PROGRAM

GIZ Lab of Tomorrow 22

Greening and advancing e-commerce in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Rwanda

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About the program

The Lab of Tomorrow 22 (LoT 22) program is an innovative initiative designed to create reliable, affordable, and sustainable delivery and packaging solutions for e-commerce platforms in Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, and Nigeria. By leveraging the expertise of local and international stakeholders, LoT 22 aims to address the unique logistical challenges faced by MSMEs in these regions, enhancing customer experience and promoting greener practices.

25 participants from 25 companies came together to develop 4 innovative business ideas to tackle the challenges at the intersection of the transport of passengers and goods, with a focus on digital trade. This initiative aims to create reliable, affordable, and sustainable delivery and packaging solutions for e-commerce platforms in Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, and Nigeria. By leveraging local and international expertise, LoT 22 enhances customer experience and promotes greener practices, empowering startups to drive significant impact and foster sustainable economic growth across Africa.

All 4 ventures successfully proceeded to the Incubation Phase executed in collaboration with Seedstars and have now built their MVPs which they presented on May 29th, 2024 Demo Day.

About the startups

RWANDA

Go-Go App

This green ERP logistic solution consists of an innovative app that connects service providers (e-commerce companies, shops and logistics companies) with freelancers who are ready to deliver. The result is a streamlined solution for efficient order distribution across Rwan

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KENYA

Pweza

Pweza is a unified, cost-effective, secure and eco-friendly logistics platform for MSMEs in Kenya. This is accomplished by bringing together key logistics partners to help reduce the cost of logistics by leveraging on their network of fulfillment centers and e-mobility infrastructure.

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GHANA

Tizaa

Tizaa is an e-commerce platform that uses offline mobile (USSD) and web technologies to get commerce closer to people in remote and hard to reach areas in Ghana. The solution also has a positive ecological and social impact, as it utilizes eco-friendly packaging and delivers with e-bikes.

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NIGERIA

Hive

Hive is a software platform that helps MSMEs optimize last-mile delivery costs, delays and tracking issues by using a smart logistics aggregation and routing system in Nigeria. This solution provides several USPs for logistic companies, like demand aggregation, increased reach and digitalization, as well as to vendors and individual shoppers, like flexible pricing and product tracking.

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Project Team

About us

ABOUT

GIZ

GIZ has over 50 years of experience in international cooperation for sustainable development and education. With sustainability as a guiding principle, GIZ generates ideas, develops concrete plans, and implements effective solutions for political, social, and economic change. GIZ focuses on sustainable development worldwide through its diverse expertise and cooperation with partners from different sectors.

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ABOUT

GIZ SEDIN

Pro-Poor Growth and Promotion of Employment in Nigeria Programme- SEDIN is funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) with a focus on Private Sector Development. SEDIN supports partners in improving the employment and income situations of MSMEs in Nigeria.

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ABOUT

Lab of Tomorrow

The lab of tomorrow is a business development programme to solve specific challenges in developing countries and emerging economies. The programme inspires local and European businesses to jointly create new products and services that meet local needs, guided by Design Thinking principles and supported by topic experts and the public sector. The results are viable ventures owned and driven by the private sector that make a strong, self-scaling contribution to reaching the SDGs.

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