How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
Rafode becouse it works with the rural communities, we are engaged in providing information and training to the rural communities especially on prevention of the spread of the COVID-19. Rafode also provide mouth mask to the poor in rural areas especially the poor who are not able to buy the product. Our field officer sensitize our clients on washing of hands and keeping distance to prevent the spread of the virus to the poor population of Kenya.
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.
Rafode being a community development organization, our team have skills of interacting and training of the rural communities, We have deployed field officers in areas where they can communicate in the local language which enables the organization to pass information to our clients in the language they understand and this has proved very successful in exterminating information to the community. Rafode has build a name among the community and they trust Rafode and this is an advantage that the organization uses to reach out to many rural clients.
What countries do you operate in?
We operate in Kenya only
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
No
