends.
Thank you all for your constructive comments, contributions, support, encouragement and motivation. I do appreciate your presence on this great platform that brought us together for over 3 months. Our ideas and projects are unique and impressive and should be chanelled to the transformation of the World we live in.
It can take just one idea to change the world. So, we should keep supporting and encouraging one and another in the implementation and progress of our ideas and projects. We can come in partnership to see to the implementation of a particular idea. Together, we stand and I believe in the spirit of team. We shouldnt depart from the resilient entrepreneurial drive and spirit, this platform (Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Campus) rooted in us.
I wish us, success as we go out to make our communities, nations, society and the World proud.
Congratulations to us, all!
WE MADE IT!!
BEST OF LUCK!!
Hello my fellow traveler, How are you feeling as our road ends temporarily?
I have just seen your entry and have been thoroughly impressed by it. Will you be willing to collaborate incase you want to set it up on ground?
I would like to be in touch with you,
Cheers from Kabul.
Shuhra
There are just a few hours before the end of this wonderful competition and I want to thank you for all you did here, especially your contribution to my project. Best wishes for all your future endeavors and never give up on your dreams! Be a dreamer! That is the most important characteristic in life!
Best regards,
Andrei
There are just a few hours before the end of this wonderful competition and I want to thank you for all you did here, especially your contribution to my project. Best wishes for all your future endeavors and never give up on your dreams! Be a dreamer! That is the most important characteristic in life!
Best regards,
Andrei
Hello fellow passenger,
You might have heard the famous song "What I've done" by Linkin park. The lyrics have been beautifully carved by the late singer Chester Bennington. The song covers the ways in which our so called development has helped only a handful of the upper society members, whereas people are still living in poverty.
We have a great platform here which is urging super brains from around the world to come together and collaborate with their ideas and help make this world a better place to live in. You have been a part of this community and I congratulate you on your effort that you have put in.
Thanks once again and all the best for the future
Regards,
Team GreenSpace
Hello my fellow traveler, How are you feeling as our road ends temporarily?
I have just seen your entry and have been thoroughly impressed by it. Will you be willing to collaborate incase you want to set it up on ground?
I would like to be in touch with you,
Cheers from Kabul.
Shuhra
hi,
All the best for your project.As today is the last day of competition I am glad that I was able to read your mind blowing project.
Best wishes for your success and thank you so much for your support on my project.
hi,
All the best for your project.As today is the last day of competition I am glad that I was able to read your mind blowing project.
Best wishes for your success and thank you so much for your support on my project.
Comrades,
In this fight for a sustainable future, what we need is innovation; something which is not necessarily new, but which makes us look at things from a different angle.
I believe this is one of the major motives of this community which we are a part of. Taking one step together hand in hand towards our goal is the only way we can achieve it.
So I wish you the very best in this endeavour of yours and hope to see you together in the new tomorrow
Regards,
Team GreenSpace
Yes, it was a wonderful journey !
a. Reading them gives me good bumps. Will you be able to give me some more details about your proposal?
b. Also, please go through my IDEA called EDU-CELL and if you like it, please vote.
c. This is what I could think when I saw your proposal. Truly inspirational and positive initiative from your side that is sending ripples amongst my friends and relatives. If you think it will be applicable in Afghanistan, please send me the details.
Thank You !
Truly, Shuhra K, Afghanistan
What a journey! I am truly amazed.
I read so many good thoughts including yours. UNESCO did a truly amazing job. And if you have already not read it, wont it be great if you have a quick glance at my IDEA called EDU CELL.
Bye for now!
Shuhra (Kabul)
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU FOR READING MY PROPOSAL. I HAVE READ AND EVALUATED YOUR INITIATIVE AND I CANNOT BUT HELP GIVING IT MY HIGHEST COMPLIMENTS. HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO THINK OF SUCH A WONDERFUL IDEA, I WONDER?
ONCE GAIN A BIG THANK YOU FROM MY SIDE.
SK
What a proposal! I am truly amazed.
So many good thoughts including yours. Reading them gives me good bumps. Will you be able to give me some more details about your proposal? And on a different note, wont it be great if you have a quick glance at my IDEA called EDU CELL.
Take care!
Shuhra (Kabul)
MY GREETINGS TO YOU!
SO HOW IS IT GOING? I HAVE READ AND EVALUATED YOUR INITIATIVE AND I CANNOT BUT HELP GIVING IT MY HIGHEST COMPLIMENTS. HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO THINK OF SUCH A WONDERFUL IDEA, I WONDER?
ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, CAN YOU PLEASE GO THROUGH MY EDU-CELL ENTRY? AND IF YES, THEN I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD VOTE FOR IT.
A BIG THANK YOU FROM MY SIDE.
SK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Greetings from Afghanistan!
Awesone. Fantastic. Relevant. These are the three words that came to my mind when I read your proposal. Congratulations. If you get a moment, would you be kind enough to read my proposal (IDEAS) called EDU-CELL from Afghanistan? And if you do manage to read it, would you be kind enough to vote if you like the IDEA? And if I am not asking too much, please forward the link to your friends and family.
Thanks in anticipation!
Shuhra K
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Dear fellow entrepreneur:
(i) I went through the details of your idea and was indeed very impressed. Would you be kind enough to please explain to me as how you got this idea? Equally importantly, who were (are) the people who inspired you for you to come up with this idea.
(ii) May I also request that you please have a look at my idea called EDU-CELL. If it is relevant in your country, please let me know and I will be happy to provide you with more details to you. I can even help in establishing it in your place during the course of this year!
All the very best!
Shuhra
Dear Leader,
We are coming to the end of this awesome competition and I appreciate your efforts, drive and support on my idea, 'AfricEnergy'.
No matter how the result comes out, we should always be focused on implementing our unique ideas and projects for the improvement of the World.
Thank you for your contributions, advice and encouragement so far. I hope to connect with you via [email protected]
Best of Luck!
What a proposal! I am truly amazed.
So many good thoughts including yours. Reading them gives me good bumps. Will you be able to give me some more details about your proposal? And on a different note, wont it be great if you have a quick glance at my IDEA called EDU CELL.
Take care!
Shuhra (Kabul)
What a proposal! I am truly amazed.
So many good thoughts including yours. Reading them gives me good bumps. Will you be able to give me some more details about your proposal? And on a different note, wont it be great if you have a quick glance at my IDEA called EDU CELL.
Take care!
Shuhra (Kabul)
Greetings my Colleague ,
Thank you for participating in that great event , it was a great nice Journey , but the best thing of it is meeting good friends here , I hope you achieve your dreams & good luck with your Idea.
thanks again & best wishes for you.
Ahmed
Hello,
This entrepreneurship-campus platform has been amazing it has enabled us to see all the enthusiasts and to share our passion and experiences to learn from each other. Good luck with your work and wishing you all the success on your journey. Please try to keep in touch; this is important to me as I find this inspirational.
I appreciate all your votes, valuable feedback, advice, and suggestions. For me it has helped me to improve my ideas and also helps me to win and learn from the ideas that you have given me.
Best of Luck! And keep it up
Kindest regards
Hi, I really appreciate your idea and can help the women in career aspect. This might also help to promote gender equality.
I would also like to invite you to read, comment and vote for my idea on Boosting economic growth in Africa using solar energy.
Also,
Remember it's not over until it's over.
It may be just a few days to the end of the competition but it's not the end of your dreams
There's still a lot you can achieve.
Stay focused.
Regards
Dear Fellow participant,
You have done well thus far. Only few people will venture relentlessly into the things in which their instincts proposes because sometimes the goal appears too crazy to achieve, so they just retreat.
Actually, someone has said that "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."
You may have seen this before but I want to remind you that it's true, only those who are "crazy enough" eventually get results.
Congratulations for been "crazy enough" (seeing beyond normal and following your dreams despite the odds)...
Best wishes,
Seth
Hi Omopeju
I want to give this bit of encouragement and fact I possibly can.The airplane takes off against the wind,not with it, We are against challenges so we must face some difficult to implement them but our destination is from idea to project/ product so we must ignore whatever might take us back.. Stick to "What real motivates the founder"
( Prof. Gunter Feltin free online courses)
Congratulations for your endless efforts you have just shown here.
You may wish to share your experience in my idea " Zero hunger is possible"
Best of luck!
Uledi Kimbavala
Zero hunger is possible
Now we are reaching the end of the competition. I want to thank everyone who have been voting and commenting on my ideas and interest in helping support GU.
As all of you said, a visual universal language is needed for this continuously developing society. I am trying my best to launch my Gadaa Universe with the help of you and your constructive comments. We will do whatever it takes to exceed your expectations.
Best of Luck! And keep it up
Kind regards
Hi,
Thank you very much for your involvement in this community, I am sure that your advice helped many of us. So I am asking you for some last piece of advice, because the end of the competition is close. I invite you to comment my idea Path To Knowledge.
Best wishes for your project too!
Regards,
Andrei
Hi,
Thank you very much for your involvement in this community, I am sure that your advice helped many of us. So I am asking you for some last piece of advice, because the end of the competition is close. I invite you to comment my idea Path To Knowledge.
Best wishes for your project too!
Regards,
Andrei
Hi,
Thank you very much for your involvement in this community, I am sure that your advice helped many of us. So I am asking you for some last piece of advice, because the end of the competition is close. I invite you to comment my idea Path To Knowledge.
Best wishes for your project too!
Regards,
Andrei
Hello My Friend!
Thank you for being here all this while. Your dreams are valid and your project is very viable. Keep thriving and best will keep coming your way.
Best of Luck.
Thank you very much Omopeju,
As the competition draws to an end. I want to use this opportunity to specially thank everyone that have supported my idea so far (and that includes you), your contributions and criticism are well appreciated.
Thanks again and best wishes
Seth Thomas
CISTEM
Hello dear members of the entrepreneurship community,
I hope you will join us too and learn the GU universal communication system and the Gadaa system practices when the platform and the system implementations are complete and fully ready for use. This work is still under development. I will let you know once it is finished.
Please keep your constructive comments. Your feedback is important! Many thanks to all contributors!
Thank you for supporting GU project. We will notify you as soon as the platform is live.
Best of Luck!
Dear Entrepreneur,
It's a new day and few days to the end of the competition. It has been nice and encouraging having you here, on this platform. I wish to appreciate you.
Best of Luck!
Dear Entrepreneur,
It's a new day and few days to the end of the competition. It has been nice and encouraging having you here, on this platform. I wish to appreciate you.
Best of Luck!
Dear Entrepreneur,
It's a new day and few days to the end of the competition. It has been nice and encouraging having you here, on this platform. I wish to appreciate you.
Best of Luck!
Dear Entrepreneur,
It's a new day and few days to the end of the competition. It has been nice and encouraging having you here, on this platform. I wish to appreciate you.
Best of Luck!
Dear Champion,
It takes just one idea/project to transform the world. As you keep working hard towards your dreams and to add your quota in the improvement of the world, I wish you the best of luck.
Remain Lifted!
Hello friend,
The world we live today was created by great minds who lived in the past and a few who are still alive to witness the reward of their doggedness. I congratulate you for taking a bold step in making the world a better place to live in. We need more professionals like you who will leave their comfort zone to positively add values to lives.
I would appreciate your comment and vote for my idea via https://www.entrepreneurship-campus.org/ideas/12/6207
See you at the top !
Warm Regards,
hiii,
its a pleasure to have you around as you are trying to improve the society somehow.Congratulations for all the hard work you have done so far.
Bests Regards for your project...
hiii,
its a pleasure to have you around as you are trying to improve the society somehow.Congratulations for all the hard work you have done so far.
Bests Regards for your project...
Dear Omopeju,
Hi! I have read your idea and think it is absolutely and seriously awesome! As a woman, I strongly support gender equality and championing woman rights. As a woman, I was once being looked down on my ability to do something for the world. Hence, I believe your idea will be a great initiative in championing woman rights and transform gender equality. If you are free and willing, kindly review my idea at:
https://www.entrepreneurship-campus.org/ideas/12/7524/
I would like to receive some constructive comments on my idea so i can improve on it. I believe, together, as youth, we can make the world a better place. Thanks and nice meeting you!!!:)
Cheers,
Emily Q.Chin
Hello Great Mind!
Thank you for your support to AfricEnergy so far. I appreciate your kind words, positive remarks and contribution on my idea.
As you continue to progress in your quest for the improvement of the World, I wish you success and breakthrough.
Best of Luck!
Hello,
To all the people who are asking how to join once the GU platform goes live, all you need to do is to create a free account. Please keep an eye out on the website and my social media pages at: http://gadaauniverse.com/
Kind regards
Hello Great Mind,
You have come a long way with this competition and I want to congratulate you for the resilience you have proven so far. I tell you what? It's not going to go unrewarded.
Bill Gates has said that "As we look into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." I totally agree with the successful software developer!
With that, I want to honestly congratulate you once more for been a leader, especially such that will empower others!
You're relevant and I wish you the best with your project.
I wish that we could network beyond the competition,
Kindest regards,
Seth Thomas
CISTEM
([email protected])
Hello Great Mind,
You have come a long way with this competition and I want to congratulate you for the resilience you have proven so far. I tell you what? It's not going to go unrewarded.
Bill Gates has said that "As we look into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." I totally agree with the successful software developer!
With that, I want to honestly congratulate you once more for been a leader, especially such that will empower others!
You're relevant and I wish you the best with your project.
I wish that we could network beyond the competition,
Kindest regards,
Seth Thomas
CISTEM
([email protected])
Hi Omopeju
Like solder, the first bullet for the first enemy now is your idea for the first SDG..NO POVERTY IS POSSIBLE.Challenges are there to be solved, even though some one tried and failed,the past are clearly separated from your future,they won't take you back, today can decide what tomorrow will bring.
It is an endless efforts until you make it.
I wish you best of luck as the competition is approaching to an end.
Step by step your idea will come to reality one day.
Uledi Kimbavala
Zero hunger is possible
Nice idea for women empowerment. Maybe the benefit of the incubation centre would be higher than that estimated just for 10 women. Also it is good to think of a marketing strategy for clothing items made by trained women, what about an online marketing platform? It is important that each woman has the ownership of the goods created so they are in direct contact with the client and feel motivated to go further. Good luck with this nice project idea!
Dear Omopeju,
The TRUTH is, your community will not just benefit from such an amazing initiative of yours but that you will forever be remembered for this great change and transformation you'll cause.
Keep up the spirit because it's adorable.
Your kind is scarce, so hard to find around, you're indeed a great leader!
Wish you all the best world changer.
Kindest regards
Thomas Seth
CISTEM
Hello Omopeju!
Thursday's Inspiration from YCEC; 'The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.' - Richard Bach
As you progress in working hard to see to the improvement of the World through your idea, I wish you success and breakthrough.
Best of Luck!
Dear community member,
As the competition deadline is approaching near, we would like some feedback regarding our idea, some ways by which we can tweak it and make it a little better and ready for future execution.
(follow this link https://www.entrepreneurship-campus.org/ideas/12/5961/comments)
Please vote and support our idea.
Thank you in advance.
Team GreenSpace
Greetings from Afghanistan!
Awesone. Fantastic. Relevant. These are the three words that came to my mind when I read your proposal. Congratulations. If you get a moment, would you be kind enough to read my proposal (IDEAS) called EDU-CELL from Afghanistan? And if you do manage to read it, would you be kind enough to vote if you like the IDEA? And if I am not asking too much, please forward the link to your friends and family.
Thanks in anticipation!
Shuhra
Hello
As we are about to the very end of this competition I give you a bit of encouragement and yet the fact. The competition may reach to an end but the efforts you have shown to your community is great and long lasting, People may come and go but ideas stays forever. This platform is like a family or a classroom where we share all our strength and experience to solve Community challenges.
Your idea is real life touching and I hope you're making more good progress to take it into its full potential no matter what challenge you may face..Never give up.
You may wish to share your experience in my idea
ZERO HUNGER IS POSSIBLE FOCUSING FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY LEVEL
Best of luck!
Uledi Kimbavala
"ZERO HUNGER IS POSSIBLE"
Hi,
After going through your idea, I firmly believe that you can successfully convert it to an executable project and help the society grow in a sustainable manner. I wish you the best for the same.
I would really appreciate if you could go through my idea as well(follow this link https://www.entrepreneurship-campus.org/ideas/12/5961/comments). Our idea deals with covering an otherwise unused rooftop of a building with green plants, and using that space for a multitude of activities. This would have various positive effects on the environment and also the society in general.
Thank you
Team GreenSpace
An Awesome Day to You, Dear Campus Colleague,
Cheeking through your idea and seeing it progress in this competition leaves me motivated and inspired that with us, our planet will become better and flourish in goodness and development desired by every human being with dreams and aspirations. To keep you moving and staying on in face of challenges as growing Entrepreneurs, it is my pleasure to share this link with you, "7 MOVIES Every Entrepreneur Should Watch", copy and paste this link to view; youtube.com/watch?v=s3x-_yRRUrk
All the best to you in you Idea!
Cheers
Anita Mbah.
Thank you Omopeju.
Having you around is very encouraging and wonderful. I wish you success on your journey and you should always expect the best coming your way.
You may like to see my idea, AfricEnergy, for comments and support.
Cheers.
Hi,
Thank you if you have already commented my idea Path To Knowledge. If not, I invite you kindly to do it at: https://www.entrepreneurship-campus.org/ideas/12/5633/ I would really appreciate your opinion.
Best regards,
Andrei
Dear Omopeju
I hope you're making good progress whether the competition is on progress or not this idea of yours should make more progress towards its implementation. Congulatulation for the efforts you're making.
Never give up.
Best of luck.
Hello Omopeju!
Your idea is quite impressive and interesting, as it tends to support girl-child empowerment through the skill acquisition programmes, financial management training, improving their economy to combat poverty and hunger, eradicating gender discrimination. Congratulations for your efforts and progress.
I wish you success and you may stop by on my idea to add your contribution.
Best of Luck!
Hii,
your idea is a very impressive and it will surely be beneficial for all the people..
It looks promising and executable.
Congratulations for all your efforts that you have put into your project.
Good luck
Regards
Hii,
your idea is a very impressive and it will surely be beneficial for all the people..
It looks promising and executable.
Congratulations for all your efforts that you have put into your project.
Good luck
Regards
Hi omopeju,
I do appreatiate your idea. Empowering women is what expected from all sectors as they are the backbone of every society, and key for the sustainable development. I do believe that your idea has a great impact on the wellbeing and development of women. Please keep working on it.
Best wishes
Hello omopeju,
Wishing you all the best for your idea.. It'll surely help to empower women but how would you do the marketing of the products made cz there are already so many competitors out there.
Best wishes
Namaste!
Greetings from India
WOW. You've worked so hard on this. This project is so inspiring. I think your sustainability plan is good.
How has the experience so far been while carrying out this initiative?
All The Best!
Hi Omopeju,
Great to hear that you have found partners who also believe in your vision. That's a positive sign!
Hmm, I would personally start by speaking to the owners and women to find out what they think is fair. Have you tried that? Do you think that is a suitable approach in your situation?
Cheers
Yoke
@Victor thanks for the feed back. We would really need to change their mindset to enable them see the big picture. Without that it would be difficult to achieve
Is a nice idea trying to empower women, because they indeed play major roles in the economy. But you have to keep researching and see better ways to reach out to the right audience; changing is also needed before giving them anything
@yoke thanks for the feed back. Yes i have identified a training institute and the cost of training would be borne by the social enterprise by getting discounted facilitators or pro bono training. The owners of the centers would also provide the basic financial and business management training required by these women as they are mostly not so highly educated.
Luckily the pilot programme would be handled by the training institute and I am currently working on revising the project.
So basically the social enterprise (to be registered soonest) would be a separate entity from the owners of the centers. This is necessary to enable us scale up and replicate the project without the draw back of fundraising to start up. Apparently there are a few facilities available that would only need a little upgrade in terms of equipment. Once we have demonstrated a proof of concept it would be easy to get people to sign on as well as raise funds to set up new centers for the Women engaged in the centers. Revenue would now be shared in 3 ways but the bulk would still be going to the Women engaged.
So I am considering the following sharing formula. The social enterprise gets 10-15% the owner of the center gets 25-40% to cover operational cost while the Women get 50-60% of the total revenue. The added advantage for the owner of the center is that they could also have their clothing brand manufactured at the centre whilst they would have to pay the standard production cost set out but with the potential to earn additional money on the profit from the production cost to selling price.
Looking forward to some feedback on this
Hi Omopeju,
It sounds like you are making great use of your experience in designing outfits to develop your project, which is great because that means you understand your market :)
I have a question regarding the training institute you mentioned. Have you already identified which training institute you will partner? How much would it cost to get your womenpreneurs trained?
Thanks!
Cheers
Yoke
@Christina thanks for the feedback. Would review the proposal. I'm suggesting crowd funding model because operational costs may be too high for one person to bear and also when you employ people locally they tend to get very relaxed and not caring for the volume of work they are putting in. However, when the cost is shared by one or 2 other persons it lightens the burden also when you engage people and they know they can only earn revenue based on what they produce it would make them sit up especially when other people are doing the same thing or have done the same thing and were successful at it.
Cool idea! I just think that the sustainability part should not inlude any type of funding such as crowdfunding because it is hard to know if you could reach what you expect from a crowdfunding campaign. you say "use a crowd funding finance model to cover the operational cost of running the centre as well as guarantee return on investments and profits". I feel like it can be hard to know how successful it would be.
Thank you @Oluwagbenga Ogunsanya, the facilities owned by the women would be set up using the same model and equipment obtainable at the incubation centres. The whole idea is to create a model that is replicable and sustainable for participants and beneficiaries. The access of funds would be easier as the women would have a financial track record built over 6 months thereby making them investor/funding ready upon graduation
Thank you @ Sadaf Taimur for the feedback. The capital cost would be high hence the need to fundraise or identify other sources of funds. However, with the initial centre set up and the business and financial management training/support provided to the women they would be better empowered to access finance as we have a proof of concept which would be replicated by the women in the new centres. Thereby making the projects not just sustainable for the centre but also for the women to set up and sustainably run their own facilities
This is a wonderful way to economically empower women and make them earn and be financially independent.
Capital cost of equipment & centers can/may be a challenge, I would suggest to pitch this proposal to some donors/micro-finance companies to get the capital cost and then this can get sustainable with its operation as along with training, it will be manufacturing garments.
Amazing Idea!! :)
This is a wonderful idea, and so unique. This idea is going to bring back hope to the people of the society, especially to the less privileged in the society.
I hope modern equipment and materials will be given to the trainees after graduation, because, in order for them to produce the market standard(i.e UK/EU you mentioned above) , they would surely need help with more equipment.