Sambal Diet
There approximately 2 billion children in the world between the ages of 0-14 years,and 400 million children alone in Africa. A significant percentage of the African children face protein energy malnutrition (kwashiorkor) which occurs when the are not given enough protein in their daily diet; most of their parents cannot afford infant formula as their live below $1.96 daily and the children are often force fed Pap which is only a carbohydrate (starchy meal)
Most of these individuals are not aware of a plant based alternative to diary infant formula, a Milk which offers more. This is because they have not been onboarded into a digital platform that can easily dispatch the product to their various locations. They are not also aware that the Milk is lactose free and cholesterol free which is good for health conscious individuals,as it prevents future heart problems unlike diary products. Some of the individuals who are aware of the product are scared to order for it from far locations due to the issue of online fraud that occurs during transactions on a regular basis.
1. A plant based alternative to diary products. This is Soymilk processed from soyabeans. It is highly nutritious for children as well as adults who do not take diary products for fear of the disadvantages associated with diary products such as heart and pulmonary artery issues,as well as lactose intolerance,this is because our product is lactose free and cholesterol free which also includes isoflavones (it prevents certain types of cancers)
2. It is a tech based e-commerce start-up as we included Blockchain technology in our platform to foster trust and transparency among our users.
3. A product that is environment friendly,as it is packed in biodegradable packs and it is plastic free.
4. A milk that offers more as it is free of refined sugars and harmful additives, only plant based ingredients are locally sourced and used
Sambal Diet currently serves growing children. They are the main victims of protein energy malnutrition, especially African children;as their parents cannot afford Canned imported diary infant formula which their health needs. Some children too are lactose intolerant, therefore diary infant formula is a not advisable for them. There are 400,000,000 children in Africa,at least 30% of these population cannot have access to diary infant formula because their parents cannot afford the products; this makes take only Pap daily, which is not good health wise for a growing child without protein in their diet.
Sambal Diet is a plant based alternative to diary products which effectively solves this problem of protein energy malnutrition. It is a Milk that offers more as it is devoid of refined sugar and harmful additives. It is also produced in several sizes of packs that is pocket friendly to suit the price range of every class. It would make the healthy,the product is readily available all year round as it's main ingredient (soyabeans) is prevalent in Nigeria. It can be sourced from all locations through our ecommerce platform.
I and my team are located in Nigeria. We are a growth oriented team working diligently to achieve effectiveness and efficiency in our company. We have over 10 years experience, having worked in food processing industry for most of our career.. We source All the ingredients and raw materials internally from our various communities in Nigeria as they are readily available and abundant here. Our first batch of customers were parents with growing children in Nigeria,we know what it means to live under a lean budget,so we provide product and services to suit the needs of our customers.. we all grew up in Nigeria, and experienced protein energy malnutrition first hand,we wouldn't want the upcoming generation to pass the same date,hence our innovative product..
Most Nigerian parents avoid canned diary infant formula, because they complain of its cost, and the fact that they cannot use the empty can once empty. We produce our product in small biodegradable packs and satchets which is suitable to the pocket of all classes. Even when discarded, the biodegradable packs does not pose a menace to the environment.
- Increase local capacity and resilience in health systems, including the health workforce, supply chains, and primary care services
- Nigeria
- Pilot: An organization testing a product, service, or business model with a small number of users
11000 individuals, 80%of these are growing children. The other 20% are health conscious individuals, some of which are lactose intolerant.
We want our product in more locations in the foreign markets, we need mentorship to break those market barriers.
- Product / Service Distribution (e.g. delivery, logistics, expanding client base)
- Technology (e.g. software or hardware, web development/design)
Sambal Diet is innovative as we produce plant based alternative to diary products using automated processes instead of traditional practices. We also use a blockchain enabled technology in our ecommerce platform to foster transparency and accountability. It effectively eradicate protein energy malnutrition as it is a highly nutritious, lactose free and cholesterol free alternative to diary products. It is a Milk that offers more because it makes use of natural plant based ingredients instead of refined sugar and harmful additives.
This will change the narrative of diary products being the only available option as Infant formula, manufacturing companies will be motivated to manufacture their products using biodegradable packs, having seen that it causes less waste in the community as well as less aggravation from environmentalists.
More firms will be motivated to include blockchain in their online platform, seeing that it fosters trust from its users.
There are currently 400,000,000 children in Africa. 30% of these children will need our product.We are targeting 1% of the available market in the next twelve months. Which means 1,200,000 children will be free from protein energy malnutrition
We are targeting 25% of the available market in the next five years, which means 30,000,000 children will be free from protein energy malnutrition
This is achieved through partnerships with NGOs, NEPC, Nourishing Africa, Women In Africa (WIA), Shecluded, etc. As well as we as introduction of our ecommerce website in several locations.
- 3. Good Health and Well-being
- 9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
- 17. Partnerships for the Goals
Currently we have over 10,000 children that has benefited from our product. They already have a healthy appearance without the symptoms associated with protein energy malnutrition (SDG 3)
Our product is innovative as we use automated system to process our plant based Milk instead of traditional practices (SDG 9)
We produce our products in biodegradable packs, which the amount of plastic waste found in the environment made from manufactured goods (SDG 12)
We have secured over 10 partnership so as to gain more market share and sell our products in various locations (SDG 17)
Sambal Diet will eradicate protein energy malnutrition in growing children and also reduce the prevalence of diary products in individual households, especially in Nigeria. Nigeria is known to be a"Satchet Economy" as most of her citizens cannot afford canned products. This makes canned diary products not feasible in the country, especially infant formula.
We produce a plant based alternative to the diary products,it is also affordable as it comes in different sizes of biodegradable packs.
It will also revolutionize the supply chain management in the country as we operate an ecommerce platform that makes use of Blockchain technology to reduce fraud.
We have 98% recorded positive reviews from our customers which is gotten from surveys,user stories and social media engagement.
We produce plant based alternative to diary products using automated systems, our product are packaged in biodegradable packs. We have an app,a website and an e-commerce platform with inbuilt Bitcoin technology for faster transactions and less supply chain hassles.
- A new business model or process that relies on technology to be successful
- Behavioral Technology
- Blockchain
- Internet of Things
- Manufacturing Technology
- Software and Mobile Applications
- Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
Sambal Enterprise is a female led business which encourages cultural and social diversity. Our staff are hired and onboarded based on merit. This enables different tribes to work cooperatively in the company. We have staff from the south,east, western and northern part of the country working in the start without discrimination in pay rates or treatment.
Subscription fees paid by users of our e-commerce platform
Sale of Tofu
Sale of soyabean meal as feed to livestock farmers
Provision of quality consultation to our users
- Individual consumers or stakeholders (B2C)
Selling of our products and services, and sustained grants
Sambal Enterprise has won the YAEDP export diagnostic tool (2022) award, Mtnpreneur award for best 150 female led businesses in Nigeria, and Google business resilience program (cohort 1) where we won an award for best 40 female led business in Nigeria.All these came with varying amont of grants to boost the business so far.
CEO/FOUNDER