I-Village Capital Itshala u-$450,000 kwaTrade Lenda ne-AirSmat zaseNigeria

Okushintshile

Ngokombiko we-African-Startups, i-Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility kaVillage Capital engu-$4 million yenze ukutshalwa kwezimali kwayo kokuqala eNigeria: u-$300,000 epulatifomini yezimali zedijithali iTrade Lenda no-$150,000 enkampanini yomanyolo we-biochar i-AirSmat. Lesi sikhwama, esisekelwa yi-FMO ne-Netherlands Enterprise Agency, manje sinezinkampani eziyisikhombisa kuphothifoliyo yaso eGhana naseNigeria.

ITrade Lenda ithe lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kuyisizile ukuba ithole ilayisensi esezingeni eliphakeme kanye nezinye izikhungo zesikweletu sendawo ezingu-$2 million ezinenzalo ephansi. I-AirSmat ithe izimali zayo zizophothula futhi ziqalise ukusebenza kwefekthri yokuhweba ekhiqiza umanyolo osuselwe ku-biochar.

Kungani lokhu kubalulekile

Lena yimali encane ehloswe ezintweni ezimbili ezisebenzayo kakhulu: imali eshibhile yokubolekisa, nefekthri eguqula imfucuza yezolimo ibe umkhiqizo. Isikweletu sikaTrade Lenda esibikwe sinenzalo ephansi sibaluleke kakhulu kuno-$300,000 wokuqala uma siguquka sibe amandla okubolekisa kunokuba kube yimali ehleli ebhalansini yezezimali. Lokhu kungase kwenze imali yokusebenza ifinyeleleke kalula emabhizinisini amancane nakubalimi abafanelekayo abasebenzisa imikhiqizo yayo.

U-$150,000 we-AirSmat uyisivivinyo sokusebenza. Ifekthri esiqalisiwe ukusebenza ingasusa umanyolo wayo we-biochar ekubeni isithembiso iwusondeze ekutholakaleni kwezentengiselwano. Ukungaqiniseki okuyinhloko kulula: akukadalulwa ukutholakala kwezimali mboleko esikhathini esizayo noma usuku okuzoqalwa ngalo ukusebenza kwefekthri.

Umbono wethu (ukuqagela okusekelwe olwazini): lokhu kubukeka kungukwakhiwa kwengqalasizinda kancane kancane kunokuguquka okusheshayo ezweni lonke. Uma iTrade Lenda isebenzisa uxhaso olushibhile igcine isiyalo sayo ekuhloleni abafaka izicelo zemalimboleko, futhi i-AirSmat yenza ifekthri yayo isebenze, zombili zinganweba ukufinyelela kumathuluzi amabhizinisi nabalimi asebevele bewadinga ukuze bakhule.

Indlela imiphumela engasabalala ngayo

Ukutshalwa kwezimali kukaVillage Capital okungu-$300,000 kwalandelwa, ngokusho kweTrade Lenda, yizikhungo zesikweletu sendawo ezingu-$2 million ezinenzalo ephansi. Uma inkampani iqondisa lolu xhaso emalimbolekweni yamabhizinisi edijithali nasemikhiqizweni yezezimali ehlanganisiwe, ama-SME nabalimi abafanelekayo bangathola ezinye izindlela zokufinyelela imali yokusebenza.

Lolu chungechunge lungaphuka ezindaweni ezivamile ezingakhangi: ukuhlolwa kwabafaka izicelo okuqinile, amandla abuthaka okubuyisa izikweletu, ukulahlekelwa kwezikweletu, noma isinqumo sokusebenzisa uxhaso ekukhokheleni kabusha izikweletu nasekusebenzeni kunasemalimbolekweni emisha. I-AirSmat ibhekene nenye inkinga yokuvinjelwa. Uma iqala ukusebenza kwefekthri, abalimi bangathola ukufinyelela okukhulu kumanyolo wayo nakumathuba emali engenayo emakethe yekhabhoni ewashoyo; ukubambezeleka kungakuhlehlisa kokubili.

Ukuhlolwa komthelela

ITrade Lenda iyona ezuza ngokushesha: ithole u-$300,000 futhi ithi kamuva ithole isikweletu sendawo esibiza kancane. Isikhundla sayo sokuxoxisana nemithombo yoxhaso singathuthuka uma le mali isekela ukusebenza okubanzi kokubolekisa.

I-AirSmat nayo izuza ngokuqondile ngoba u-$150,000 wayo ubekelwe ukuqedelwa kwefekthri, ukuqaliswa kwayo nokwandiswa kwezentengiselwano. Kubalimi namabhizinisi amancane, umthelela uxubile: ukufinyelela kungathuthuka ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kuya kweziyi-12 ezilandelayo, kodwa kuphela uma ababoleki befaneleka futhi izinkampani zombili ziguqula uxhaso lube amandla okusebenza.

Izimo ezingaba khona

Okungenzeka kakhulu. Uma iTrade Lenda isebenzisa isikweletu sayo esibiza kancane ekubolekiseni futhi i-AirSmat iqeda ukuqaliswa ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka okukhulu, izinyanga eziyisithupha kuya kweziyi-12 ezilandelayo zizoletha ukunwetshwa okuqhubekayo kunoshintsho olusheshayo ezweni lonke. Ababoleki abaningi abafanelekayo bathola ukufinyelela emikhiqizweni yeTrade Lenda, kanti i-AirSmat iya ekusebenzeni komanyolo kwezentengiselwano. Ukwanda kokubolekisa, ukufinyelela okubanzi kwaboboleki nesimemezelo sokuqaliswa kungasekela le ndlela.

Isimo esingcono. Uma izindleko eziphansi zoxhaso ziguquka zibe amandla amakhulu emalimboleko emisha futhi i-AirSmat ifinyelela umkhiqizo wefekthri othembekile nokusatshalaliswa, ama-SME amaningi, abalimi nabalingani bokuhlinzeka bangasebenzisa izinsiza zalezi zinkampani ezimbili. Lokho kungaguqula ukungena kokuqala kwesikhwama kube wukuba khona okubanzi kwezentengiselwano. Ubambiswano olusha lokubolekisa, ukufinyelela okwandisiwe kwamakhasimende nokuqinisekiswa kokusebenza kwefekthri yezentengiselwano kungakhomba kule ndlela.

Isimo esibi. Uma ingozi yezikweletu ikhawulela ukusetshenziswa kwemalimboleko yiTrade Lenda, noma uma ukuqaliswa kwe-AirSmat kubambezeleka, ukungena eNigeria kuhlala kuwukunwetshwa okuncane kwephothifoliyo. Imali isazobe ishintshile izandla, kodwa ababoleki nabalimi bazobona ushintsho oluncane olusebenzayo. Imibandela eqinile yezikweletu, ukukhula kancane kokubolekisa noma uhlelo lwefekthri olubambezelekile kungayenza buthaka indaba ebanzi.

Okufanele kubhekwe ngokulandelayo

• ITrade Lenda ixhumanisa isisekelo sayo soxhaso namazinga aphezulu okubolekisa, ukufinyelela kwaboboleki noma ukusatshalaliswa kwemikhiqizo.
• I-AirSmat iqinisekisa ukuthi ifekthri yayo yezentengiselwano yomanyolo osuselwe ku-biochar isiqalisiwe futhi iyasebenza.
• I-Village Capital iqamba okunye ukutshalwa kwezimali kwalesi sikhwama eNigeria noma eTanzania.