Sparkle Agro brands

Critical to Sparkle Agro-brands is the need to solve the national
malaria problem through anti-mosquito skin care products as well as
find lasting solution to unnecessary wastage of milk. We therefore
plan to take measured steps in investing cash into our operations.
This fund will primarily serve to kick start our massive production
and distribution line as well as focusing on public relations and
marketing. The fund will also be used to clear off pending
administrative costs.

Our team is ready to scale our environmentally friendly anti-mosquito
lotion on the East African market. We plan to procure 50litres-perhour
homogenizer to allow better mixing of the ingredients, additional
boiling pints in our production garage and a cooling freezer. Other
essential production equipment for procurement would include
stainless steel boiling containers, sealing equipment, packaging
materials and a starting ingredients patch.

We plan to invest in lasting partnerships and networks. Part of the
fund will enable us secure membership at Uganda national chamber
of commerce, national youth entrepreneurs’ league as well as
Uganda’s Cosmetics and skin care products manufacturers alliance.
We also have plans to invest in a robust online marketing campaign.
We prioritize constant feedback tracking to allow for continued
product modification.

I grew up from humble background of peasant farmers. We could experience seasons of rain and sun throughout the year and this implied we had to dig ditches to collect water as well as survive on our agro produce. By 6years, I was a chronic occupant of clinics due to rampant malaria episodes. This made me loose school time and not to enjoy my childhood. My younger brother, unfortunately, lost his life to malaria at 3 years due to same malaria. 

As a family, we had a difficult decision to choose between fighting hunger (through our agro practices which bred mosquitoes) visa vie staying healthy. At this time, my father shifted attention from crop planting to cattle farming which also came in with its own challenges. Life has been always a hustle. And as I grew, I witnessed the misery faced by cattle farmers who have their milk wasted due to poor storage and lack of market. I grew up with a zeal to change, first my family, and my community.

Here, I am, just completed my high school with variety of social
projects targeting marginalized women and girls who are involved in agriculture as well as farmers and the community.

Imagine if our natural beauty and the health of our skins could be the avenue to relieve our universe of the ugly stench of poverty, the deafening reach of malaria in Africa and toxic pollutant chemicals that worsen climate change. Sparkle Agro-brands’ innovative line of easy-to-make lotion and soap brands, processed from would-be wasted stale milk, makes this a reality. The combination of rich fats, milk aromas, natural exfoliating lactic acid and botanical anti-mosquito oils produces a lotion that is a magic bullet to skin ailments and a protection against Africa’s deadliest human vectors (mosquitoes). 

The innovative re-use of raw stale milk as our primary ingredient is a diversification of the limited local market for milk. We also address the gap of inevitable lose and wastage in the dairy industry, especially among resource limited small-holder farmers.

Every ounce of stale milk utilized, allows additional income into the farmer’s docket. A single recipe to improving livelihoods, eradicating poverty and controlling malaria. This innovation also counters climate change by replacing synthetic non-biodegradable pollutant alpha-hydroxy acids (produced from expensive petrochemicals) with cheaper natural lactic acid, proven through ages for sloughing off dead skin cells. 

Sparkle anti-mosquito skincare products innovatively re-use spoilt milk, which is the primary ingredient in our lotion formulation. This alternative to traditional milk consumption diversifies the limited local market for milk.  By beginning with food waste to make an environmentally friendly product, our brands reduce the footprint of the dairy sector and increase its returns to labour and other capital resources.

With over 300million litres of raw milk spoilt at farm level and an additional equivalent at other value chain levels, our production team projects scalability with sufficient resource supply. This current volume of milk wasted in Uganda is enough to serve the East African population with an affordable skincare remedy for knocking out malaria.  

Our brands contribute to a sustainable environment more than any other skincare brands hence have an edge in the market. Milk-based Lactic acid is a replacement for synthetic non-biodegradable alpha-hydroxy acids. Lactic acid has been proven through the ages for sloughing off dead skin cells. Sour milk is cheaper; thus, our new agro-cosmetics can maintain separation from the price competition while delivering the highest utility and value for our clients' money. Our affordable product pricing strategy will therefore ensure that the products reach our clients.

Though we incorporate lots of spoilt milk in our day-to-day production, we are not encouraging wastage of milk, but we recover sufficient value from this currently wasted resource. Every ounce of stale-milk utilized allows additional income into the farmer’s docket. A single recipe to improving livelihoods, eradicating poverty, and controlling malaria. 

We prioritize a systems’ strategy to corporate engagement and capitalize on multi-stakeholder collaborations to solve this chronic food-waste problem.

We are channelling waste into means that can help farmers reduce the waste and we work together with dairy farmers to achieve this. Our recovery strategy for spoilt milk begins with the local farmers formed into local dairy groups. 

We appreciate that our aim to rescue the millions of milk wasted every year cannot be realized by only a single recovery path. Farmers, through their groups, make the primary players in our milk recovery team. We work with them together with food processors to complement our approach with robust preservation and handling strategies. Through inclusive participatory training sessions, we facilitate the acquisition of knowledge on proper post-harvest handling for milk. Farmers, through their groups, plan together to guide the learning process. This will help build broader awareness about the problem.