How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
Broken Crayon is committed to solving the issue of extreme poverty in our community. Our strategy was to teach the women 'how to fish' as opposed to giving them fish. We address the problem strategically by setting them up with their own businesses and help them grow into flourishing business owners. We build store fronts for them to sell their chores like provision stores, cloths, and water, sowing etc. We provide and grantee for them so they can set up bank accounts to encourage the habit of saving. Health insurance cards and a mentor to help them ran the business successfully. Over a period of over 6 months the ladies are able to stand on their feet. My idea will elevate humanity by helping the ladies to provide 3 meals for their family. They will be able to pay for school fees and seek medical help when they need it.
Does your business contribute most to recovery, response, or resilience?
Recovery - we're positioned to support in the recovery of those directly affected.
What is the stage of your product development?
I have a market ready product/service. I have sold to customers.
What strengths does your team bring? Include skills and personal experience with the problem.
Carl is the chief Operation officer and is committed to helping the underprivileged in society and supports the development in the community by helping women start sustainable businesses to help provide for their families. Especially with the covid-19 poorer families have not been able to cope. Broken Crayons with the leadership of Carl are making strides.He was senior manager for strategic outsourced operations for a fortune 500 company in the USA with responsibility for 22 states before returning to Ghana to start his venture needs and to help the underprivileged. Carl earned a bachelor and masters degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington. He has a BIG heart for the underprivileged and started the nonprofit, CSDMF foundation. He is the founding member of Broken Crayons and the PAIS project in Ghana. Both are organizations which focuses on transforming the lives of families in undeserved communities which has become even more important in the last 5 months due to the covidCarl loves soccer, swimming and volunteers in his community. He is currently enrolled at MIT in the Executive MBA program at the Sloan School of Management.
What countries do you operate in?
We operate in the USA and Ghana in West Africa
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
No
