Imhanya enables better communities in Africa by providing last mile distribution services to underserved communities. Imhanya uses a Social Franchising Business Model.

1. Enabling Better Communities
Socially Franchised Last Mile D istribution Solutions
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2. IMHANYA IMPROVES THE LIFESTYLES OF UNDERSERVEDAFRICANCOMMUNITIES
THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTIONOF CRITICAL& ESSENTIALPRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
WE COLLABORATE WITHLARGE BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS
TO FORM CHANNEL PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE INFORMALSECTOR.
WE IMPLEMENT THROUGHA SOCIALLY FRANCHISEDBUSINESS MODEL
USING UP-CYCLED SHIPPING CONTAINERS AS LAST MILE DISTRIBUTIONHUBS.
Imhanyais a Social Enterprise. Our efforts are greatly influenced by
the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

3. ImhanyaProvides Infrastructure AndBusiness Systems That Enable Better
Communities.
Imhanya Up-cycles Shipping Containers To Produce Safe, Modular, Dignified, Off-grid
Infrastructure For The Informal Sector.

4. We Sustainably Impact 500 Lives
With $20,000 Of Investment
With an IRR of >50%

5. We Alleviate Poverty By Providing
Opportunities For Disadvantaged
Communities To Participate In Revenue
Generating, Socially Franchised Last Mile
Distribution Systems That Involve:
1. Community Ownership
2. Bridging The Gap Between The Private
Sector, The Informal SectorAnd The
Underserved
3. Providing An Environment Of
Accountability AndDignity
4. The Use Of Innovation And Technology
To Develop Infrastructure AndSystems
500 LIVES IMPACTED IN 1ST YEAR
PIPELINE PROJECTS WILL IMPACT 25,000 LIVES

6. ImhanyaHas Developed
Agri-depots That
Supply Fertilizer, Seed, Feed
Stock, Farming Implements
And Other Critical And
Essential Products And
Services To Underserved
Farming Communities.
AGRI-DEPOTS AT THE ‘FACE OF THE FARMER’
PIPELINE : BENEFITS 1,000 FAMILIES

7. ImhanyaBrings Critical & Essential Goods & Services Closer To
Communities.
ESSENTIALGOODS BROUGHT CLOSER TO 5,000 PEOPLE
PIPELINE YEAR 2 : 500,000
The United Nations estimates that Sub-Saharan Africaalone loses 40 billion hours
per year collecting essential goods and services.

8. Imhanya aims to keep both Children and Teachers at schools through:
• Reducing the Cost of Educating a Child
• Providing Light at our Infrastructure where Children can study at night
• Providing opportunities for Teacher Associations and Schools and Parents to earn revenue
• Providing Classroom Infrastructure
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 200 CHILDREN
PIPELINE : 2,500 CHILDREN

9. PROVIDED DIGNIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEGALIZED
BUSINESS STRUCTURE FOR 200 WOMEN
Imhanya Contributes To The Economic Empowerment Of Women Through Providing Affordable And
Dignified Infrastructure Whilst Reducing Their Trading Costs By 75%
In Southern Africa, Informal Cross-border Trade Is Thought To Amount To As Much As 30–40 Percent Of
Total Recorded Formal Trade Between Countries In The Region, Entailing Some US$20 Billion Per Year
(SARDC 2008)

10. IMHANYA PROVIDES ABLUTION FACILITIES TO THE
UNDERSERVED
Imhanya Has Designed, Developed & Deployed Dignified Ablution Facilities Hosted In Shipping
Containers.
Imhanya Has Also Developed A Drinking Water
Purification Plant Hosted In A Container That Is Able
To Dispense Drinking Water Through Taps Using Near
Field Communication Cards.

11. SOLAR & LPG GAS POWERED UNITS
Imhanya Sells LP Gas & Solar Lanterns. It Offers Cell phone, Tablet And Laptop Charging Facilities at It’s
Infrastructure.
Imhanya Is Working With ACompany In Rwanda To Develop A Business Model Whereby Solar Power
Generated From Panels On Containers Can Supply The Grid And Communities With Clean Power.

12. INFRASTRUCTURE CAPABLE OF HOUSING 1 - 300
ENTREPRENEURS
Imhanya Has Implemented Infrastructure That Can House 1 - 300 Street Vendors In A Dignified, Safe And
Legal Manner.

13. AFFORDABLE, INFRASTRUCTURE FOR POVERTY
ALLEVIATION IN 7 LOCATIONS
Imhanya Infrastructure is Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Resilient.
This Infrastructure Offers Last Mile
Services That Include:
• Financial Services For The
Poor
• Communications Services To
The Underserved
• Critical And Essential
Products And Services In
Remote Areas

14. INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS LINKING CORPORATIONS &
ORGANIZATIONS WITH INFORMAL SECTOR CHANNELS
Imhanya Is A Social Enterprise That Acts As A Catalyst Between The Informal Sector And Global
Corporations And Organizations. It Has Created A Sustainable Business Model That Creates Value For
Both The Poor And The Corporation.
Imhanya’s Business Model Provides Access To Critical And Essential Products And Services In Underserved
Communities With The Same Level Of Convenience And Value As In Cities.

15. SUSTAINABLE, DIGNIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
AFRICAN CITIES
Imhanya Alleviates The Burden On African Cities For The Creation Of Infrastructure To House Street
Vendors By Developing A Sustainable Solution.
CASE STUDY
FOURTH STREET, HARARE
$0 of Rate Payers Funds, $65,000 Contribution to City Council in
Annual Fees, 200 Vendors Accommodated

16. IMHANYA UP-CYCLES SHIPPING CONTAINERS INTO
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE INFORMAL SECTOR
The Global Container Fleet Is In Excess Of 34 Million Teu’s (Twenty Foot Equivalent
Units). The Average Lifespan Of A Shipping Container Is 12 Years. There Are An
Estimated 30,000,000 Unproductive Containers Across The Globe

17. IMHANYA HAS SAVED 167,000KWH OF ENERGY IN ITS 1ST
YEAR OF OPERATIONS
8,000 Pounds Of Steel Are Used In The Manufacture Of A Shipping Container.
8,000 Kwh Of Energy Required To Melt Down And Recycle An End Of Life Container.
Imhanya Uses 95% Less (400 Kwh) Energy To Repurpose A Container Compared To Recycling It.

18. IMHANYA HAS DEVELOPED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
DESIGNATED VENDING SITE IN HARARE ZIMBABWE
Imhanya Has Provided A Legal Business Model That Has Dropped The Cost Of Street Vending By 75% And
Legitimized Traders At The 4th Street, Easipark Car Park Vending Site. Traders Now Pay A Daily Licence
Fee To The Local Authority As Well As A 25c Per Day Presumptive Tax To The Government. Traders Are No
Longer Harassed By Extortionists And Space Barons.

19. COLLOBORATION IS THE KEY TO IMHANYA’S SUCCESS
Imhanya has created a WIN – WIN – WIN Model by creating a Social Enterprise
that Works with Big Business
to Empower Disadvantaged and Underserved Communities
It Provides Corporations And Institutions With Safe Access To The Informal Sector .
It Provides Affordable Access To Critical And Essential Products And Services For
Informal Traders.
It Provides A Poverty Alleviation Model That Can Grow Businesses .
In Its Pilot Project, Imhanya Has Outperformed Commercial Property Investments
By 400% !

20. HISTORY
Oct
2014
June
2015
Imhanya
Launched !
2 School
Friends Meet
to Create a
Micro
Footprint Last
Mile Sales Pod
Solution
Prototype1Launched
Last Mile Distribution
Depot Launched to Test
Systems and Feasability
Agreement Signed
with Republic of
Zimbabwe for the
Provision of
Infrastructure and
Capacity Building for
the Informal Sector
July
2015
Sept.
2015
VendorPark Launched
250 Unit Park Launched
in HarareCBD
Dec.
2015
PROOF OF CONCEPT
COMPLETE
500 Lives Impacted
200 Vendors Legalized
and Protected
$250,000 worth of
Product Sold

21. The Imhanya Team
K. Patel
Retail, Strategy, Operations, Franchising, Intellectual Property
 Retail Operations and Systems: Responsible for the creation of 9
different Operations Manuals for Pan African and Global Retail Brands
 Business Development: Responsible for mapping growth strategies,
formulating and implementing acquisition, joint venture and franchised
business partnerships in diverse markets including Sub Saharan Africa,
The United States, Canada, Egypt, India, Korea, United Kingdom,
Jordan, Japan, Turkey, Syria, The Far East and China, Latin America
and Australia
 Brand Management: Responsible for managing global restaurant, retail
and bakery brands including the introduction of a $6.5million dollar
Pastry Plant, 400,000 loaf per day automated Bread Plant facility and
1,000,000 unit per month Roll Plant.
 Logistics Management: Managed planning, procurement and
operational processes for the launch of multi-branded outlets across 10
countries
 Partnerships and Alliances: Formulated and implemented a 216 Counter
($69M) agreement to deploy fast-food and convenience retail operations
with ExxonMobil and Total acrossAfrica
32 Countries : International
Business Development
Experience
9 Global Brands :
Franchising Experience
400 + New Franchise Outlet
Growth Experience
$80,000,000 + Total Projects
Budgets

22. The Imhanya Team
B. Malloch-Brown
Construction, Container Conversions ,QS, Design and Distribution
Expert
 QS Experience on Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Building Eastgate
Development and Southampton Life high rise buildings
 Construction Team Support on the Battlefield and ThornhillAirbase
infrastructural expansion project
 On site cost coordinator and planner on the Victoria Falls and Makasa
Sun Hotel to the Kingdom Hotel upgrade.
 Botswana TV and Radio Station and NEC Pension Fund Tanzania Head
Office project manager.
 Managing Partner responsible for the design fabrication and erection of
2,000 residential buildings for Zimplats.
 Managing Partner responsible for the construction of the Selous
interchange sub station project, the largest sub station in Southern
Africa at the time,
 Currently owner and manager of entity responsible for the roll out of the
United States Government PEPFAR project relating to the manufacture
deployment and installation of 96 prefabricated clinics throughout
Zimbabwe
2,000 Houses
96 Mobile Clinics
250+ ContainerConversions
5,000,000 + Accident Free
Man Hours
$58,000,000 + Total Project
Budget

23. Website :
WWW.IMHANYABOXPARK.COM
WWW.IMHANYA.COM
TELEPHONE : +263 772 165 758
PHYSICAL ADDRESS : 232 SAMORA MACHEL AVENUE
HARARE, ZIMBABWE
EMAIL ADDRESS : k@imhanya.com
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