We have some VERY exciting news: our team was recently awarded $100k grant to distribute our devices in East Africa! This was made possible by Acumen’s East Africa Forcibly Displaced Peoples Capacity Building Program. Through the program, by mid next year we are planning to deliver devices to displaced individuals in Rwanda and Kenya! We hope to make a huge impact in these areas through the lense of safe dairy. Big thank you to Brian Ondeng and the Acumen team for believing in our mission, and including us in this amazing initiative.
Safi
International Trade and Development
Waterloo, Ontario 298 followers
Bringing safe milk to East Africa and improving the livelihood of farmers
About us
Safi is providing East African farmers with a cost effective and accessible pasteurization device that kills milk-borne diseases such as brucellosis, mastitis, salmonella, and even MERS, a coronavirus 10x deadlier than COVID-19. The device is compact, does not require power and allows farmers to easily pasteurize their daily yield. The mission of Safi is two-fold: to provide safe drinking milk, especially to children and pregnant women who rely on milk for essential nutrients, and to help farmers rise out of poverty through the increased revenues from selling pasteurized milk.
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http://www.safi.world
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- Industry
- International Trade and Development
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Waterloo, Ontario
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2021
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Safi was named the winning startup for Digital Innovation in Food Processing! Thank you to the Xtreme Technology team and the World Food Forum for giving us the opportunity to present on the world stage. It was amazing to see all the other innovations at the event, and we hope to be able to participate again next year!
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We recently got the amazing opportunity to speak to BBC on their Tech Life program! We spoke to Chris Vallance about our technology and the impact we are making in East Africa. If you have some time, give the episode a listen here, we would greatly appreciate it! Our segment starts around the 9:48 mark. https://lnkd.in/ejE3QZSD Thank you to Tom Quinn, Chris Vallance and the BBC World Service team for taking the time to speak to us!
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Safi is in Kenya! We are doing demos with a big group of dairy farmers to showcase the difference between pasteurizing milk with the Safi device and traditional boiling. Huge thank you to Cleophas Chesoli for being so helpful in coordinating with the farmers and supporting our initiative! If you are in Kenya and want to connect, feel free to drop us a direct message!
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Phenomenal podcast from one of our co-counders, Daria Margarit! She spoke about everything including our journey, the current state of the initiative and whats next for us. Thanks to Darren Harry Baine for facilitating it and giving us a platform to tell our story!
12th since the start and 4th of the 2nd season, we continue to create a socially connected world! Joined by one of the co-founders of Safi, Daria Margarit, she shares the journey and motivations behind creating the world's first milk pasteurizing device with her friends and fellow co-founders Miraal K. and Martin Turuta. Watch or listen in to this incredible story on how they are creating sustainable impact in East Africa piloting their device in Rwanda and Kenya. Share this to fellow young aspiring social entrepreneurs and be inspired by the lessons and experiences Daria shared. She left me with this: "Turn a blind eye, almost like a child and take it day by day, do not overwhelm yourself" ~ Daria YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gb2qGG_k Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gVQHQJ9R #podcast #youngeye #socialentrepreneur #eastafrica
Canadian Entrepreneurs Impact in East Africa | Daria Margarit | Young Ochiul International
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Safi travelled to New York to go to the United Nations! We got invited to attend and present at the 9th annual STI forum alongside other innovative solutions as a part of the ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) iShow alumni network. Miraal K. presented Safi at the forum and the co-founders boothed at a showcase where we spoke to multiple stakeholders to better align with UN goals and projects. Thank you to everyone who spoke to us and connected at the event, we hope to be back next year!
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Velocity continues to be one of the best resources for on-campus start ups at University of Waterloo - we are very excited to share that we have been awarded $15k in grant funding to continue developing our small scale pasteurization device for rural farmers/vendors. This capital will be critical as we scale up the commercialization process . In addition to the funding, we are looking for advisors for hardware development and manufacturing. If you are interested, or know somebody who might be aligned with our mission, feel free to reach out and connect.
Ten promising teams receive grants to advance commercialization efforts Through Velocity's and Waterloo Commercialization Office's Up Start, the teams will access funding and business advisory to help transform their research and early-stage ideas into impactful commercial ventures. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gRbghycA
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Really interesting event being hosted by GreenHouse today about the Jack Rosen Memorial Award - if you are in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo and want to tackle pressing, sustainability problems then this is a must see!
📣 HAPPENING THIS THURSDAY! Tackle the world's most pressing environmental problems! Are you a University of Waterloo student in the Faculty of Environment? Interested in submitting an idea that could solve, mitigate, or avoid an environmental problem? Join our panelists, Miswar Syed, Chanakya Ramdev and Lydia Madintin Konlan, to learn more about the Jack Rosen Memorial Award and Pitch Competition. University of Waterloo alumni and environmental entrepreneurs will share their insights on identifying actionable problems and innovating effective solutions. Check out the link below to register! Snacks will be provided 🍕 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eKeEy_uS
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We have some exciting news to start of the new year! Safi placed Top 3 at the annual QEC and won $5000 in grant funding. Thank you to the whole Queen's Entrepreneurs' Competition team for organizing the event and all the judges who gave us valuable feedback, it was an amazing experience.
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