How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
During the COVID 19 crisis, we have been engaging the VIP by installing zoom software and teaching VIP on ways to use zoom online and preparing them to engage with a volunteer (person with sight) on topics of their common interest.For example, a volunteer who wants to talk about vegan-based recipes can initiate a zoom conversation with up to 3 VIPs online. We take care of the technical aspects and bring the VIP and the volunteer onboard. Blog- https://www.vipworldservices.com/post/covid-19-counter-attack-by-vip-world
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 prototype or a simple version I can show my customers
What strengths does your team bring? Include skills and personal experience with the problem.
Our first product, Travel Hands is a story of a person with sight walking together with a person without sight. The founding team is made up of Kazeem Busari (VIP) and Ishan Jha. Kazeem is a visually impaired person (VIP) and his role in VIP World is to design the UX of the mobile app for VIPs and promote the benefits of the app to VIPs especially. Kazeem is also one of the lead tutors in the IT skills with assistive technology classes in Blind Aid charity. He is also the studio manager of the Salt FM radio channel. Ishan is a Service Designer and Engineer by skill and profession. As a social entrepreneur, he has developed solutions for social causes in India, Nepal, Chile and the UK. His role in Travel Hands is to stitch everything together and grow the business. He has previous experience as an Accessibility Expert, Startup Founder, Fundraiser and Software Engineer.In addition we have Aleksandra Pietracz (UX and Accessibility Designer)- full time. And Bruno Conte (Business Development) - part time, along with 4 interns for social media.
What countries do you operate in?
Focusing on the United Kingdon for now.
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
No
