Wameter ,Company: Aquasafi Ltd

    PROBLEM

Over the 50% of fish production is lost in Sub-Saharan Africa countries  especial In Rwanda because severe weather,pollution ,toxic or high rates of acidity and natural predication.

     SOLUTION

We were bringing the hardware device and platform where you can monitor the water condition (water environment or water quality parameters ) anywhere,anytime using through mobile app,web app and sms notification .

Impact 

Fish plays an important role in fighting  hunger and malnutrition. fish is some of source of proteins and healthy fats like vitamin D ,calcium and omega-3s ,so That 

Using this system the fish  productivity will be increase to 70% ,

easy way for farmers to get information from water by tracking water condition.

31,460 tons in 2018 in  Rwanda /RAB (Rwanda Agriculture Board )estimated to reach on 112,000 tons in 2024 per each year.and 

Over 50% of fish production lost per each last year in Rwanda, . link below .

https://www.newtimes.co.rw/new...

Global fish production growth is expected to be approximately flat year-on-year in 2019 for total of 177.8 million tonnes and 3.4 % decline from 2018 because of climate changes , pollution and diseases . link below 

http://www.fao.org/in-action/g...

We are contributing to improve fish productivity to 70%  but bring the online platform and device where you can check water quality parameters everywhere you are.

Fish farming is one of the significant business in Sub saharan Africa especial in Rwanda. One should pay high attention to the growth of fishes  in the pond because inappropriate maintenance of ponds would result in heavy capital losses. Our smart monitoring device called Wameter ensures optimized profits and less manual efforts. As, it continuously monitors  various hydrobiological parameters like DO, pH, Chlorine,BOD, Temperature, and Feed etc… it supports the growth  of fishes by balancing the parameters. Thus, the installation of our smart sensor system will surely enable  you the right way of fish farming and assist you to achieve high profitability.

The device communicates with the GSM network or LoRa  Gateway using the standard LoRaWAN protocol and the  measured/monitored data is transmitted to the network  server. The web application processes this data and takes  appropriate action like sending SMS, as alerts to  the registered users and data being stored on database for future  use .

We are targeting the fish farmers in different cooperatives and individuals both have 152,000 fishing area which is equal to the devices needed .we are giving them the system in order to improve their productivity .not only that the system will be applied also in:

Swimming pools water companies providers for drinking water Environmental Testing and research lab Industrial make up waters Waste water treatment plant

Engaging them as you develop the solution?

we made the research ,approached the fish farmers ,collected all problems their faced and came up with that system , it was not hard for me as founder because I grown in fish farmer's family , before When I was a young I woke up in morning with my family went to fish and there was the fishes died float .

After Academia I started to make a research and came with first prototype .

The fish farmers liked the system because it is going to improve their productivity.

• We are using the IOT technology to make the good impact to the communities and giving the jobs to different people in the society .
• Our system can fit also sustainable food systems , because our system improve fish productivity and healthy 
• To improve yields while sustaining fish productivity 
•  To monitor the carbon emissions, climate  change, nutrient runoff, or water pollution that can affect the fish surviving .

Our Unique

We are bringing the easy way where the user will get be update from the device installed in water , data is store on the database for future use or for making the research 

User who don't have a smart phone not worry because our system gives the update as sms to his/her feature phone.

Data is real time and live through the web app and we are looking how can use also mobile app , but on this stage we only have web app.

  Competitors

They have the water monitoring devices but they use screen to visualize the data -but our system use online data access and store

Other competitors they use chemical to the substances but taking sample of water put the reagent and get the color change , this is time consumption and costly - our system has a platform where each user will pass on it or login to the platform to access all devices's data   

We are using IoT Technology .

It Supports both GSM and  Low Power long-range wireless radio frequency technology  (LoRaWAN). This highly secured data transmission  technology required for the Internet of Things (IoT)  applications enables real-time communication of data and  analytics that can be utilized to enhance efficiency , productivity and Tracking the devices.

The device is designed with rugged and high accuracy  dissolved oxygen, temperature ,Chlorine and PH sensors. These  sensors measures/monitors Dissolved Oxygen, temperature  ,Chlorine and pH values in the water.
The device communicates with the GSM network or LoRa  Gateway using the standard LoRaWAN protocol and the  measured/monitored data is transmitted to the network  server. The web application processes this data and takes  appropriate action like sending SMS alerts and tracking the device to  the registered users and data being stored on database for future  use and user pass through our platform to access those information.

http://www.libelium.com/products/plug-sense/wsn/

On this link above It used this for many years ago , Their systems works like air quality track, smart parking system  and other systems using this IoT technology ,

Technology is growing each year and the population accept it to be the pillar of all generation for bringing the big impacts to the society and change may things , 

My story 

I grown in fish farmer family , the most challenge we faced was about fish died and I asked myself why ? after time a made a research for how to over come that problem , I got a chance for IoT training in support of Kobe Institute of computing from Japan , for how IoT can make more impact to the community if it applies in different system , at that time , they fitted to the problem I have faced before . that why I came up with that solution.

 Startup

We are a startup company for hardware and software which apply the system for online water monitoring and platform , where users can use this platform for accessing the data but not only that user can use it for getting the training for fisheries .

fishing area (ponds,lakes,river)

Now we are in testing phase ,the devices (three devices)we  made being tested to customers for free .

• On the next year we would like to achieve 3% of the market size.

• We would like to Get the  partnership like in water industries and Government 

   In  next five years , we would like to reach on the financial projection for after taking the 45% of the target market   RF40, 039,452,486 

in Dollars are $4,2041,118.42

 To achieve them?

We need the investment of $45,000   but the addition behind is negotiable 

Strategy to achieve them

Good workers and work hard 

Marketing 

Research and improve 

Serve what Customer needs 

Financial :We need this  investment of $45,000 to accomplish the next year and next five years .

Technical experienced Team but we get the investment we can  hire the more .

Looking the investment for all angles and grants 

Social loans

Full-time staff : five(3) people

Part-time staff: two(2) people 

Eric SAFARI, Background in electronic ,experience in hardware and IoT protocol,

Fiston MUNYAMPETA , Background in information technology,experience in php,java ,Laravel,

Francoise UWAMAHORO , Background in computer science ,experience in marketing 

Lorette ISINGIZWE Background in business administration, experience in business plan and finance 

Bruce NKUNDINEZA ,Background in law 

Partnership with the organization called Next step from Japan ,

They  support us in Technical skills ,connect to the other market around in Africa ,Asia especially in their country Japan

Partner with Siventh organization from Japan also , we are working with them in the support for marketing and scalability of the business around world 

Our business model is simple ,there are two senior for payment to the users 

1. purchase the device on $850 and pay $1/month for only data access 
2. Installment fees of three year where the user can pay $32 per month in three years after three  years , own the device 

More information check on the business model canvas above.

Because  we would like to make the good impact to our community,by :

• Receive mentorship and strategic advice from Solve and MIT networks;
• Attend Solve at MIT, our annual flagship event in May; and
• Receive access to more than $1 million in prize funding for the 2020 Challenges.

where those support it will help us to cover the projection for our solution and scale the market , community and learning from the other solvers .

I wish that if i got an Opportunity to become a solver in MIT ,We will learning a lot about   the tech solution and business skills .

"The entrepreneur is the one that works hard and take each and every as an opportunity and opportunity makes the good impact to the societies ."

"Each stage of the company or startup need to grow every time ,Not enough company but there is a big company"

As we are in prototype stage , We would like to become big solver .

As a startup , we need the partnership in this categories above

We are not exactly know the names but we are looking the different partners in IoT technology, water organizations,aquaculture sectors organization and other related Tech solutions.

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Our solution is considered to be in Andan Prize for giving the refugees the clean water , where Can access water quality anywhere without taking much time for testing water using chemicals . and water is the one that support in the healthy  of people ,

Our team has experience in water industry for distributing that solution to the refugee by increasing healthy .

Supply clean water to the refugees and easy ways for access it .