How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
Informal public transportation in Ghana (and other emerging markets) is a major conduit for the spread of the coronavirus due to the poor hygiene practices observed on passenger buses. We are deploying hygiene-fitted buses and making it possible for commuters to book and pay for them all through an app.
Does your business contribute most to recovery, response, or resilience?
Resilience - we're improving the broader infrastructure for responding to pandemic outbreaks.,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.
We have been entrepreneurs before and have scaled products to more than 50,000 customers combined. We were also part of the team that collected and analysed local transit data for the Accra city authority (Accra Metropolitan Assembly). Link: https://github.com/AFDLab4Dev/AccraMobile-GTFS
What countries do you operate in?
Ghana
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
No
