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online services for those with no fixed address
IIKEEN... (see iiken.com) is a an solution that will enable communities with no fixed address and limited financial inclusion to order goods online and get it delivered.
Define three specific objectives that you would like to achieve with your proposal.
digital inclusion... to enable all to get access to online servcices
financial inclusion... to enable those with no credit cards to buy goods online
online deliver service... to ensure goods ordered online can be delivered to those with no fixed address.
What problems (particularly in value chain competitiveness and global disruption) are your community’s stakeholders facing due to the Covid-19 pandemic?
Enable online delivery services to those with no fixed address and credit card to purchase good online.
What minimum viable solution(s) are you proposing to address the challenge(s) in your community?
I have developed an app and a website using limited capital from my startup company in Somalia. And this solution allows people to buy goods, i.e. initially books for students and the general public online and get it delivered to wherever they are using what3words API.
Share your story (your narrative)
No one in Somalia can buy a book online with locally issued credit card.... this was what motivated me to develop iikeen.com. Then expanded to iigeey which is to send goods to anywhere using online service such as www.iikeen.com or the iikeen app.
Please provide any additional relevant information that you would like to share.
try.... http://www.iikeen.com/
Hello Mohamed,
Thank you for sharing the overview of your idea! Please upload your profile photo. We want to know who we are cocreating with :)
I read your overview and was wondering of the following:
1. When you 'say' goods, does that mean all sorts of goods? Is this app for the entire of Somalia or just part of it? Also, what do you mean by no fixed address? The person is keep moving? If that's the case, then how will you track them? Please explain the feasibility of your idea.
2. One your objectives is to enable digital inclusion. Does this include those from the rural areas as well? Because, the overall access to internet in such rural areas can be poor. As such, they may not have access to your app. So how will you overcome this challenge?Perhaps, you may want to clearly define your target audience groups and then elaborate how exactly your app will be available to them and how it benefit to them.
3. The other question is regarding your second objective: financial inclusion. I understand that not all have credit or prepaid card for making online purchases. As such, how are your patrons going to pay? Cash on delivery? If yes, then what are the precautions will you have to take to avoid scams? For example, they can order the goods and when the delivery arrives, the purchasers may not pay for the goods. This will be a waste of time and resources. How would you deal with such incidents? Please elaborate.
4. Due to the ongoing health crisis, many delivery businesses have emerged. How will yours be different? What is so unique about your idea- specifically in terms of the value chain competitiveness and global disruption- during the current pandemic? Please elaborate.
5. Next, you may want to clearly list the opportunities that are available during this pandemic situation and then elaborate how exactly you intend to leverage on each of them and why. I cannot understand much from your current answer.
6. Your story. You may want to elaborate the challenges that you face while developing this app and what triggered you to develop this app- in detail. Right now, your story is in a sentence and that's not enough for me to get hooked. Remember, you are selling your idea here via your story. It is therefore paramount for the readers to get 'hooked' to it. So, please download our storytelling factsheet and re-write your story for establishing an 'emotional' connection. Stories must be backed with real scientific evidence and data.
Good luck!
Great initiative, I have a few questions
1. Kindly highlight to me more on how your solution is going to help your community during this pandemic
2. How is iikeen addressing the issue of COVID-19?
3. How are you managing inventory and also delivery of good to your customers, what safety measures have you put in place to make sure that there is less spread of COVID-19 during the whole dispatch service?
Then my other observation is you have not stated the problem clearly and also the solution and how best your idea is in relation to tackle COVID-19 but good start
Hello Mohammed, how are yourbusers going to pay for the services and how exactly will they be located since they don’t have any fixed address?
I need you to make tour idea very clear too
Great piece and succinctly written
My first observation is that you didn't state clearly who your target market is. You will need to segment your market here and outline your distribution channels. Reaching people in undeserved areas of course would be difficult to access your app, and then there is the concern of literacy levels, how are yiu able to address all of these? Put it in your application and make it stronger. And most importantly, involve your potential users in the design process. Take note of this: build something people want. Thanks
In Uganda, the government is piloting a new addressing system, with view of enabling e-commerce and mail delivery. Being able to serve "marginalised" and unserved communities improves their lives. I would encourage you to study the Uganda pilot study and learn lessons & challenges.
Amazing idea considering this is an Africa wide issue or rather a developing world issue.
Hi Mohamed,
I trust you are well.
Let me congratulate you on your idea and also believe that your project is very important for your community.
I wish to share a few considerations.
1. Since you’ve already developed a prototype, how about you consider changing your objectives into SMART objectives to reflect where you would like to take Iikeen going forward. Visit https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/project-objectives/ for a detailed explanation
2. Consider amending your problem section to reflect how has COVID-19 affected the poor financially as well as the distribution of food; problems that Iikeen will be the ideal solution to.
Amazing how a mini-trust community like this can be developed and work in with providers such as Amazon. You have invented a trusted medium where you take the risk and provide the micro-capital until you are reimbursed. I can see this having other applications - and not just for the cashless or nomadic. Well done, Mohamed.
Dear Mohamed,
This is in general a great idea and will definitely solve some issues in many countries in Africa, not only Somalia. However, you did not mention what is your business model and revenue stream.
The what3words is an easy to share and remember location. But when people keep moving, this will change as well. One could similarly share the live location on WhatsApp or the current location on Google Maps, correct? However, this would require to have an internet connection.
Another concern is the payment situation and who is taking the risk for goods ordered and then the person not to be found or not having any funds?
Its an e-commerce site as per my understanding? Why do you want to use API here? is it for locating detection?
Hello Ibrahim,
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Dear Mohamed,
As Steve Liddle noted, "You have invented a trusted medium where you take the risk and provide the micro-capital until you are reimbursed". My concern is in regards to the key-word "micro-capital". You mention that your're using your personal foreign-issued credit card, and such card will sooner rather than later max-out.
How are you planning to scale out of your personal credit card? Please elaborate further on what is your sustainability model?
Great project, my best wishes
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Dear Mohamed,
Congratulations on your idea, specially solving the payment and delivery issues in Somalia.
In one of the previous comments I read the story behind your idea, I would suggest to include it in your final submission. I have also read many comments in regards to how you finance the project. If I understand correctly, you are doing through a personal credit card. I think this is worth clarifying in your final submission and maybe looking for alternate solutions that enable international money transfers.
I hope this suggestions are useful.
i like tha yuo use W3W and that you focus on books. is your business model based on fees for delivery?
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