Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
Imvubu Projects is a for-profit enterprise trading as Hippo roller. The rollers are an appropriate technology solution designed for tough rural conditions where access to water and water infrastructure is unstable. The rollers are used to transport more water using minimal effort. This reduces the care work undertaken mostly by women, children, and the elderly. Hippo roller’s capacity of 90 Liters provides adequate water for least 2 people to sustain themselves on a daily basis.

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

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

Type of services: Child-care (Ages 6 and above), Elderly-care (Ages 60 and above), Labour saving solutions

Number of customers (2020): Between 25,000 to 100,000

Number of customers (2019): Between 25,000 to 100,000

Number of customers (2018): Between 25,000 to 100,000

Financials

Profitability status:
Financially profitable

Revenue USD (2020): Between 100,000 to 250,000

Revenue USD (2019): Between 100,000 to 250,000

Revenue USD (2018): Between 250,000 to 500,000

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

Number of people served (2020): Information not available

Number of people served (2019): Information not available

Number of people served (2019): Information not available