Kwasu Virtual Reality Tours
The increase of the tourism footprint that leads to climate change and degradation at sites and the inability of certain factions of society to experience tourism such as the disabled.
By taking footage of various tourism attractions, users are then presented with virtual reality goggles which they can use to access the footage from a central location accessible to all.
It helps reduce climate change which is affecting the current population and may endanger the next generations and also enables tourism access and education to more people.
We are located in the most populous city in Zambia and a tourist destination not only for locals but for international people who appreciate and want to learn about the Zambian culture and its attractions. To better serve people, research is being done on accessibility needs and collection of video footage from susceptible destinations prone to degradation.
- Adapt land and coastal areas to more extreme weather, including through climate-smart agriculture or restoring natural ecosystems to mitigate impacts.
- Zambia
- Concept: An idea for building a product, service, or business model that is being explored for implementation; please note that Concept-stage solutions will not be reviewed or selected as Solver teams
Everyone interested in tourism
To enable tourism consumption for all in a climate friendly way, Kwasu will require investment contributions and pre-seed programs offering technical assistance, mentors and partner networks.
This will go towards securing office premises, purchasing equipment like cameras and virtual reality headsets, tour footage, etc
- Business Model (e.g. product-market fit, strategy & development)
- Financial (e.g. accounting practices, pitching to investors)
- Legal or Regulatory Matters
- Monitoring & Evaluation (e.g. collecting/using data, measuring impact)
- Public Relations (e.g. branding/marketing strategy, social and global media)
- Technology (e.g. software or hardware, web development/design)
The use of technology - virtual reality in tourism to combat climate change.
Reduce the tourism footprint by a substantial amount and begin partnerships with tour operators in other countries to begin duplicate projects.
- 4. Quality Education
- 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- 13. Climate Action
- 14. Life Below Water
- 15. Life on Land
- 17. Partnerships for the Goals
So far, Kwasu has won third prize in Afroskills Business Ideas Competion, a major achievement that has contributed towards research costs.
With the boom in tourism, it is likely that there will also be a spike in the tourism footprint which can be reduced using technology to access tourism as less travel is encouraged.
Photographic camera and virtual reality headsets.
- A new business model or process that relies on technology to be successful
- Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- Zambia
- Zambia
- Not registered as any organization
Engage different stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
Key customers are local or foreign tourists who are walk-in customers and schools. Apart from gaining a touristic experience in a climate friendly way, they will be introduced to latest technology on the market. Tourism institutions/attractions will also be approached for marketing deals to generate sales, as they will require customers to still visit their institutions.
- Individual consumers or stakeholders (B2C)
Starting with the prize money gained from Afroskills, we will continue to build on capital through savings and other grant applications. Once the business is running we hope to reinvest earnings to build the brand and expand or partner with other stakeholders, for instance by marketing attractions outside the country.
So far we won 3rd prize of 1000 euros from Afroskills Business Ideas Competition.
Founder