Our Journey
Our journey is a chronicle of our drive to make a lasting societal impact. It's a testament to the power of uniting consumers with our vision of a brighter, more sustainable future, one product at a time.
2019
Official Zetu Africa launch
Tested 7th iteration of the SeatPack with school children in Nakivaale Refugee Settlement, Uganda.
Awarded StartUpper of the year - Africa by Total Energy
2020
Pivot SeatPack business model. 100% local production.
Introduction of our "buy one, fund one" model to sustainably donate SeatPacks to rural schools with funding from our profits.
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Use of local Bamboo in the production of SeatPack - classroom chair component.
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Tested 11th iteration of the SeatPack with school children Kampala, Uganda.
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Awarded Business Excellence Award by JICA -NINJA.
2021
to date
Set up Zetu Production facility
Full setup of Zetu facility in Uganda for SeatPack production and Zetu commercial products.
Complete SeatPack pilot
Furnished a sub-urban Primary School with SeatPacks 12th iteration.
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Proved "buy one, fund one" model as a sustainable approach to SeatPack impact creation.
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Awarded UNICEF Innovation Challenge Winner.
Officially launched Mobile Classrooms for 10,000 School Children Campaign
Official invitation for 15 partners to subsidize 10,000 SeatPacks for rural primary school across East Africa. 2 - 5 year Impact return on impact investment.
Produced first 1,000 SeatPacks for school children in Uganda
Distributed SeatPacks in 8 Districts across rural Uganda.
Created partnerships with stockists in 4 countries and 7 cities to make commercial Zetu products available globally.
Zetu bags currently available in:
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Kampala, Uganda
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Kigali, Rwanda
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Fukouka, Japan
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Berlin, Germany
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Munich, Germany
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Hamburg, Germany
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Heidelberg, Germany
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Budapest, Hungary