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Baisikeli Ugunduzi
Baisikeli Ugunduzi is a for-profit social business that specializes in bicycle components for the Sub-Saharan African market.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Dell Social Innovation Chalange: Baisikeli Ugunduzi )〕 ''Baisikeli Ugunduzi'' means innovative or modern bicycles in Swahili.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 FAQ: What does Baisikeli Ugunduzi mean? )〕 It was founded in the winter of 2011 by Ben Mitchell, whom holds a MS in mechanical engineering as is currently seeking his PhD at Michigan Technological University and John Gershenson, a professor of mechanical engineering at MTU.〔Baisikeli Ugunduzi is headquartered in Kitale, Kenya, Africa. It is considered a for-profit social venture, where it develops human-centered products, which seeks to raise the income of boda boda, who rely on the bicycle as a means of livelihood.〔
==Funding==
Baisikeli Ugunduzi was awarded $100,000 in Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) stage 1 funding from USAID.〔 The enterprise won first place in the Central Michigan University New Venture Competition, worth $30,000, plus an additional $10,000 for Best Social Venture,〔 was awarded "Top 40 Project 2012" in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge,〔 and was a semi-finalist for an Echoing Green Fellowship. A campaign to raise $40,000 in 40 days on Indiegogo, however, was unsuccessful.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Baisikeli Ugunduzi: No Air, No Flats, No Problems )〕
In April 2014, Baisikeli Ugunduzi placed third in the Global Social Venture Challenge where they were awarded $7,500.
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