‘EXISTENCE BEFORE ESSENCE’economic and social research

WHO ARE WE?Recently the United Nations reworked its Millennium Goals into the new Sustainable Development Goals which now has 17 targets and topics with the ambition of eliminating absolute poverty by 2030. As one of those who will play a part in striving for this ambition, this is a group of highly qualified and seasoned professional researchers supported by the very best young graduates that want to focus on researching ways to eradicate extreme poverty, in the UK, Europe and Globally.

THE RESEARCH WILL DELIVER

• An analytical framework and methodology appropriate to the project's objectives, with a coherent approach

• A credible strategy for undertaking all elements of the proposed work

• An explorative, disruptive approach to the subject• Understanding of the brief and knowledge of the relevant sources

of evidence• The capacity to deliver high-quality research within the proposed

timescale• Expertise, experience and credentials in relation to the area of

work• Credible and realistic identification of the key risks and ethical

issues, and effective strategies to address these• And of course, be cost effective

STRATEGY – TARGET MARKET• Initially Local Government

• NGOs

• Charities

• Commencing into the EU via TED

• European Network Enterprise

• Horizon2020

• Then onto international development departments such as DFID

• Ending up producing unique research from us

OFFERING CUSTOMERS

• Adventurous research or disruptive innovation, in relation to the trade patent

• Collaboration and the exchange of ideas across and within disciplines and institutional boundaries

• Collaboration with international and non-academic partners

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES• Starting our organisation with the procurement

process will enable us to develop a reputation and get our brand out into the research arena

• Whilst establishing ourselves we hope we can, through networks such as the Department for International Development (DFID), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Chatham House, collaborate with Universities and University-based researchers or host Ph.D. students

• Have access to Business and Local Government Data Research Centres and work alongside some of the leading Think Tanks that inform policy

PARTNERSHIPS FOR SDGS Partnerships for SDGs is an online platform for encouraging global engagement around multi-stakeholder partnerships and voluntary commitments in support of the implementation of the sustainable development goals and their targets.

We have signed up with the Partnership for SDGs but will not fully register our methodologies and mechanisms until we have our team in place and an agreed poverty alleviation strategy agreed upon.

OUR MOST EXCITING COLLABORATION BEING THE ESRC-DFID JOINT FUND FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION RESEARCH - PHASE 2

THIS SCHEME HAS FOUR OBJECTIVES

• To fund new thinking on international development issues

• To raise the quality and impact of social science research in development

• Encourage multi-disciplinary research

• Give access to international development research funding to a broader set of actors

WHAT WE NEED TO PROGRESS• Although the research is highly aspirational, it

has very basic start-up needs to become a fully functioning organisation

• A first-round investment of £150,000 will help us house our team of core management and researchers in a London office

• Supply the equipment they need to start the research

• Enable us to access platforms that will assist in us securing long-term contracts

• We are looking for short-term partnerships, investors or a business loan. Return on investment can be discussed further if we find an interested partner

EXIT STRATEGY• We will not be thinking about becoming a public

company within the next five years

• We would like the Investor/Partner to retire within five years which we feel will be more than long enough to receive a satisfactory return

• Most appropriate exit would be to buy back their shares

• Considering the nature of our research we would want to continue developing as a business and not want to sell and depending on our successes, we can continue establishing ourselves as a Poverty Alleviating Think Tank

VISION STATEMENTThis is a social purpose business delivering a social impact that wants to eradicate the continuing poverty that occurs in the Sahel.

The issue of drought, poverty and starvation have haunted our lifetimes; we want to be an independent unaligned body of researchers and reporters that concentrate solely on finding a long-lasting solution through means of access to trade markets for rural farmers and rural people.

Within the next five years, we want to become a world leading Think Tank in Poverty Alleviation.

No one should die of starvation or malnutrition in the 21st Century.

Thank you for taking the time to consider this investment and I look forward to

hearing from you in the future