Nous ensemble - final presentation

Jayati Ambekar · Andrew Cerrito · Tarana Gupta · Sergio MajlufYuliya Parshina-Kottas · Youjin Shin · Natalie Tschechaniuk · Jon Wasserman

1. Background

2. Introduction

3. How it works

4. Budget

5. Impact

6. Next Steps

NOUS ENSEMBLE

Background

CONTEXT

OUR FOCUS

Local, reduced-cost energy

Knowledge transfer systems

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

OUR FOCUS

Local, reduced-cost energy

Knowledge transfer systems

Rural energy solutions and empowering women

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

Because access to electrical power is scarce, Burundian mobile phone users spend up to 25% of their income just

on charging their phones.

Reducing this expense can have enormous impact in such

a resource-constrained environment.

THE CHALLENGE

Introduction

(we all)NOUS ENSEMBLE

is a collaborative entrepreneurship project

which brings accessible and affordable

mobile phone charging to villages.

MARIE’S STORY

There are a lot of components to our project. We’ll take you through all of the parts in two steps. The first part is the pilot. The second is where we see our project in a few years.

How it works

Solidarity Groups

● Spread the word about the project

● Identify entrepreneurial candidates

UNICEF Innovation Lab

● Informs solidarity groups about the project,

and get their help identifying participants

● Coordinates/leads workshops

● Arrange the delivery of materials

● Reach out and select NGO to handle loans

HOW IT WORKSHOW IT WORKS

Women Entrepreneurs

● Get technical training & business

knowledge

● Get parts for a solar charger

● Team-up and start a business

HOW IT WORKSHOW IT WORKS

Local NGO Partner

● Collects repayments

● Reports to UNICEF

UNICEF Innovation Lab Monitors the NGO Partner & Evaluates Pilot

End Users

● Gain access to convenient local

charging stations

● Lower monetary and time costs

● Lower overall risk

Women Entrepreneurs

● Share work and domestic

responsibilities

● Built-in support group

● New source of income to support

families

HOW IT WORKS

Budget

BUDGET

● 18 Watt solar panels $1/watt

● 12V battery $7/ea

● Car cigarette lighter socket $7/ea

● Car phone chargers $3/ea

Solar Charging Kit ~$36

FOB (destination) $52 ~ $32

all prices USD

POTENTIAL IMPACT FOR COMMUNITIES

Money saved on mobile charging:

Cost/Charge # Charges/Week Cost/Month Cost/Year

Current lowest $0.20

2

$1.60 $19.20

Current highest $0.32 $2.88 $34.56

Nous Ensemble $0.06 $0.48 $5.76

SAVINGS 30% $1.12 $13.44

Impact


Money saved on mobile charging can be spent on:

Education Costs

SAVINGS from charging a phone twice a week with nous ensemble $1.12/month $13.44/year

Annual school fees/related costs ~$5 (primary)

~$16 (secondary)

~$40 (boarding)


Money saved on mobile charging can be spent on:

Portable / Rechargeable Lights

Nuru Light $2 each

Less firewood to collect

Extended usable hours at home


how does this impact the end-end users - the children!! money to go to schoolmoney for healthmoney/power for light - study at night, don’t have to collect as much wood, etchealth benefit from burning less kerosenepositive female role models!


Money saved on better lighting also yields:

Better Health and Safer Homes

Reduced or no more ● kerosene fumes● burns● fire hazard


how does this impact the end-end users - the children!! money to go to schoolmoney for healthmoney/power for light - study at night, don’t have to collect as much wood, etchealth benefit from burning less kerosenepositive female role models!

POTENTIAL IMPACT FOR WOMEN

Female entrepreneurs will:

Establish an image of women as income earners

Raise the value of all women in the community

Serve as positive role models to young girls

Next Steps

MARIE’S STORY

TELECOMS

SMS Marketing Service

National Telecoms notify their mobile customers when a new Nous Ensemble business opens in their area.

Reduced Fees

Telecoms will provide reduced fees for Nous Ensemble transactions in exchange for increased usage of their network and services by customers.

MOBILE MONEY SYSTEM

Mobile Money

Leo™ —a mobile money transfer platform pilot in Burundi — is off to a promising start. Users are expected to increase by 400% by year’s end.

The availability of this platform will make it easier for customers to pay business owners and make loan repayment more convenient for the business owners.

Data Collection

The transactions conducted using this platform can be collected as aggregate data to provide clearer information on phone usage patterns for both the telecoms and UNICEF.

MOBILE MONEY SYSTEM

MICROFINANCE

Local Donors

The mobile money platform allows Nous Ensemble to broaden their microfinancier base to include local donors. Burundians will be able to make small investments in fellow Burundians.

Investment Options

Investors will be able to choose between providing no-interest loans or making a small return on their investment.

Information Opportunity Choice

Thank You

clarify timeline here - be clear that next few slides are about present (pilot)

PROJECT TIMELINE

LAUNCH

Mobile MoneyTelecoms

Project expands to 50 businesses

Nous Ensemble launches with 10 businesses

2 YEARS 3 YEARS1 YEAR

Microfinance



CHRIS SAYS:

Pick 3 outcomes and make a slide for each with one or two bullet points

(1) what can the end user get now that he is paying less for phone charging? (instead of just charging phone, now he can charge phone and ….send kid to school/buy solar lamp/etc - school costs abou $60/year - $10 fees, $40 uniforms $10 supplies)

Weak telecommunications and transportation infrastructure force volunteers to travel long distances by foot over difficult terrain and rely solely on paper based reporting systems resulting in frequent information gaps and delays.

Money saved AND money earned should be able to put at least one light into every household.


This positively impacts child and adult education, the opportunity to do work/homework, therefore higher matriculation rate.

This positively impacts several health-related issues (infant mortality, kerosene-related health issues, non-emergency medical treatment)


This positively impacts women. Gives them the opportunity to have upper hand in family to make decisions and self confidence.


BUSINESS ANALYSIS:

ACCUMULATED MONTHLY COST v/s REVENUE

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 1st Year 2nd Year

Revenue $8.40 $11.20 $16.80 $25.20 $31.50 $31.50 $31.50 $27.72 $27.72 $27.72 $25.20 $25.20 $289.66 $328.86

- Equipment $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4.33 $4.33 $4.33 $4.33 $4.33 $4.33 $4.33 $4.33 $4.33 $39.00 $0.00

- Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $18.00 $24.00

Cost $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6.33 $6.33 $6.33 $6.33 $6.33 $6.33 $6.33 $6.33 $6.33 $57.00 $24.00

Group Profit $8.40 $11.20 $16.80 $18.87 $25.17 $25.17 $25.17 $21.39 $21.39 $21.39 $18.87 $18.87 $232.66 $304.86

Individual Salary $2.10 $2.80 $4.20 $4.72 $6.29 $6.29 $6.29 $5.35 $5.35 $5.35 $4.72 $4.72 $58.17 $76.22

Avg. family income $120.00 $120.00 $120.00 $120.00 $120.00 $120.00 $120.00 $120.00 $120.00 $120.00 $120.00 $120.00 $1,440.00 $1,440.00

New family salary $122.10 $122.80 $124.20 $124.72 $126.29 $126.29 $126.29 $125.35 $125.35 $125.35 $124.72 $124.72 $1,498.17 $1,516.22

Increase 2% 2% 4% 4% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 5%

MONTHLY BUDGET

EACH first 10 prototypes and test run

$ / unit unit # needed cost Weight ~us$5/Kg FOB (dest)

Solar panels $0.80 watt 15 $12.00 1.5 7.5 $19.50

12V battery $7.00 ea 1 $7.00 1.5 7.5 $14.50

car cigarette lighter socket $2.50 ea 3 $7.50 0.1 0.5 $8.00

car phone charger $3.00 ea 3 $9.00 0.2 1 $10.00

TOTAL $35.5 $17 $52

EACH next 200 units

Solar panels $0.70 watt 15 $10.50 1.5 6 $16.50

12V battery $5.00 ea 1 $5.00 1.5 3 $8.00

car cigarette lighter socket $1.50 ea 3 $4.50 0.1 0.2 $4.70

car phone charger $1.00 ea 3 $3.00 0.2 0.4 $3.40

TOTAL $23 $10 $32.6

Business

Nous ensemble - final presentation