ChildVax

CHILD IMMUNIZATION CHALLENGE; UGANDA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Routine childhood immunizations

Learn more about the Immunization Challenge and how Increasing routine childhood immunization rates in low-coverage areas could prevent millions of childhood deaths.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

ChildVax aims to increase childhood immunization coverage in Uganda.

ChildVax shall increase childhood vaccination coverage in Bukwo district by creating a network of Village Health Teams (VHTs) and providing transport refunds to financially disadvantaged caregivers. ChildVax shall conduct a thorough needs assessment in Bukwo district to identify areas with the lowest vaccination coverage rates and the primary reasons for this, recruit and select dedicated individuals from local communities to serve as VHT members and train them.

VHTs should work closely with the local community to identify caregivers who are financially disadvantaged and unable to afford transportation costs for vaccination visits. ChildVax shall develop a reminder system that sends text messages or makes phone calls to all caregivers a few days before their child's vaccination appointment.

Once the program proves successful in Bukwo district, the team will develop a plan to expand it to neighboring regions with low vaccination coverage, seek partnerships with governmental and non-governmental organizations to scale the program to a national level.

ChildVax was founded in 2022 by a dedicated team consisting of Yeko Olive, a seasoned nurse specializing in childhood immunization, Dr. Ivan Chemos, with vast experience in managing immunization projects, and Chepkwurui Abigail, an experienced financial manager.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 500 beneficiaries/ children in the 3 month pilot period.

• Send 5000 reminder text messages to care givers for immunization.

• Raise additional funding of $50000 by the end of 3 months.

FOUNDING TEAM

Olive Yeko - Program Manager

Dr. Ivan Chemos - Technical Advisor

Abigail Chepkwurui - Operations Manager

Greenspa

SOLAR LAMP CHALLENGE; MALAWI

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Solar Lamps

Learn more about the Solar Lamp Challenge and how these lamps create enormous benefits for developing world families. 

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Greenspa is a startup enterprise which promote utilization of renewable energy technologies to marginalized people in Malawi.

Greenspa strives to improve solar energy access to the underserved and marginalized people in the remotest areas of Malawi. Greenspa has created a distribution network reaching logistically challenged areas with affordable solar technologies.

Greenspa will recruit trained sales technicians and empower them with motorcycles so that they reach hard to reach areas to distribute solar products. Greenspa has partnered with mobile money providers so that mobile money would be its payment platform. They have also partnered with mobile money kiosks in our target catchment areas.

Greenspa’s team is made up of vibrant individuals with diverse backgrounds who are passionate in taking part in fighting energy poverty in Malawi. The founding team include Phillip Kanchiputu, Managing Director; Chifundo Nchochoma, Human Resources and Finance Officer; and Triza Chimwaye, Sales and Marketing Officer.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Use 30 high-performing sales agents to distribute 700 solar lamps in three months of the pilot phase.

• Reach 3000 beneficiaries within three months.

• Raise additional USD 10,000 from other donors during pilot phase.

FOUNDING TEAM

Phillip Kanchiputu - Managing Director

Chifundo Nchochoma - Human Resources and Finance Officer

Triza Chimwaye - Sales and Marketing Officer

Ziimba

CUSTOM AGRICULTURE CHALLENGE; Uganda

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Quality inputs, technical training, field monitoring, and direct linkages to markets

Learn more about the Custom Agriculture Challenge and why distributing proven agricultural interventions can greatly improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.  

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Ziimba's mission is to empower marginalized farmers to earn substantial income through sustainable agroforestry.

Ziimba’s program is a hyper-scalable, smallholder-based agroforestry initiative that aims to create viable livelihoods for ultra-poor dry-land farmers in Kyankwanzi District, located in Uganda's cattle corridor, where the pilot is set to launch.

Ziimba is employing an end-to-end support model of distributing quality inputs, technical training, ongoing field monitoring, and direct linkages to preferred markets for farmers’ high-value tree outputs.

Their model stands out for its dual approach of helping farmers earn a living wage in the short-term with high-value cash crops interplanted in woodlots, and providing a transformative, secondary source of income in the long-term with rapid-growing trees suitable for dry-land cultivation and high-value commercial utility.

By forging strategic partnerships that empower marginalized farmers via their proven intervention, they will convert their underutilized and deteriorating landholdings into sustainable tree farms, thereby elevating their livelihoods, eradicating deforestation, and stifling surging demand in the region's wood-scarce markets.

Juliet Namwanje is the Founder of Ziimba and serves as the organization's Executive Director alongside key team members including Gerald Katende, a knowledgeable advisory board member who brings extensive knowledge of the pilot district's climate, poverty-driven challenges, and forest management; Simon Zziwa, the Director of Field Operations, with a strong background as a Senior Agriculture Officer and Agronomist; John Kibuuka, the Field Manager with vast experience in community-centric reforestation from the National Forestry Authority (NFA); and Maureen Nakacwa, the Field Facilitator, known for her administrative coordination and efforts in workplace gender equality.

Each member brings specialized knowledge and experience, allowing Ziimba to address the multifaceted challenges of the agroforestry initiative effectively. United by a shared vision, the team is deeply committed to spreading Ziimba’s proven agroforestry intervention to marginalized populations across Sub-Saharan Africa, starting in Uganda, to address the continent’s growing wood supply deficit.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 180+ beneficiaries during the pilot.

• Establish 40 operational woodlots with 9,600+ trees planted.

• Fundraise an additional $50,000 USD from new donors or investors within three months.

FOUNDING TEAM

Juliet Namwanje - Founder and Executive Director

Gerald Katende - Board Member

Simon Zziwa - Director of Field Operations

John Kibuuka - Field Manager

Maureen Nakacwa - Field Facilitator

Nomad Child Trust

CHILD IMMUNIZATION CHALLENGE; KENYA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Routine childhood immunizations

Learn more about the Immunization Challenge and how Increasing routine childhood immunization rates in low-coverage areas could prevent millions of childhood deaths.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Nomad Child Trust addresses vaccine inequity amongst the vulnerable rural pastoral communities in Kenya.

The Vaccines on the Move model leverages local health infrastructure, conditional transport vouchers, and culturally tailored messaging to address vaccine inequity within Kenya's rural pastoral communities.

This model aims to surmount barriers hindering mothers from accessing crucial immunization services, including the challenges posed by the prolonged drought, the isolated nature of nomadic pastoralism, limited weather-adaptive healthcare initiatives, and competing resource priorities at the county level.

Nomad Child Trust was started in 2023 by Mariam, a dedicated young social work intern at Marsabit Hospital, and Hassan, a changemaker from the Borana pastoral community. Their shared concern revolved around the adverse effects of vaccine inequity among children under 5 within nomadic communities, and they observed that changing climate patterns, nomadic lifestyles, prolonged droughts, and an unresponsive public health system were exacerbating this issue.

In direct response, they founded Nomad Child Trust with a vision of a future where nomadic children have equal access to life-saving healthcare and culturally relevant education to thrive.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 720 caregivers, potentially immunizing between 720 to 1200 children under 5 who might not have been immunized otherwise.

• 7200 mHealth reminders and information in Borana language.

• Secure funding of at least USD 10,000 from partners and investors.

FOUNDING TEAM

Mariam Masudi - Project Coordinator

Hassan Oyugi - Social Impact Officer

Novus Solar

SOLAR LAMP CHALLENGE; ZAMBIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Solar Lamps

Learn more about the Solar Lamp Challenge and how these lamps create enormous benefits for developing world families.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Novus Solar is an innovative, market-driven, and socially inclusive energy enterprise providing affordable solar energy lighting to the rural marginalized poor through PAYGO and cash sales.

Novus Solar’s distribution model which will be implemented in North East of Zambia entails the recruitment of local sales and store agents in the community whom they will train and equip to sell solar lamps through the pay-as-you-go model.

The sales and local store agents will be equipped with materials for the sale and branding of stores and agents such as posters and uniforms. The sales agents will conduct field sales while the store agents will be selling from the shops.

The PAYGO-enabled solar lamps will allow customers to make affordable purchases of energy units to access the lighting. The solar lamps will only turn on if they are recharged using the energy unit which will be sold locally. This will enable customers to access lighting at an affordable rate for a period of time. The system will be unlocked after the completion of payments. The energy units would be sold on a rolling basis, as the lamps are being sold. The agents and stores will be incentivized through commissions and bonuses from the sales.

Chama Mwewa is the General Manager and Founder of Novus Solar, working with Ibn Kafwanka, the Sales and Marketing Consultant as well as Co-founder. Gertrude Chisenga is the Operations Assistant and Co-Founder of Novus Solar.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• 1550 customers will be reached during the pilot phase.

• 1550 solar lamps will be distributed.

• Fundraise an additional $35000.

FOUNDING TEAM

Chama Mwewa - General Manager

Ibn Kafwanka - Marketing Consultant

Gertrude Chisenga - Operations Assistant

Kwawala Energies

SOLAR LAMP CHALLENGE; MALAWI

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Solar Lamps

Learn more about the Solar Lamp Challenge and how these lamps create enormous benefits for developing world families.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Kwawala Energies is aimed at improving access to clean, safe, and affordable solar energy products in rural and off-grid households in the last mile communities bordering Mozambique in Mulanje district, Malawi.

Kwawala Energies will distribute sunking pico solar lamps in Mulanje through 12 high-performing Village Agents using the Pay Half and Take model. The lamps will be distributed through 12 high-performing Village Agents to 24 VSLAs in the rural areas of Mulanje. The Village Agents are part of the VSLAs and they are trusted in the community.

Kwawala Energies was founded in 2022 by two motivated young and passionate ladies who have an in-depth understanding of the energy industry in Malawi. Ms. Rachael Kapindu, the Co-founder is a well experienced Project Manager who recently worked with Green Impact Technologies, a leading renewable energy company in Malawi. Ms. Judith Luhanga is also a Co-founder and she has worked as a Marketing Field Officer.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 2500 customers during the pilot phase.

• Distribute 500 solar lamps.

• Fundraise an additional $10, 000 USD from philanthropic organizations.

FOUNDING TEAM

Rachael Kapindu - Managing Director

Judith Luhanga - Marketing Coordinator

Cancer MedLab

PATIENT IDENTIFICATION CHALLENGE; RWANDA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Cervical cancer screenings

Learn more about the Patient Identification Challenge and why identifying individuals in need of medical treatment and finding ways to make that treatment accessible reduces poverty.  

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Cancer MedLab’s mission is to make cervical cancer screening accessible, affordable, and ultimately, to save lives through early detection and intervention.

Cancer MedLab will improve cervical cancer screening among rural women aged 30-50 in Rwanda's Burera district. Their innovative distribution model focuses on rural areas and employs community health workers (CHWs) trained with a specialized toolkit and social marketing theory to raise awareness and mobilize women for screening.

This grassroots approach ensures accessibility and community engagement. Through collaboration with 18 local health centers to train 72 healthcare providers (nurses/ midwives), Cancer MedLab will conduct cervical cancer screenings using VIA, with positive cases recorded digitally for efficient tracking and referral for further follow-up.

Cancer MedLab is a new venture co-founded by Dr. Jean Paul Ndayizeye and Dr. Emmanuel Manirakiza. Dr. Jean Paul is the CEO and Dr. Emmanuel is the Clinical Mentor.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• 600 women will be screened for cervical cancer.

• 18 screening sessions will done in three months and facilitated by 144 trained healthcare providers (72 CHWs and 72 nurses/ midwives).

• Fundraise an additional $27,560 from new donors within 12 months.

FOUNDING TEAM

Dr. Jean Paul Ndayizeye - CEO

Dr. Emmanuel Manirakiza - Clinical Mentor

Awaken Her Initiative

PATIENT IDENTIFICATION CHALLENGE; RWANDA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Cervical cancer screenings

Learn more about the Patient Identification Challenge and why identifying individuals in need of medical treatment and finding ways to make that treatment accessible reduces poverty.  

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Through deliberate community awareness, the Awaken Her Initiative envisions a Rwanda in which no woman dies as a result of cervical cancer ignorance.

Their distribution approach is a women-to-women awareness method in which well-trained cervical cancer survivors and medical doctors will assist in raising awareness about the benefits of voluntary cervical cancer screening. The Awaken Her Initiative is a well-designed methodology for reinforcing Rwanda's efforts to eradicate cervical cancer.

Four Rwandan doctors — Drs. Clarisse Iradukunda, Yvette Nkurunziza, Kambali Philbert, and Rwamatwara Alype founded the Awaken Her Initiative.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Education of 4200 women about cervical cancer in three months.

• Cervical cancer screening of 400 women using VIA, and follow-up with 120 VIA-positive women to determine the best course of treatment in 3 months.

• Fundraise $10,000 from new donors within 3 months.

FOUNDING TEAM

Dr. Iradukunda Clarisse - Founder

Dr. Nkurunziza Yvette - Founder

Dr. Kambali Philbert - Founder

Dr. Rwamatwara Alype - Founder

Raitagyana

Quality inputs CHALLENGE; india

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Quality agricultural inputs.

Learn more about the Improved Farm Practices Challenge and why increasing the effective use of fertilizer has the potential to unlock significant crop yield for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.  

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Raitagyana aims to equip smallholder farmers in Bidar district of southern India with cost-effective agricultural inputs and specialized knowledge to improve their crop yields and lift them out of extreme poverty.

Our approach to improving agricultural practices in Bidar involves establishing an input distribution center in a village and providing quality inputs and training to farmers. Our team of passionate experts offers guidance on effective farming practices, including soil health, pest management, and water conservation. Our mission is to increase crop yields and income, creating sustainable rural communities.

The team for this venture includes Nikita Vardiparti, an engineer and founder of Raitagyana with entrepreneurial and corporate leadership experience and a passion for helping farmers. Sushant Swami, co-founder and also an engineer with 10+ years of experience in research & development, and planning in the corporate world, will provide strong support in setting up the venture, budgeting, and operations. They are joined by an Agriscience Graduate activist, a social worker, and an award-winning farmer.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 5,000 farmers by the end year one of operations

• Reach 2,0000 farmers by year two of operations

FOUNDING TEAM

Nikita Vardiparti - Co-founder

Sushant Swami - Co-founder

Cradle Care Initiative

IMMUNIZATION CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Routine childhood immunizations.

Learn more about the Immunization Challenge and how increasing routine childhood immunization rates in low-coverage areas could prevent millions of childhood deaths.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Cradle Care Initiative is based on redeeming any unacceptable high immunization dropout rate, while also reducing child mortality due to vaccine-preventable diseases.

Their model is based on the following areas:

Strategy: Advocacy, sensitization in Odukpani local government of Cross River.

Process: Use of incentives, stakeholders’ engagement, door-to-door sensitization, Building community ownership of the cause (Immunization Champions), Collaboration with Health care centers, immunization tracking tools, monitoring, and evaluation.

People: Qualified and skilled staff, partnerships, and collaborations with stakeholders.

Technology: Use of SMS reminders, production of immunization materials, and tracking tools.

Target : Mothers, Care givers, community

Cradle Care is founded by Hannah Essien and Co founded by Florence Bassey and Utibe-Abasi Bassey-Duke.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• 100 children immunized in the pilot who otherwise would not be

• 800 children immunized in year two of operations who otherwise would not be

• Fundraise an additional $15,000 USD from philanthropic organizations

FOUNDING TEAM

Hannah Essien - Founder

Florence Bassey - Co-Founder

Utibe-Abasi Bassey-Duke - Co-Founder

AgriNov

Quality inputs CHALLENGE; Uganda

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Quality agricultural inputs.

Learn more about the Improved Farm Practices Challenge and why increasing the effective use of fertilizer has the potential to unlock significant crop yield for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.  

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

AgriNov seeks to improve yield and income of smallholder farmers through timely access to quality inputs, knowledge and market facilitation.

AgriNov uses a proven market-based model that stands on the following; financing for quality seeds and fertilizers, timely distribution of inputs to the last-mile farmers, agricultural trainings, and market facilitation to enable farmers maximize profits. Working with field officers, we target smallholder maize farmers that are in hard to reach areas (remote areas), and then provide such farmers with timely access to quality inputs, knowledge, and market facilitation. They mobilize farmers into groups, and then inputs are delivered to them on credit, and the loan is repaid at the end of the growing season.

The company was started in 2021 by Johnson Tumwesige and Emmanuel Dusabimana. Johnson serves as AgriNov’s full time managing director whilst Emmanuel serves as a full time sales and operations lead.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 100 farmers by the end of the pilot period

• Distribute two interventions (improved maize varieties and fertilizers)

• Fundraise an additional $15,000 USD from philanthropic organizations

FOUNDING TEAM

Johnson Tumwesige - Managing Director

Emmanuel Dusabimana - Sales and Operations Lead

Chetechete Sautsa Nyama

CUSTOM CHALLENGE; malawi

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Sexual and Gender Based Violence Support

Learn more about the Custom Challenge and why we only fund ideas that focus on distributing proven poverty interventions.

 

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Our mission is to create a Malawi free from Sexual and Gender Based Violence by championing survivor empowerment and transforming societal norms and allow completion of court cases involving SGBV perpetrators.

The model is based on Community Response to SGBV with the understanding that survivors of SGBV do not receive community support when they report abuse such that they end up withdrawing such cases before they are concluded by the courts. The intervention will create survivor clubs in Chinsapo, Lilongwe in Malawi and empower and support these clubs and engage community structures.

Chetechete Sautsa Nyama project with an English version of "Voices Unsilenced" was founded in 2023 by a group of six members who attended 2023 GHC SGBV Hackathon in Lilongwe. The team was led by Frank Chidampamba, who is a Global Health Corps Alum and the other five members are professionals working on gender, youth empowerment and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights and their names are Susan Chisi, Davis Chunga, Kumbukani Molishu, Everlisto Phiri and Praise Banda.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 5,000 unique customers within three months

• Using 50 high-performing distribution agents, distribute 5,000 products/services in three months

• Fundraise an additional $25,000 USD from new donors or investors within three months

FOUNDING TEAM

Frank Chidampamba - Team Leader

Susan Chisi - Project Coordinator

Kumbukani Molishu - Communications Officer

Davis Chunga - Resource Mobilization Officer

Everlisto Phiri - Finance Officer

Praise Banda - M&E Officer

Village Solar

SOLAR LAMP CHALLENGE; Malawi

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Solar lamps. 

Learn more about the Solar Lamp Challenge and how these lamps create enormous benefits for developing world families.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Village Solar is driven by a mission to empower communities through the provision of accessible and sustainable energy solutions, utilizing a community-driven distribution model. Its current focus is on a pilot project aimed at a rural community lacking reliable electricity, with the goal of demonstrating the efficacy of our model in addressing energy poverty and meeting the unique needs of underserved areas. Through this pilot, they aim to build trust, foster ownership, and establish a scalable framework that can be replicated in various communities.

The long-term vision is to expand impact, bringing reliable and clean energy to numerous communities, transforming lives, and contributing to sustainable development on a larger scale.

The founding team at Village Solar consists of Sungeni Segula and Susanna Simango. Sungeni serves as the CEO, bringing strong leadership and strategic vision to the organization, while Susanna takes on the role of Programs Director, overseeing the implementation and development of our initiatives. Together, they form a dynamic team committed to empowering communities through accessible and sustainable energy solutions.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 1500 beneficiaries in 3 months

• Distribute 300 lamps by using 6 VSLAs

• Fundraise an additional $10000 from new donors or investors within three months

FOUNDING TEAM

Sungeni Segula - CEO

Susanna Simango - Programs Director

4Her2Her

SUGAR DADDY AWARENESS CHALLENGE; Malawi

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Sugar Daddy Awareness classes. 

Learn more about the Sugar Daddy Awareness Challenge and how a simple, one-hour “sugar daddy awareness” training could help countless girls avoid pregnancy while still in school, which can lead to entrenched poverty, and build a better life.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

By delivering “Sugar Daddy Awareness” classes to Standard 8 girls in Malawi, 4Her2Her will address the dangers of Sugar Daddies who capitalize on girls’ poverty and vulnerability, contributing to a reduction in cross-generational sexual encounters and related HIV/STI incidence, teenage pregnancies and early marriages.

The Sugar Daddy Awareness Classes pilot targets primary schools within Lilongwe Rural and Urban Education Zones. The delivery of these classes will remove the shroud over an SRHR issue that is prevalent yet taboo, giving the targeted girls tools to avoid risky sexual encounters. The curriculum will be taught in classes led by trained facilitators from similar backgrounds, using language and references that are understandable and relatable. 4Her2Her will leverage the lived and professional experiences of its founding team, who have seen their peers fall into the Sugar Daddy trap and use their passion to advocate for gender and social justice within contextual bounds.

4Her2Her was co-founded by Phindu Banda, Mirriam Sibale, Diana Gulitsa and Angella Bwilani. Though from different backgrounds, the team formed a friendship and working relationship based on their shared desire to see women and girls empowered and elevated using methods that recognised and centered their unique experiences. The team believes in the power of participatory arts and transformative approaches to aid in women and girls reclaiming their voices and autonomy.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 3,000 Standard 8 girls in primary schools across Lilongwe Urban and Rural Education Zones

• Successfully deliver 60 interventions/Sugar daddy Awareness classes through our trained facilitators

• Raise an additional $5,000 through new donors (which may be in-kind support from existing actors in the sector) during the Pilot

FOUNDING TEAM

Phindu Banda - Human Relations and Training Officer

Mirriam Sibale - Resource Mobilization and Accounting Officer

Diana Gulitsa - Communications and Administration Officer

Angella Bwilani - Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

tEnergy

SOLAR LAMP CHALLENGE; Malawi

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Solar lamps. 

Learn more about the Solar Lamp Challenge and how these lamps create enormous benefits for developing world families.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

TENERGY is a youth-led clean energy company geared to reduce social and economic vulnerabilities associated with lack of access to clean and sustainable energy solutions.

The company provides reliable and certified solar energy solutions to households in the Northern Region of Malawi with limited access to electricity. Their solutions are backed by warranties and verification to ensure quality and longevity and are designed to overcome energy poverty and improve their daily lives. We are committed to bridging the logistical and financial barriers that hinder sustainable adoption of renewable energy technologies.

The team is being led by Pius Mkandawire who has an education background in Renewable Energy Technologies and Energy Policy. His work and research have been in the fields of off-grid energy solutions, energy literacy, managing electronic waste, and productive use of energy.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Distribute 600 solar lamps within three-month pilot phase reaching 3,000 beneficiaries

• Recruit and train 20 sales agents

• Raise $9,000 during the pilot period

FOUNDING TEAM

Pius Mkandawire - Team Leader

Shukran Latif - ICT Officer

Daniel Sikwese - Accounting and Finance Officer

Gift Kasambala - Sales and Distribution Officer

Women Self-Inject Initiative

SAYANA PRESS CHALLENGE; UGANDA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Sayana Press injectable contraceptive.  

Learn more about the Sayana®  Press Challenge and why training health providers to administer Sayana® Press can be particularly valuable for women who prefer injectable contraceptives but don’t have regular access.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Women Self Inject Initiative (WSII) seeks to increase access to modern contraceptives particularly self injectables (Sayana press) among women in low resource settings. WSII’s mission is “Empowering women to take control of their reproductive health needs"

The distribution model is based on private health workers who own drug shops to supply Sayana Press to women. We shall identify and train 30 private health workers (PHW) Masaka district, southern Uganda on family planning counseling and how to train women on self-injection using standard tools developed by PATH. In turn, the PHW will instruct and demonstrate self-injection technique to the women who take Sayana Press as method of choice. We believe that this model eliminates the need for women to return to a clinic every three months for re-injection and improves privacy for the users of the method.

Their team consists of 4 co-founders. Three graduate midwives, Robert Isoke, Hamiidah Nakyanzi, and Usaama Ssewankambo as well as their mentor Felister Apili who have expertise and prior experience working on sexual reproductive health and maternal child health initiatives in various parts of Uganda.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Distribute Sayana Press to at least 500 women by the end of the pilot.\

• 30 private health workers recruited to distribute Sayana Press and trained on how to instruct and train women on self-injection with Sayana Press by the end of the pilot

• Raise an additional $40000 by the end of the pilot

FOUNDING TEAM

Robert Isoke - Team Leader

Nakyanzi Hamiidah - Public Relations Officer

Ssewankambo Usaama - Quality Assurance Officer

Apili Felister - Technical Lead

Madaraja Foundation

SAYANA PRESS CHALLENGE; UGANDA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Sayana Press injectable contraceptive.  

Learn more about the Sayana®  Press Challenge and why training health providers to administer Sayana® Press can be particularly valuable for women who prefer injectable contraceptives but don’t have regular access.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Madaraja Foundation aims to improve the health and well-being of Ugandan women and girls by increasing access to quality sexual and reproductive health information and care.

The distribution model focuses on establishing a network of trained providers in private clinics, pharmacies, and drug shops in Mukono, Uganda, who can reliably offer self-injectable contraceptive, DMPA-SC, and support its continued use among women. To achieve this, the team will provide training and quarterly supportive supervision to enhance provider capacity, ensure availability of affordable DMPA-SC supplies through negotiations and collaborations with local importers, and support demand creation through printed communication material and community radio talk shows featuring community champions.

Madaraja Foundation was founded by Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu and Andrew Basenero, both Uganda Pharmacists with training in public health and deep passion for Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights. As the Executive Director, Jacquellyn provides strategic direction and day-to-day management of the organization, while Andrew, the Program Manager, oversees planning, implementation, and management of all project activities.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 160 women within three months

• Work with 20 private health facilities (drug shops, pharmacies and clinics), distribute 160 doses of self- injectable contraceptives.

• Raise an additional $20,000 by the end of the pilot

FOUNDING TEAM

Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu - Executive Director

Andrew Basenero - Program Manager

Kayan Gona Agro Network

Quality inputs CHALLENGE; nigeria

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Quality agricultural inputs.

Learn more about the Improved Farm Practices Challenge and why increasing the effective use of fertilizer has the potential to unlock significant crop yield for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.  

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Kayan gona agro network distributes farm inputs of fertilizers and quality seeds as well as agronomic training to farmers in rural communities through a credit and gradual saving approach with a rural agency system for timely delivery.

The company distributes farm inputs of fertilizers and quality seeds as well as agronomic training to farmers in rural communities through a credit and gradual saving approach with a rural agency system that helps farmers to timely receive the farm inputs in their communities. Kayan gona agro network currently operates in Kaduna state, Northwest, Nigeria. For our farm inputs credit approach, we give farmers that meet our criteria inputs as short-term credit with a repayment plan payable throughout the farming season with a final deadline around the harvest season.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 200 smallholder farmers within three months

• Use 10 highly efficient rural agents to distribute 25 tons of fertilizer with quality seeds during pilot

• Raise additional $10,000 during pilot from investors and donors

FOUNDING TEAM

Mafeng Samuel Dangyang - Co-Founder

Ibrahim Adapar Ishaya - Co-Founder

Hope Springs Health Foundation Uganda

SUGAR DADDY AWARENESS CHALLENGE; uganda

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Sugar Daddy Awareness classes. 

Learn more about the Sugar Daddy Awareness Challenge and how a simple, one-hour “sugar daddy awareness” training could help countless girls avoid pregnancy while still in school, which can lead to entrenched poverty, and build a better life.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Hope Springs Health Foundation Uganda’s mission is to increase awareness of the risks of sugar daddies to 100%, improve girls' confidence to say "no" to cross-generational relationships, and enhance girls' ability to think critically about challenges facing them as well as how current choices can shape the future.

This project will utilize the “Sugar Daddy Awareness” class – (1-hour classes composed of 21 girls per class session. They will target 500 girls in ten schools in Mayuge district to tailor a core message that ‘sexually partnering with older men is risky behavior.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 500 girls in ten schools in the Mayuge District

• Train a team of 20 top-quality facilitators to teach the sugar daddy classes across the 10 schools

• Raise $60,000 by the end of year two operations

FOUNDING TEAM

Safaa Garelnabi - Team Leader

Jonathan Nsamba - Technical Lead

Charles Mwanje - Field Project Coordinator

GreenWorld Revolution

SOLAR LAMP CHALLENGE; Benin

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Solar lamps. 

Learn more about the Solar Lamp Challenge and how these lamps create enormous benefits for developing world families.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

GREENWORLD REVOLUTION contributes to increasing access to energy and reducing energy access disparity in Benin using green energy sources.

The company wants to make a difference by creating more opportunities to achieve real social change at the community level. They put forward a distribution model promoting a traditional saving type called "tontine" to improve uptake of the proven technology and reach more people. Therefore, we will take advantage of the existing system, by targeting groups in the villages already using it.

GREENWORLD REVOLUTION was created in 2022 by ABIOLA Adikath: Resources management, Busness Development and management, relation with partners, and team management; OROU ADAMOU Halissath: Marketing, communication, Custumer services, and busness relationship; ZINSOU Gregoire: Responsible for sales, logistics, and accounting.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 2,000 people within three months

• Utilize 5 sales agents, distribute 500 solar lamps in three months

• Fundraise an additional $5,000 from new donors within three months

FOUNDING TEAM

ABIOLA Adikath - Resource Management, Business Development, Relation with Partners, and Team Management

OROU ADAMOU Halissath - Marketing, Communication, Customer services, and Business Relationship

ZINSOU Gregoire - Sales, Logistics, and Accounting