Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
Dame una mano seeks to support families through home healthcare for people with chronic illnesses or who need constant help in their daily activities. It addresses the lack of affordable solutions to reduce the amount of time spent on care activities while providing training and upskilling workers in the care economy. The organization aims to democratize accompanying or caring services for the elderly to the middle and lower income families.

Activities in the care economy:
Provision of affordable services that provide care & domestic work (e.g. affordable daycare services in rural areas)

Stage of growth: Small scale roll-out/Early stage

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): 100K- less than 250K

Revenue USD (2019): 50K- less than 100K

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