Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
Xalco Ltd is a social enterprise that trains and certifies caregivers in Kenya and South Sudan. Its services include provision home health care services such as asssitance to daily living, companionship to elders, post operation/surgery patients, mentally ill elders, among others. The enterprise leverages an online platform to connect caregivers to customers. Its services not only reduce the burden of care work but also provide trainings to caregivers.

Activities in the care economy:
Provision of affordable services that provide care & domestic work

Stage of growth: Mass roll-out/Expansion

Type of services: Elderly-care (Ages 60 and above), Care for persons with special needs (disabled / differently abled persons), Care for people with illnesses, Labour saving solutions

Number of customers (2020): Less than 1,000

Number of customers (2019): Less than 1,000

Number of customers (2018): Less than 1,000

Financials

Profitability status: Financially profitable

Revenue USD (2020): Between 500,000 to 1 million

Revenue USD (2019): Between 100,000 to 250,000

Revenue USD (2018): Between 100,000 to 250,000

Pathways to impact

Challenge addressed:
Lack of recognition and action with regards to unfair distribution of care and domestic work, Lack of affordable solutions to reduce amount of time spent on care and domestic work, Lack of / poor remuneration for care and domestic workers

Pathway to impact – 4 Rs: Recognize, Reward, Redistribute

Populations affected: Unpaid care workers, Paid care workers, Elderly people, Persons with special needs or with illnesses

Number of people served (2020): Less than 1,000

Number of people served (2019): Less than 1,000

Number of people served (2018): Less than 1,000