So it it's the last day in Tanzania. The excitement of being i Dar again, going home to meet the close ones (including the new grandchild) is combined with missing my journey partners since almost a month now. Kristina, Linda. And of course Rafael, my friend and partner.
We have traveled over 2500 km in our "Maasai Maserati" and before the others are back their journey will exceed 3000 km.
What have I learned? I wonder. This is a brief summary:
* Go here to learn, not to help. If you come here with the mind of "not knowing" you open up for learning also within thw people you meet.
* When you are in true partnership with the local community you stay connected.
* Dare to trust in people, until you are proved othervise.
* There are so many opportunities here!
The Metafari was start if a journey in new perspectives. Learning from the spaces we enter, the people we meet, and ourselves.
Together with HiNation we have learned so much about people, market, trends.
We have shown a solution to a real need for 85% of Tanzanias population, and we have become rich in relations, knowledge, experience.
Finally, one last observation. We knew that we have been testing a product with a rather high price. But looking back at the test persons: The wealthier person, the more objections on prices.
Swedes and Americans: Too expensive!
Maasai: When can we buy it?
Rafael, don't forget to post today!
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Sent mobile from Tanzania
3 comments:
But, that has to do with how big the "problem-solving-factor" is. When you live in surroundings with available electricity almost everywhere, the problem doesn't seem big enough to need a solution.
Even if one imagines going out in the wilderness for a hike, I believe most people from my part of the world expects there will be electricity to borrow along the road.
But, if I lived in a place with absolutely no electricity or very unreliable electricity - then portable electricity would be a huge development factor. From no electricity to have the possibility to produce my own electricity, that would mean a total difference. And really worth its price.
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Thanks Åsa! I have two views of what you say.
1. The assumption about price in our world has been about the idea of selling the product in Africa. So out of our own context we draw conclusions about others. And of course, this is how lots of opportunities are missed every day - as we make assumptions based on our own reality.
2. My Samsung Galaxy or other Smartphones last about 4-5 hours if you use GPS or other advanced functionality. I will buy a HiLight myself to have on my bike. Take it out fully charged, it will give my 2,5 charges for my phone + that it will charge from the sun, if there is any....
Leif said,
"My Samsung Galaxy or other Smartphones last about 4-5 hours if you use GPS or other advanced functionality. I will buy a HiLight myself to have on my bike"
you adress an excellent business opportunity for HiLite all over the smart phone world. Given the right reality development, HiLite maybe will be the key factor that brings the battery producers to get their thumbs out of their as*****s?
:)
/Sören
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