MIT Solve

Solution Overview

Solution Name:

Rudzambilu Holdings(Pty)Ltd

One-line solution summary:

is a System that interprets sign language into voice & text, Voice into Sign Language Animations .

Pitch your solution.

Is the system that interprets sign language into voice & text,
Voice into Sign Language Animations .Also it works together with hardware and camera where a deaf person can also sign in sign language in front of
camera, this helps more the deaf community at any customer care center either they are buying or consulting

What specific problem are you solving?

>Communication barriers between Deaf and hearing people.

>Some were born Deaf, some lost hearing as a result of a medical condition, illness & also by getting old

>Deaf students are less accommodated at institutions of higher learning due to limited resources which will enable them to communicate with hearing People.

>Deaf people struggle a lot in terms of getting news update in the media platform like Radio.

> Deaf People they facing challenges of communication when they visit police station in term of reporting a case and some they can’t even go because they don’t have anyone who can help them in terms of interpretation

>Hearing impaired people they are facing a serious challenge when they are looking for transport to go anywhere they wish or when they in the transport like taxi or bus they its very difficult for them to tell taxi driver that this is where they are getting off, and even though when they try to indicate they have to use pen and paper .Difficult part is that some they didn’t go to school they only know sign language

What is your solution?

Is the system that interprets sign language into voice & text, Voice into Sign Language Animations .Also it works together with hardware and camera where a deaf person can also sign in sign language in front of camera, this helps more the deaf community at any customer care center either they are buying or consulting

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

Targeted Population Both Dead Community and hearing People .

Ways they currently underserved with:

Deaf people has a serious barrier when they communicate with hearing people.
Hearing Impaired their information is not protected currently because whenever when they visit consultation place they have to be with an interpreter.
Deaf people they are receiving less education because of communication barriers that is taking control between them and hearing people.
Deaf people they are getting wrong medication at hospital, clinics and etc, because of poor communication or barriers of communicating that is taking place when they start to engage with doctors or nurses.
Deaf people they facing challenges of communication when they visit police station in term of reporting a case and some they can’t even go because they don’t have anyone who can help them in terms of interpretation.
Deaf people are failing to have privacy in their personal information like their finances at the bank and also consulting at the hospital, they have to go with someone for interpretation purposes it either relative or friend so that they can be assisted.
Deaf people they are facing a serious challenge when it comes to writing structure of English. What they sign in South African sign language is what they write in the book.
Education % level for hearing impaired people is very low in South Africa because of less resource.
Deaf people they are facing a serious challenge when they are looking for transport to go anywhere they wish or when they in the transport like taxi or bus they its very difficult for them to tell taxi driver that this is where they are getting off, and even though when they try to indicate they have to use pen and paper .Difficult part is that some they didn’t go to school they only know sign language .
Deaf students are less accommodated in varsity and college.
Deaf people struggle a lot in terms of getting news update in the media platform like Radio.
Deaf Community people will also have their own privacy in any personal staff e.g. banks so that their money can also be safe, also when making phone calls.

To understand their needs, and how are you engaging them as we develop the solution:

>We do site visit to disabilities schools and Universities for both Rural areas ,Township and Urban.

>Home Visits Roadshow

>We also do careers Expos and Disabilities workshops.

How will the solution address their needs:

>The product deliver the social communication skills, relationship between hearing impaired people and hearing people .

>The innovation will create jobs mostly for hearing impaired people and it will alleviate communication between hearing and hearing impaired people in communities, and any different department they wish to visit.

>Deaf people to consult to doctors independently without assistant of relative or friends The innovation will create jobs mostly for hearing impaired people and it will alleviate communication between hearing and hearing impaired people in communities, and any different department they wish to visit.

>Deaf people will also have their own privacy in any personal staff e.g. banks so that their money can also be safe.

>And they will also learn to be independent anywhere they go through using this software System.

>It will also minimize the manual method of writing in paper when they communicate with hearing people.

>System will help Deaf people to write proper English because most of Deaf people they are facing a serious problem of writing English in the proper structure also reading is still a challenge.

The product will boost the confidence and self-esteem of Deaf people in different department and community.

>It will inculcate a habit of being independent in Deaf community.

>It will meet the social needs of Deaf people of communication in communities and South Africa at large.

>The product delivers the social of communication skills, relationship between hearing impaired people and hearing people.

>The system will help hearing impaired people and hearing people to have face to face conversation using the system.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Equip everyone, regardless of age, gender, education, location, or ability, with culturally relevant digital literacy skills to enable participation in the digital economy.

Explain how the problem you are addressing, the solution you have designed, and the population you are serving align with the Challenge.

Th challenge is that there's a Communication barriers between Deaf and hearing people. And therefor our proposed solution is to close communication barrier between Deaf community and Hearing people both in Rural Areas, township and Urban areas .Also Deaf people will also have their own privacy in any personal staff e.g. banks so that their money can also be safe, also when making phone calls. Including consulting at any customer care centers.

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Pretoria, South Africa

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Prototype: A venture or organization building and testing its product, service, or business model.

Explain why you selected this stage of development for your solution.

We selected Prototype stage ,because we are currently in the process of building a final Prototype. And we already conducted Research also we did site visit to disabilities schools and Universities for both Rural areas Township and Urban.

>Home Visits Roadshow .

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Netshidzati Mashudu Lucky ,CEO

More About Your Solution

If your solution has a website or an app, provide the links here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leuKKODrwaM

If you have additional video content that explains your solution, provide a YouTube or Vimeo link here:

Which of the following categories best describes your solution?

A new technology

What makes your solution innovative?

The system is a two-way communication where Deaf Person can effectively communicate with hearing people, and where both can understand what the other is saying through audio, video, and text with the assistance of artificial neural networks (machine learning in AI).We also expect it to change the market where ,government and private companies specialize in customer care will be getting more clients who are Deaf .

Please select the technologies currently used in your solution:

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Internet of Things
Software and Mobile Applications

Select the key characteristics of your target population.

Women & Girls
Infants
Children & Adolescents
Elderly
Rural
Peri-Urban
Urban
Poor
Low-Income
Middle-Income
Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons
Minorities & Previously Excluded Populations
Persons with Disabilities

Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals does your solution address?

4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10. Reduced Inequality
16. Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

In which countries do you currently operate?

South Africa

In which countries will you be operating within the next year?

Brazil
Italy
Kenya
Nigeria
Singapore
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Zambia
Zimbabwe

How many people does your solution currently serve? How many will it serve in one year? In five years?

The current number of people you’re serving,

300 to conducting

In one year we will be serving:

•Target Market: B2B

•Size: +2 million deaf people in SA alone

•SA will be priority then global reach

The number we will be serving in five years;

•Market Potential

•70 million people are deaf globally!

How are you measuring your progress toward your impact goals?

We currently using Trello software to manage the progress of our project.

We already make strong traction in our country when it comes to media coverage both internal and National . Below is the proof:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/wo...
https://www.enca.com/life/sign...
https://www.facebook.com/watch...
https://www.limpopomirror.co.za/articles/news/50966/2019-09-16/netshidzati-creates-gloves-to-help-deaf-people-

https://www.facebook.com/watch...

About Your Team

Your Business Model & Partnerships

Partnership & Prize Funding Opportunities

Why are you applying to Solve?

We solving

Communication Barrier

Communication barriers between Deaf and hearing people.

Some were born Deaf, some lost hearing as a result of a medical condition, illness & also by getting old

Deaf students are less accommodated at institutions of higher learning due to limited resources which will enable them to communicate with hearing People.

Deaf people struggle a lot in terms of getting news update in the media platform like Radio.

Plan to overcome

Deaf people will also have their own privacy in any personal staff e.g. banks so that their money can also be safe, also when making phone calls.

The product deliver the social communication skills, relationship between hearing impaired people and hearing people .

The innovation will create jobs mostly for hearing impaired people and it will alleviate communication between hearing and hearing impaired people in communities, and any different department they wish to visit.

In which of the following areas do you most need partners or support?

Human Capital (e.g. sourcing talent, board development, etc.)
Financial (e.g. improving accounting practices, pitching to investors)
Public Relations (e.g. branding/marketing strategy, social and global media)
Monitoring & Evaluation (e.g. collecting/using data, measuring impact)
Product / Service Distribution (e.g. expanding client base)
Technology (e.g. software or hardware, web development/design, data analysis, etc.)

Please explain in more detail here.

As the company we really need the support of the below items in order to achieve the millstone's of our project. Human Capital Financial Public Relations Monitoring & Evaluation Product / Service Distribution Technology

What organizations would you like to partner with, and how would you like to partner with them?

Kindly note that I would to Partner with MIT ,we would like to partner with them as Technology Partner.

And at Solve Members we would like to partner with the following companies and organocations as Technology partner/Funder /Investor;

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Amazon
American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
American Student Assistance
Americares
Anant National University, Climate Action Fellowship
Andan Foundation
Antropia ESSEC
APCO Worldwide
AutoCognita
Best Buy
BHP Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt
C. L. Sandberg and Associates
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Capital One
Care 2 Communities
Cast Collective
Clint Taylor
Clorox
Closed Loop Partners
Comcast NBCUniversal
Compassion International
Conduent
Danaher
DBS Foundation
Deshpande Foundation
Dubai Cares
EcoAdvisors
Eileen Fisher
Elevate Prize Foundation
Enel Foundation
Firefly Innovations at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Flagship Pioneering
Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research
Future Planet Capital
General Motors
The Geneva Learning Foundation
Georgia-Pacific Foundation
Global Infrastructure Hub
Grupo Salinas
Gurnet Point Capital
The Hague Business Agency
Hamilton Insurance Group
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
HP
Innospark Ventures
Innovation Norway
International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA)
Intuitive Foundation
The Kamath Family Foundation
Kevin Przybocki
Klaxoon
KSF Impact
League of Intrapreneurs
Leap Ventures
Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation
Living Proof
Llamasoft
Mannin Research
MetLife
Microsoft
Mintz Levin
MIT Club of Northern California
MIT HK Innovation Node
Morgridge Family Foundation
National Rongxiang Xu Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
Nike
Northrop Grumman
Novartis Foundation
Olam International
Oliver Wyman Group
Oxford Sciences Innovation
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Penn Foster
The People's Prize
Pfizer
Pioneering Ventures
Putnam Associates
Queen Rania Foundation
Rise Resilience Innovations
SAP
Sasaki
Schmidt Marine Technology Partners
Stand Together
Strada Education Network
Straubel Foundation
Technical University of Denmark
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Terranova Corporation
TGR Foundation
Twilio.org
Uber
United Nations Environment Programme
Universidad de los Andes
Vodafone Americas Foundation

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The ASA Prize for Equitable Education? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Explain how you are qualified for this prize. How will your team use The ASA Prize for Equitable Education to advance your solution?

Because we already at least raise few funds which is $ 243383,93 for Product development given by the The Department of Trade Industry And Competition under SPII Department. But in order for us to access the grant fund, the DTIC wants us to contribute $140839,13 first before they give us $243383,93 for development of the product .The reason is that the DTIC grant fund it’s a match funding. The Funds will be used together with DTIC grant of $243383,93 for the product development of the glove and Hardware. The team will use all the funds for product development.

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The Andan Prize for Innovation in Refugee Inclusion? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Explain how you are qualified for this prize. How will your team use The Andan Prize for Innovation in Refugee Inclusion to advance your solution?

Because we already at least raise few funds which is $ 243383,93 for Product development given by the The Department of Trade Industry And Competition under SPII Department. But in order for us to access the grant fund, the DTIC wants us to contribute $140839,13 first before they give us $243383,93 for development of the product .The reason is that the DTIC grant fund it’s a match funding. The Funds will be used together with DTIC grant of $243383,93 for the product development of the glove and Hardware. The team will use all the funds for product development.

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The HP Prize for Advancing Digital Equity? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Explain how you are qualified for this prize. How will your team use The HP Prize for Advancing Digital Equity to advance your solution?

Because we already at least raise few funds which is $ 243383,93 for Product development given by the The Department of Trade Industry And Competition under SPII Department. But in order for us to access the grant fund, the DTIC wants us to contribute $140839,13 first before they give us $243383,93 for development of the product .The reason is that the DTIC grant fund it’s a match funding. The Funds will be used together with DTIC grant of $243383,93 for the product development of the glove and Hardware. The team will use all the funds for product development.

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for the Innovation for Women Prize? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Explain how you are qualified for this prize. How will your team use the Innovation for Women Prize to advance your solution?

Because we already at least raise few funds which is $ 243383,93 for Product development given by the The Department of Trade Industry And Competition under SPII Department. But in order for us to access the grant fund, the DTIC wants us to contribute $140839,13 first before they give us $243383,93 for development of the product .The reason is that the DTIC grant fund it’s a match funding. The Funds will be used together with DTIC grant of $243383,93 for the product development of the glove and Hardware. The team will use all the funds for product development.

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The AI for Humanity Prize? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Explain how you are qualified for this prize. How will your team use The AI for Humanity Prize to advance your solution?

Because we already at least raise few funds which is $ 243383,93 for Product development given by the The Department of Trade Industry And Competition under SPII Department. But in order for us to access the grant fund, the DTIC wants us to contribute $140839,13 first before they give us $243383,93 for development of the product .The reason is that the DTIC grant fund it’s a match funding. The Funds will be used together with DTIC grant of $243383,93 for the product development of the glove and Hardware. The team will use all the funds for product development.

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The GSR Prize? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Explain how you are qualified for this prize. How will your team use The GSR Prize Prize to advance your solution?

Because the system is a two-way communication system where Deaf and Hearing people can both understand each other through audio, video, and text with the assistance of artificial neural networks (machine learning in AI) when communication.