Darkness/Interrupted
- Adult education
- Solar Energy
- Poverty alleviation
- Rural development
- Rural
- Sustainability
- Social enterprise
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Founding Story
Gloria
Arlini
Nusantara Development Initiatives (NDI)
, RI, Kepulauan Riau
18-34
Female
1‐5 years
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Operating for 1‐5 years
Access to financing, Access to supply chains, Access to technology, Access to economic opportunity.
We have trained 8 entrepreneurs and sold 750 lamps to date. That is a total saving of USD 48,000 annual rural spending on kerosene by switching to solar lamps.
The product we offer is a safe, healthy, reliable, and convenient lighting solutions to rural households. It saves time and money without having to purchase kerosene, refill the lamp, and light it up. It also eliminates exposure to the harmful impact of kerosene.
Our enterpreneurs earn an average additional income of US$15-US$20/month. Part of the earnings are used to pay for their children's education.
It is an enriching experience for the women to be part of our entrepreneurship program as women often have to live up to a set of cultural expectations. Marlia, the youngest NDI entrepreneur, was a shy, timid woman. Today, she is able to travel out from her village and confidently join social gatherings, proudly introduces herself and chats with strangers on the dangers of kerosene.
We aim to train 20 more entrepreneurs in 3 new hub villages by Dec 2013. We aim to sell at least 2,500 lamps by end of 2013 and light up 10,000 lives.
To build presence in 3 hub villages, train at least 15 women &reach 1500 households or 6000 people.We have started work on 1 hub
To select 2 more hub villages with relevant lighting needs & implement our first phase, i.e. educational and awareness campaign
To build staff competency to manage the growing number of entrepreneurs and the wider geographical coverage
To create SOPs for as many aspects of our programs as possible so that scaling our work will be done very efficiently
Partner 3 local NGOs to train over 30 women, reach 2500 families or 10,000 people. NDI work to spread to other part of Indonesia
Secure enough funding or grants of at least USD 50,000 to support operations up to Dec 2013
To identify and build relations with potential and committed local partners and NGO
To strengthen internal monitoring to ensure growth and expansion do not compromise the quality of products and services we offer
We have a one year corporate sponsorship with a potential for a multi year partnership. This sponsorship is in return for NDI to train more women entrepreneurs in the next 1 year in Indonesia. NDI also receives a grant from Singapore's National Youth Council that covers 50% of selected operational costs.
Growth capital is crucial to sustain operations. Pro bono services in meeting regulatory requirements allows us to free up our budget. Exchange of ideas and innovations, and mentorship will give opportunities for a start up like ours to improve our performance and achieve our goals.
In exchange, we are able to provide insights on bottom of the pyramid issues in Indonesia.