Solar-PoweredSmallBusinessCentres

ExpandingEduca9onandJobs

By:PaulSteversA Project of Think Renewables Group, Inc.

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ThinkBizAfrica:

LackofInfrastructuretoFacilitateEduca9onandJobCrea9on

• MostruralvillagesinAfricalackaffordableelectricalandInternetservices

• Mostruralschoolslackmoderneduca?onresourcessuchaselectricityandaccesstodigitaleduca?onallibraries

• Mostschoolsinruralvillagesdonothaveentrepreneurshiptrainingormentorshipprograms

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DataSource:WorldBank

Problem:

Solu9on:CommunityInfrastructuretoHelp

ExpandEduca9on,EspeciallyforGirls

Micro-grid

Conf.eSta?on

OfflineeLibrary

SBiz

Centre3

UnderlyingMagicofBusinessModel

• Solarpowertothepeople...• Leveragingthispowertoprovideproductsandservices:

• Consumerproducts• Healthcareproducts• Water&electric(u?li?es)• Mobilephonescratch-card• Mobilebankingservices• Educa?onalinforma?on

• Revenuegrowththroughshoppingcentremodel

• Facilitateslocalentrepreneurialeco-system4

SBizCentreisnowpossible

duetothecombina9onof

sixmajortrends...

SBiz

Centre

Made

Possible

By:

SocialImpact

• Electricityandhealthproductsforcommunity

• Substan?aleduca?onalresources,electricityandInternetforschools

• Communica?onstosupportdistanceeduca?on,telemedicineandentrepreneurship

• Facilitatelocaljobcrea?onthroughentrepreneurshipeco-system

•  Supportlocalgovernancethroughtrainingandfacilita?ngaccesstogov’toperatedinforma?onmanagementsystems

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4+YearsOver100loca9ons

inEastAfrica

4+YearsOpera9ngAfrica&

intheAmericas

6+YearsInusein

severalcountries

4+YearsOpera9ngin

Afghanistan

Experience&Accomplishments

• Businessdev.tripscompletedtoNigeria,Ethiopia&Tanzania

• Proposalsdevelopedforprojectsinthesecountries 8

“TataNanoVersion”-servescontentwithoutinternet

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KnowledgeDeliverySystemsby:

“TeslaVersion”–combinesvideo&dataConferencing,eLibraryandinternetaccess

Note:Allsystemscanbesolarorgridpowered

ManagementTeam

PaulStevers,PresidentThinkRenewablesGroup

Over5years’exp.inAfricaOver30years’exp.inUSA

Dr.LeifRosenberger,DirectorofEduca?on,Economics&Security

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ü  Over30years’experienceindevelopingtechnologyandwasawardedseveralpatents

ü  Partofamanagementteamthatraisedover$10mü  Over5yearsexperienceopera?ngindeveloping

countries

ü  Expertinconnec?ngeconomicstosecurityasChiefEconomistatCENTCOM&PACOMforalmost20yrs

ü  Over10yearsofeduca?onexperienceteaching&doingresearchatleadingcollegesincludingHarvard

Over15years’experienceinUSA

MichelleMoore,DirectorofFinance,ThinkRenewablesGroup

RogerEshleman,PresidentThinkRenewablesInc.

Distribu9on–MarketPenetra9on

• StrategicNGOpartnerships

• BlendedFinancingthroughthefollowing:•  Impactinvestors•  Grantfundingfromfounda?onsandorgslikeWorldBank•  Bankloans•  Self-generatedprofits

• Targetunderservedmarkets

Compe99on

Nodirectcompe??on:Nooneelseiscombiningasolarmicro-grid,retailstore,communica?onsystemandaneduca?oneLibraryinonecentre

Wepreserveadvantage(loyalty)bycommunitydevelopmentincludingfreeeduca?onalresourcesandentrepreneurshipdevelopmentSolarmicro-gridcomponent

•  Firstmoveradvantageintargetunderservedareas•  Topmicro-gridsuppliers:PowerHive,SteamaCo&i4SD•  Industrygrowingquicklyduetodecliningcostsandincreasedfunding

BasicSystemCost• OnestandardSBizCentreincludes:

• Kiosk(E-Hubb)bySOLARKIOSK:USD38kea.

•  SolarMicro-gridfor100customersbyi4SD:USD42kea.

• ConferencingeSta?onincludingsatellitedish:USD4kea.•  Educa?oneLibrary:USD0.ea.Total:USD84kea.• Revenues:~$2,000/mo./SBizCentrewithin6monthsofopera?on

Est.:1SBizCentreforevery7kpeopleinruralAfrica(695min2015)

Es9matedSBizCentreMarketSize

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SOM-ServiceableObtainableMarket:50kx.3=15k

SAM-ServiceableAvailableMarket:99kx.5=50k

TAM-TotalAvailableMarket:695m/7k=99k

ProjectedRevenues&EBITDA

-$600,000

-$400,000

-$200,000

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

Revenues EBITDA

Year1

Year2

Year3

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SBizCentres

22060

EBITDA:Earningsbeforeinterest,taxes,deprecia?onandamor?za?on

SomeFundingSourcesAvailableto

HelpAccelerateScale-up

• AfricaDevelopmentBankto“LightupAfrica”Program(~$62Billion)

• WorldBankforeduca?onprojectsforadolescentgirls(~$2.5Billion)

• GreenClimateFund(~$100+Billionby2020)

• Impactinvestorsandrelatedfunds(~$500B+)16

UseofFunds

AgreementswithkeyvendorsBuildteam&

RefinePlan

Complete2SBizCentreDemonstra?ons

DevelopGov’tPartnerships

FundingReceived 3months

Developrela?onshipswithgran?ngagencies

ApplyforGrants

Completedetailedbusinessplan

6months 7.5months 9months

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Needed:US$500k-tobeusedoverthenext15monthsasfollows:

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ThinkEduca9on.

ThinkJobs.

ThinkSustainable.

ThinkBizAfrica!Toronto,ON&Waynesboro,PAwww.thinkrenewables..com

Info1a-{at]-thinkrenewables..com

Thank you for your time.

Appendix

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Solu9onSummary:U9lizeSustainableInfrastructure,

TechnologyandNewFundingSourcesto

ExpandEduca9ononaLargeScale

•  Buildcommunityinfrastructurethatgeneratesrevenues&supportseduca?on-eg:•  Solar-poweredconveniencestore•  Solarmicro-gridtoprovidepowertocommunity

•  Harnesscomputertechnology,communica?onsandfreeeduca?onalinforma?ontoreducecostofeduca?on

•  U?lizelargenewfundingsourcestoscale-upimplementa?on.Someexamples:•  Impactandelectrifica?onfundingtobuildcommunityinfrastructure•  Climatechangemi?ga?onfundingtoreducepopula?ongrowththrougheduca?on•  WorldBankfundingforadolescentgirls’educa?on

BusinessPartners&Suppliers

• Technology&Services:• SOLARKIOSK–Solarpoweredkiosk(eHubb)

•  I4SD–SolarMicro-gridtechnologypartner

• Jumia–e-Commerce&KaymuVillagesupplier

• PlannedCountrySpecificAgent:For:Rwanda,Ghana,Tanzania,Ethiopia,Botswana&Kenya

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AppendixA

Non-ProfitSuppor9ngPartners

• CharityHelpInt.facilitatessponsorsanddistancecoachesforthestudents

• RACHELOffline–Freeeduca?onalcontentprovider

• GEIAfacilitatesdialoguewithorganiza?onsbasedAfrica

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AppendixA

+Op9onalValueAddedProducts&Services

RestaurantnexttoKiosk

Cleanwaterservice

Videoconferencing&WiFiInternetservice

KaymuVillage-facilitateseCommerceforlocalcommunity23

WorldPopula9onGrowth1750to2050

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AppendixA

~9B.

~1B.

BenefitsofEduca9ngGirls&Women

Girls’educa9oncanimpactcommuni9es:

• 12yearsofschoolingreducesfamilysizeby4childrenperwoman• Expandededuca?oncouldreduceworldpopula?onby2Bby2045• Improveswomen’swages&families’nutri?on• Saveslivesofmothersandtheirchildren• Reducestheincidenceofchildmarriage• Empowerswomenandcontributestoeconomicgrowth

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AppendixA

PlannedCompanyPosi?onat9Monthsaserfunding:• Detailedbusinessplanreadyfornextroundoffinancing

• Atleast3grantapplica?onsinprocessforfunding

• 2demonstra?onSBizCentreprojectsopera?onal

• 5NewSBizCentreprojectsreadyforfunding

• Begin6monthsdrivefornextroundoffinancing

Milestones@9Months

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AppendixA

Needed: $500k - to be used over the next 15 months as follows:

Workingcapitalandsalaries~280kfor15months

TimeLine&UseofFunds(ExpandedVersion)

Refineplannedopera?onalscenarios&completepartneragreements-$25k

Hirekeystaffandbuild

team~$25k

Build2SBizCentresbycomplemen?ngexis?ngSOLARKIOSKE-HUBB’s~$60k

Developpartnershipswithatleast3gov’tpartners-~$25k

FundingReceived 3months

Developrela?onshipswithatleast3gran?ngagencies~$20k

Prepareproposalstoinvestorsandgran?ngagencies~$30k

Completedetailedbusinessplanfornextroundoffunding~$35k

6months 7.5months 9months

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SocialImpact(Expandedversion)

• Createssustainablecommunityinfrastructuretoprovidethefollowing:• Unlimitedaccessforstudentstolargeofflineeduca?oneLibrary•  Distanceeduca?onsupport,especiallyforgirlsandteachers•  Telemedicinesupport,especiallyformaternalhealth•  FacilitateentrepreneurshipwithofflineeLibrary&distancementors•  Accesstohealthcareandrenewableenergyproductsviasolarpoweredkiosk•  Accesstoelectricityviasolarmicro-grid

• Facilitateslocaljobcrea?onthroughentrepreneurshipdevelopmentanddirectemploymenttooperatecommunityinfrastructure

•  Supportslocalgovernancethoughtrainingandaccesstocentralgov’tinforma?onmanagementsystems 28

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