Our Services

Matchmaking

Technology Matchmaking

TECHNOLOGY MATCHMAKING

We support local innovators, sanitation entrepreneurs and business by matching partners across the sanitation value-chain to ensure the right partnership is created to facilitate the commercialization of both local and in-bound sanitation technologies.

Business Matchmaking

BUSINESS MATCHMAKING

We provide innovators with business support and match them with requisite business skills needed for unlocking business potential of their innovation.

Localization Industrialization Matchmaking

LOCALIZATION/
INDUSTRIALISATION MATCHMAKING

We support local innovators, sanitation entrepreneurs and business by matching partners across the sanitation value-chain to ensure the right partnership is created to facilitate the commercialization of both local and in-bound sanitation technologies.

Funding Matchmaking

FUNDING MATCHMAKING

Through partnerships with various private and public institutional investors, we match our partners with available funding and incentive structure that is compatible with the needs of the partner. we also work closely with empowerment deal-making institution that provide deal making and funding support for our partners.

Matchmaking

  • Technology matchmaking: we support local innovators, sanitation entrepreneurs and business by matching partners across the sanitation value-chain to ensure the right partnership is created to facilitate the commercialization of both local and in-bound sanitation technologies
  • Business matchmaking: we provide innovators with business support and match them with requisite business skills needed for unlocking business potential of their innovation
  • Localization/Industrialization matchmaking: through our partnership with the Technology Localization and Implementation Unit (TLIU), we match our partners with manufacturing expertise, suppliers and other technical capacities, leveraging off competences that exists within the country to foster the local manufacturing of innovative sanitation products
  • Funding matchmaking: Through partnerships with various private and public institutional investors, we match our partners with available funding and incentive structure that is compatible with the needs of the partner. We also work closely with empowerment deal-making institution that provide deal making and funding support for our partners.

Commercialization Support

  • Commercialization support: through grants provided by our funding partners we provide commercialization support for our technology and commercial partner. This support includes IP assessment and due-diligence, business, and commercialization advisor

Advisory Services

  • Advisory Services: we advise on the development of the support structures needed to support the commercialization and roll out of viable and sanitation technologies

Social franchising

  • Social franchising: leveraging off extensive WRC research in this area, we would support social franchising initiatives that support the growth, adoption, and commercialization of innovative sanitation technologies. The aim is to develop the service-oriented value-chain around sanitation, empower local businesses, create jobs and unlock opportunities within the industry.