GETAIKI

The Problem

In Nigeria, 34.9 million are unemployed or underemployed and 1.1 million out of the 1.5 million that apply for tertiary institutions yearly cannot get in. Illiteracy and Unemployment are at an alarming rise in developing countries, affecting the youth.

Our Solution                                                      

Getaiki trains and hires underprivileged young people to provide technical support to homes and businesses that require ongoing technical support. As well as large corporations that will be more effective in outsourcing non-core technical aspects of their business.  

 Description of the problem within the challenge

1. Illiteracy denies a disadvantaged group of people access to education, information, digital literacy, and services.  This educational barrier is epidemic and prevalent in developing countries. In Nigeria, tertiary institutions cannot admit about 1.1 million out of the 1.5 million that apply yearly. According to the United Nations Development Programme, 80 million, constituting 30.9% of Nigerians are uneducated.  781 million of the world’s population are illiterate. Levels of education and skills remain low, most especially amongst African youths of working age which makes them unemployable. 

2. Unemployment constitutes economic inequality which excludes youths from active economic participation and prosperity. In Nigeria, 34.9 million are unemployed and underemployed and over 192 million people are unemployed in the world.

Contributing factors to our solution

1. Access to education and employable skills for disadvantaged youths through technical training.

2. Encourage and spur equal opportunity for inclusive participation and economic growth amongst youths by connecting them to technical support jobs around the world. We believe that everyone deserves the right to a decent livelihood notwithstanding their social or economic background.

Who we are serving

1. Our impact is designed for underprivileged youths who lack employable skills and formal education due to the competitiveness and difficulty of getting a college degree in Nigeria. 

2. Individuals and businesses in need of technical support around the world.

How we are working with them

1. We take the youths through a pre-enrollment interview to identify which technical skill they are suited for, then enrollment and training in the area we find fit. We further help them through the process of deciding whether they would prefer to join our team of technicians at Getaiki or secure a job outside Getaiki network. 

2. Individuals and businesses request tech support through our website and get paired with a suitable technician.

How the solution helps

At the end of the training, the trainees have retained employable technical skills and a great deal of self-esteem to impact their communities with their knowledge. They may choose to work within our network and get paid per technical support service rendered or we help them seek employment outside our network.

The solution

We are building an alternative to college education system that trains unemployed youths in technical support skills. We designed a 3-dimensional approach; Getaiki Champion, Getaiki Beta and Getaiki Global. Depending on the mode of training and contract between Getaiki and the trainees. Getaiki Champion and Beta go through a blended curriculum; our online courses and community learning hub. After being trained, Getaiki Champion joins our network of technicians and earn 70% on each service request assigned while Getaiki Beta secures employment outside the Getaiki network with our help and for a period of two years, we take 20% of their salary. Getaiki Global go through our online courses and get charged an optional premium fee of $0.99 for support and certification. This 3-dimensional approach helps to scale impact and revenue.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

For Underprivileged youths

• Technical skill training and mentoring

• Job Placement within our network

• help hunt jobs, nail interviews, and negotiate a great starting salary for trained technicians that choose to work outside the Getaiki network.

For Clients

Remote service

• Website or app development

• Customize/Revamp website or app 

• Debug/Fix an error

• Setup a new tool

• Get more traffic

• Improve SEO

• Speed up website or app

• Boost Online sales

• Get Advice

In-home service

• Mobile device Setup/Repair

• TV Mounting

• Home Appliances

• Plumbing Services

• Smart Home/Office installation

• Security System Setup

PROCESSES 

Processes for training 

We advertise the opportunity in local communities and conduct a pre-enrollment interview to determine the technical skill applicants are best suited for. After which we guide them to choose whether they want to join the Getaiki network, seek employment outside the network or obtain a certificate of completion. We then take them through an intensive training exercise. 

Processes for customers

 When a customer requests service. Our proprietary algorithm processes the requests, calculating service charge, how long the job will take, and which technician is best suited and available for the job. All these details are forwarded to the customer for approval and payment.

Technology

A combination of Artificial Intelligence and Web technologies.

Our 3-dimensional approach is a novel innovation that has the potential to scale impact globally starting from our immediate community. Getaiki Global eliminates the constraint and limitation of physical contact. 

Our proprietary algorithm is an Artificial Intelligence system which processes customer requests, computes request charges, pairs customers with available and best-suited technicians in the Getaiki network, and gives customers feedback for approval.

Getaiki’s educational system is built on Artificial Intelligence and web technology. This gets rid of the constraint associated with physical training and increases our scalability and impact. 

Getaiki’s customer request system utilises our proprietary algorithm; an Artificial Intelligence technology to increase the platform’s efficiency by processing technical support requests faster.

Currently, the first cohort of our technical training is in session and we provide technical support services to 43 customers (individuals and businesses).

In the next year

Reach 50,000 underprivileged young people through our blended and online curriculum. And provide technical support services for 6000 customers (individuals and businesses).

In the next five years

Our goal is to reach 4.7 million young people through our blended and online curriculum. And serve 250,000 customers (individuals and businesses).

Goals for the next year

1. Scale revenue to 250,000 USD. 

2. Establish 3 learning hubs by strengthening our partnership with local communities.

3. Improve our online curriculum through partnership with international and technologically inclined organisations. 

4. Partner with Payment Providers with global reach.

5. Secure legal counsel on international trade laws and policies to serve our international customers better.

Goals for the next 5 years

1. Establish 55 community learning hubs.

2. Generate 50 million USD revenue.

1. Processing payments from international clients is a challenge to the business. 

2. Paucity of funds and resources required to establish structures for training enough young people.

3. Limited knowledge of international legal framework and policies.

4. Need for partnership with like-minded organizations concerned with educating through technology. 

5. Getting and recruiting the right, qualified trainers to cater to the target number of youths we aim to serve with our solution.

Apply for funding and networking initiatives and leverage on them to support our visions. 

Create an online learning platform that would reduce the need for physical learning to reach more young people.

4 full-time staff

2 part-time staff

The founder Tosin Adekoya had relatable difficult experiences while searching for job opportunities as a young undergraduate. He experienced first hand how difficult it was to secure a job without a college degree or formal education in Nigeria. He is a software engineer with about 10 years experience. Our team is composed of individuals skilled and knowledgeable in diverse fields such as software engineering, mechanical engineering and law, working in clearly defined roles and committed to the success of the business. 

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Getaiki is a platform for educating and connecting underprivileged young people to technical jobs. Our customers are individuals and businesses in need of technical support jobs around the world. We use the web transaction model. Customers requests ranging from 10-1000 USD per request are channeled through our website and payments are made online. We generate revenue from two sources; customers and our trained technicians. 

Resources integral to the business’ success are Finance, power, data, training space, competent trainers, curriculum designers, patent of our proprietary algorithm as well as partnerships with local and international payment Providers, media and organisations.  

Getaiki generates revenue from providing technical support services to individuals and businesses through web requests. We charge our clients between 10-1000USD per request. Our sales strategy is to reach out to businesses and individuals in need of technical support through third-party online platforms. Getaiki Champions are deducted 30% on every service rendered while working within the Getaiki network. Getaiki Beta pays 20% return of their salary to Getaiki for a period of 2 years. Getaiki Global pays as low as $0.99 for support and certification.

As the company approaches the growth stage. Our primary challenge is Processing payments from international clients. Accessibility to a partnership with like-minded organizations concerned with educating through technology and machine learning. Limited knowledge of trending international business legal framework and policies. We are constrained by resources such as limited space to contain our trainees. We can benefit immensely from the partnership with Solve’s valuable network of technologically inclined organisations, mentorship, media publicity, funding and training necessary to scale the business. 

Local communities by establishing learning hubs to be supervised by community managers who supervise training.

Local and international media organisations to get the word out about the work we are doing.

Charitable organisations that aid social impact businesses with resources such as computers.

Amazon for server resources

Payment providers such as Stripe

Legal counsel on current international trade matters.

How the prize would be utilised

Setting up the learning hubs in local communities

Increase the Engineering team

Hire people for sales and marketing roles

Develop our online learning platform.

How the prize would be utilised

Setting up the learning hubs in local communities

Increase the Engineering team

Hire people for sales and marketing roles

Develop our online learning platform.

How the prize would be utilised

Setting up the learning hubs in local communities

Increase the Engineering team

Hire people for sales and marketing roles

Develop our online learning platform.

How the prize would be utilised

Setting up the learning hubs in local communities

Increase the Engineering team

Hire people for sales and marketing roles

Develop our online learning platform.