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Through My Eyes

Through My Eyes

Company Overview

Website: Information not available

Headquarters: Kenya

Country of Operations: Africa

Women owned / led: At least 30% women in senior leadership positions, Founded by at least one woman

Year of founding: 2020

Number of FTEs: < 5 FTEs

Legal status of the organization: Other

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Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
Through My Eyes is a social enterprise that trains and accredits caregivers to serve children with special needs. Once caregivers have been contracted, they go through daily inspections to ensure they are presentable and in the most positive state of mind. The trainings are categorized according to the diagnosis and the specific needs of the children. Through My Eyes rewards the accredited caregivers with better placement opportunities on mastering the art of caregiving. The enterprise’s services reduce the burden of care work and improve skills of caregivers.

Activities in the care economy: Provision of technology & services that train/upskill domestic & care workers

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

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

Number of customers (2020): Less than 1,000

Number of customers (2019): Not applicable

Number of customers (2018): Not applicable

Financials

Profitability status: Not profitable yet but planning to become profitable within 3 years

Revenue USD (2020): Less than 10,000

Revenue USD (2019): Not applicable

Revenue USD (2018): Not applicable

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: Persons with special needs or with illnesses

Number of people served (2020): Less than 1,000

Number of people served (2019): Not applicable

Number of people served (2018): Not applicable