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HALF OF THE HUMANITY…

DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO BASIC

SERVICES!


• What incentives do Governments have

to provide longterm and sustainable

solutions for decentralized access to

infrastructure?

• How can a non-profit business model

be scaled a multiplied?

• Why do large companies not show

more interest in the BoP market?

• Do SME suppliers tend to over-

engineer?

WHY ARE THESE PROBLEMS NOT

SOLVED?

JUST A FEW THOUGHTS...


- With 100 million one of the largest landlocked countries in the world (est. 2015)

- More than 80% of the population lives in rural areas

- Only 65% of them consume the minimum standard of food per day

- Due to small landholdings and usage of livestock manure for fuel, efficiency in farming is very low

- In urban areas, the most pressing issue is access to sanitation, only 26.8% in 2014

- NGO activities are uncoordinated and isolated

- More than half of the population does not have access to clean water

- 99% of households and 70 – 94% of businesses use biomass as energy source, only 12% have electricity

- GNI per capita is estimated at 550 USD in 2014

- GDP growth in 2014 was 9.9%

- Net official development assistance and official aid received in 2013: USD 3‘826‘250‘000

SITUATION IN ETHIOPIA SOURCE: WORLDBANK, WIKIPEDIA, ENERGYPEDIA


THE SOLUTION


• Environmentally Friendly: The water treatment system powered by renewable energy (solar or

hydro power). Energy also used to recharge electronic devices and provide electricity to the rented

out rooms.

• Access to clean energy: instead of installing fossil fuel based energy systems, we can leapfrog

with renewable technologies. Further, the common practice of burning any kind of biomass is

minimized.

• A role model: The NEXUS hubs shall be a role model how sustainable technologies can be used

efficiently. The infrastructure shall be used actively and passively for education purposes in

sustainability and conservation

TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE IMPACT Environmental Aspects


• Financial Sustainability: A diversified cost-recovery

mechanism due to various revenue generation

streams helps stabilize and increase business cash

flows. Investment and operational costs are

recovered and an ethically acceptable profit is

generated.

• Cross-Subsidization: Non-drinking water related

revenues offer the possibility to subsidize the water

price and provide access to safe drinking water to

consumers that would not afford the regular price.

• Local Entrepreneurship: A special emphasis is put

on supporting local entrepreneurial initiatives that

foster inclusive growth and community development.

TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE IMPACT

Economical Aspects


• Local Jobs and Capacity Building: Each Nexus Center creates at least 2 direct full-

time jobs. The local operators and their supporters are trained on technical aspects,

accounting, safe drinking water and hygiene practices, sales and marketing.

• Health: The health situation should be improved with the access to safe drinking

water, sanitation and clean energy.

• Inclusive: The community is involved in every stage of the project, during planning,

development and operations.

• Ownership: It is expected that the franchisees either contribute 10% in cash or in-kind

(building, tank structure etc.) of the total investment cost for the local civil structure.

• Education: Communities and customers are sensitized on adequate sanitation and

hygiene practices as well as the responsible use of water sources. Internet cafés that

will be run by entrepreneurs renting space within the center provide a good

opportunity for students and the local population to acquire useful information.

• Community Harmonization and Integration: The Nexus Center creates an

environment for the community members to gather at one place, where they can

discuss social and community development issues.

TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE IMPACT

Social & Health Aspects


Proven technical track record of 850 solar powered drinking water units in 42 countries

(www.trunzwatersystems.com)

Large network of established and reliable partners for technology, financing, business modeling, project

management etc. E.g. Nigist Goytom, Traveller

Dedicated to develop sustainable projects

Experienced team in project management in BoP markets

Provides personalized services and technical advice

Direct, transparent and fair

We love what we do and we know how to do it

WHY WECONNEX?

Enabling sustainable business


Competition

• NGO and Government activities which provide

access to basic infrastructure for free or low

(subsidized) costs

• Free ressources (e.g. untreated water, open

defecation etc.)

• Other international or national organisations

offering access to basic services via a business

oriented approach (e.g. Swiss Fresh Water,

Sarvajal, etc.)

-> Very Welcome!

Risks

• Acceptance of endcustomers

• Long project lead times

• Complexity of the concept

COMPETITION & RISKS


PARTNER NETWORK

PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERTS NGOs / Civil Society

Financing Support

Business Development

Management Skills

Consulting (technical, social,

business)

Networking

General Support

Stakeholder Coordination

Local Knowledge

Monitoring & Evaluation


• Water Treatment Sytems:

Trunz Water Systems,

Katadyn and Swiss Fresh

Water

• Energy supplies:

Hydropower (vorteco, IDE

Energy, RCE Engineering),

Waste-to-Energy (Terragon),

Solar (Phocos and others),

Windpower (Bergey, Northern

Power)

• Sanitation and Waste Water

Treatment: tbc

• Communication and

Monitoring: isaTech,

Swisscom

TECHNICAL PARTNERS


Team WECONNEX

• Markus Stolz, Research and Development

• Anthony Musco, Project Management

• Lars Willi, Founder & CEO

Project Partners

• Nigist Gebrehiwot Goytom, Traveller Ethiopia & NEXUS

Ethiopia

• Andrew Cheah, ISZA Trade Malaysia & NEXUS Laos &

Co-Founder

• Awi Fang, PT Enviromate Indonesia & NEXUS

Indonesia & Co-Founder

Advisors

• Christoph Sievers, Consulting Group Zurich

Switzerland

• Nikolaus Hutter, Angello Austria

• Susanne Grossmann, SECO Startup-Fund (tbc)

• Lukas Schmid, FHSG (tbc)

TEAM AND ADVISORS


ORGANISATION STRUCTURE

TechnologySuppliers

NGO‘s

WECONNEXAGSwitzerland

Traveller NEXUSEthiopia

NC1 NC2 NX

CAPEXInvestor

OPEXInvestor

BusinessDevelopment


Planned Schedule

Securing Financing for Feasibility Study of approx. 25‘000 CHF ASAP

Start with Feasibility Study January 2016

Finalization of Business Plan April 2016

Fundraising for Pilot Project ( ≥10 Installations) May 2016 ongoing

Start of Operations 4th Quarter 2016

Fundraising for Expansion Project (≥30 Installations) 2nd Quarter 2017

NEXT STEPS


IMPRESSIONS NEPAL


TOO BIG TO FAIL...



Thank you!


- WECONNEX is providing consulting services to develop NEXUS Projects upfront. These services

are e.g. the preparation and execution of feasibility studies and the design of the business plans.

For these consulting services, WECONNEX is asking a fixed price per NEXUS Center and/or an

agreed fee for expenses and time (e.g. feasibility studies etc.).

REVENUE MODEL – „ARCHITECT“

Commission

- WECONNEX is giving licenses of the NEXUS Center Concept to the local project partners. This

license includes access to all the know-how, templates, network of WECONNEX and the support

with human resources local and remotely. In return, the Licensee pays a certain percentage of the

gross turnovers and net profits generated to WECONNEX.

Licensing

Consulting

- For some products which are deployed or successfully mediated by WECONNEX, a commission

payment from the supplier can be agreed (e.g. Trunz Water Systems)

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