Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
Activos is a Chilean web platform that delivers home care services by qualified assistants based on care needs assessment for their users. Activos provides training for their assistants and has a support line available for caregivers and their family members. Through their methodology approach, Activos aims to enhance the quality of life of its users by promoting active routines that plan day-to-day activities. Activo’s team is looking to optimize administrative expenses associated with shifts coordination and aims to proportionate affordable solutions to reduce time spent on care and domestic work.

Activities in the care economy:
Provision of technology & services that train/upskill domestic & care workers (e.g. technology that links employers to domestic/care workers), 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: Elderly-care (Ages 60 and above), Care for people with illnesses

Number of customers (2020): Less than 1K

Number of customers (2019): Less than 1K

Number of customers (2018): Less than 1K

Financials

Profitability status: Financially profitable

Revenue USD (2020): 10K- less than 50K

Revenue USD (2019): Less than 10K

Revenue USD (2018): Less than 10K

Pathways to impact

Challenge addressed:
Lack of affordable solutions to reduce amount of time spent on care and domestic work (Reduce), Limited redistribution of care and domestic work to other actors in the care economy (Redistribute)

Pathway to impact – 4 Rs: Reduce, Redistribute

Populations affected: Unpaid care workers, Paid care workers, Elderly people, Persons with special needs or with illnesses

Number of people served (2020): Less than 1K

Number of people served (2019): Less than 1K

Number of people served (2018): Less than 1K