How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
We sell life-improving consumer products such as solar lights, clean cookstoves, water filters and sanitation solutions to low income rural households with affordable instalment payments, to enable them have access to these essential goods. With many people staying at home, consumer expenditure increase and therefore using efficient modern solutions reduces this burden on consumers.
Does your business contribute most to recovery, response, or resilience?
Response - we're responding directly to issues caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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.
The founders are local citizens of Kenya and have first hand experience of challenges of rural life.The founder Ms Linda Wamune has over 15 years sales and business management experience with clean energy and water businesses. The co-founder Martin Theuri is an experienced energy business consultant with investment analysis experience.
What countries do you operate in?
Kenya
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
No
