Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
“Sign is a Mexican company that uses Artificial Intelligence & computer vision to tend bridges between people with hearing impairments and other people using a virtual character as a mediator. They offer software that translates Sign Language to help:
1. Enterprises to achieve inclusion by opening their services to people with hearing impairments.
2. People with hearing impairment to learn & communicate quickly and clearly
This initiative directly impacts people with hearing impairments, reducing the amount of time their caregivers, especially women, spend to allow them to communicate with others.”

Activities in the care economy:
Provision of affordable time and labour saving technology and products (e.g. product that makes washing, cooking more efficient), Provision of affordable services that provide care & domestic work (e.g. affordable daycare services in rural areas)

Stage of growth: Mass roll-out/Expansion

Type of services: Care for persons with special needs (disabled / differently abled persons)

Number of customers (2020): Information not available

Number of customers (2019): Information not available

Number of customers (2018): Information not available

Financials

Profitability status:
Not available

Revenue USD (2020): Not available

Revenue USD (2019): Not available

Revenue USD (2018): Not available

Pathways to impact

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

Pathway to impact – 4 Rs: Reduce

Populations affected: Persons with special needs or with illnesses

Number of people served (2020): Information not available

Number of people served (2019): Information not available

Number of people served (2018): Information not available