- Inspiration
- What it does
- How it works
- How we built it
- Challenges we ran into
- Accomplishments that we're proud of
- What we learned
- What's next for Kobo
The limited opportunities women have access to because of socio-cultural factors.
Platform to distribute micro-loans to small business owners and provide access to mentorship and resources to help them achieve their goals.
To use the WhatApp interface please add our service as a contract,
Key words to send and use our whats app:
Forum = This will send you the name of our Forum WhatsApp group so you can join it
Contact = Will send you our contact details
Template = Will send you a Loan template that you can copy and edit and send back with the key word LOAN, and we can start processing it
Resources = Will send you a list of helpful links to aid you bussniss
Milestone = Will send you how many days your have leave to reach your milestone
Pay: [Money amount] = Will allow you to pay some of your loan back
We built the WhatsApp interface through Twilio and Python. Then we created a flask web application which will be able to send and receive messages. Then the application was deployed to Heroku for continuous integration.
That the platform would have to be accessible in rural areas.
That we are different from other micro-loan platforms in that we provide guidance and mentorship for business and life skills that women may not have access to otherwise. That we deliver our service through WhatsApp, enabling all women, no matter where they are to access our resources.
The difficulties that women face and that the core issues preventing them from achieving their potential are education, empowerment, and confidence.
Partner with the UN's Fund for Women Empowerment to gain funding for the micro-loans.
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