KASI CAR WASH LEARN TO EARN PROJECT WAS

KASI CAR WASH LEARN TO EARN PROJECT WAS INTRODUCED TO OUR SCHOOL WHICH IS ZWELIBANZI HIGH SCHOOL IN UMLAZI IN 2014, BY MIET AFRICA WHICH IS FUNDED BY ABSA.

BACKGROUND • One of the Modules that we did was on how to start your own business, to which encouraged us to attend a Start Up Weekend at the University of Kwa. Zulu-Natal (UKZN), which was a business innovation session whereby people with new business ideas or existing enterprises with a different approach, come together to present their business ideas. • Our team came first in top three achievers for the best business idea, which is called Kasi Car Wash. • Kasi (Meaning Township) Car Wash

KASI CAR WASH BEST SERVICE FOR THE BEST PEOPLE

KASI CAR WASH IN UMLAZI Our service is providing door-to-door car washing services WHY DOOR-TO-DOOR • Saves time for the car owner • Cost effective • It is clients orientated system WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE KASI CAR WASH • Bringing the service to the owner will create a relationship between us and the owner. • For the owner to spend time with their family while the car is being washed, other than waiting in long ques waiting for the car to be cleaned.

GOOD RELATIONS • A happy customer will for ever return for more services. And this will bring us more money. • Currently our customers have rated our services as good, as we provide them with after service questionnaire • Good relationship with client leads good word of mouth a good marketing tool, people will have a positive outlook on our business , and will recommend it to others.

CHALLENGES • Start-up cost • Lack of trust in the community due to car theft in the area. • Some community members feel we will drop out of school because we are making money, we then had low self-esteem on continuing with our business. • Business is fully dependant on our availability and time

OUR MOTIVATION • NO BUSINESS IS EASY RUN ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU START ITS FOUNDATION, BUT BEING POSITIVE AND DOING WHAT YOU LOVE WILL MAKE YOU SUCCEED. • THEY SAY CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME, which is relevant to us because we started this in our own neighbourhood.

KASI CAR WASH FUTURE • In future we would like to see ourselves using the best waterless car washing equipment's. • To encourage more young people through our works • We also want to see our business grow and having more people in the community supporting us. • We want to be a global business and have many mobile car wash around the world.

PARTNERSHIPS • Through Start Up Weekend the network session we met Mr Sethu who became our mentor. • He owns and run a small fragrance company called Wa Azania Aroma • They manufacture body perfumes and car perfumes • We have partnered with his company to start rolling out car perfumes to our customers. • We value such partnership because they grow us and our company