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{HEALTH NEWS} 12/07/2020
COVID-19 NEWS UPDATE

NYAMUKAFRICA ON

SURVIVING COVID19 COVID-19 VIRUS

Outbreak toll high

he Covid19 pandemic brought about many changes.
NyamukAfrica described their transition from on-site activities
to virtual ones, as a shock. However with time, they realized how
virtual operations present many different opportunities, including
Tfast tracking the digital economy. They have since resumed their
on-site business operations, following guidelines from authorities. Admittedly,
the virtual information platforms seemed complicated at first for the startup,
but it has been highly effective. CORONAVIRUS

NyamukAfrica took on Asana; a task The support from ITC has taught
management tool as an innovative this Startup to use online tools in
business technique. receiving feedback from potential
clients. This fits well in the new
NyamukAfrica has experienced business environment. A huge lesson
many wins during the Covid19 has been learned for their business,
pandemic. They managed to hold which is to keep it all about the
Startup weekend events; which customer and less about competition.
allowed for Startup founders to NyamukAfrica continues to
troubleshoot with domain experts. conduct online interviews with their
One of the Startups, Edusongs, customer base. With a focus on state of emergency for covid-19
supplied content to the Ministry of creating impact and helping their
Education in Zambia. This helped communities adopt to the digital
learners whose curricula had been economy, this Startup is confident
interrupted by the pandemic. that they will survive the wind of
NyamukAfrica brought the first ever Covid19 as they will create for
Startup Boost Chapter in Africa; a themselves a loyal future customer
global pre-accelerator program that base.
prepares Startups for Accelerators
and Seed Funding.

IKENNA DESIGN ON SURVIVING COVID 19

he development Ikenna design was promoted to digitize
contact with customers and also to finally
Tservices of
Quarantine Ikenna design set up an online store via their e-commerce
site. This has allowed the Startup to reach a
have normally
larger target. With all the current changes,
required on site
warehouses Virtual operations Personalized training on managing
visits to customers.
the team has learned to be more resilient.
did not fit well for
finance and improving offers is the most
this Startup. The
programs offered
from ITC webinars. They have also learned
by ITC were helpful beneficial material the Startup received
in that the Startup that a business always needs preventive
learned how to measures and response plans to crisis.
redirect their offers
and address their Ikenna design admits that due to
market during this the prevailing pandemic, they will be
pandemic. late in reaching their turnover and
internationalization targets. However
With a new wave of with being able to adapt their offers, and
digital operations pivot their efforts to the new business
caused by Covid19, environment, they are confident to survive
even as the pandemic persists.

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