Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
Nazava is a for-profit enterprise that produces affordable gravity based ceramic household water filters, replacing the need to boil water on wood or LPG. It reduces care work as women save 139 hours per year on boiling and collecting fuel using the water filters. Nazava purified water is 3 times cheaper than boiling and 9 times cheaper than buying water from refill-kiosks.

Activities in the care economy:
Provision of affordable time and labour saving technology and products

Stage of growth: Mass roll-out/Expansion

Type of services: Labour saving solutions

Number of customers (2020): Over 100,000

Number of customers (2019): Over 100,000

Number of customers (2018): Over 100,000

Financials

Profitability status:
Financially profitable

Revenue USD (2020): Between 250,000 to 500,000

Revenue USD (2019): Between 250,000 to 500,000

Revenue USD (2018): Between 500,000 to 1 million

Pathways to impact

Challenge addressed:
Lack of affordable solutions to reduce amount of time spent on care and domestic work

Pathway to impact – 4 Rs: Reduce

Populations affected: Infants or children, Elderly people, Others

Number of people served (2020): Over 100,000

Number of people served (2019): Over 100,000

Number of people served (2018): Over 100,000