Maïa Africa
Kadiogo Province, Burkina Faso
June 2020
Personal care products
Manufacturing
Burkina Faso
Malaria kills a child every two minutes in Africa. After years of consecutive decline, the number of malaria cases is rising again since 2015. The distribution of a billion mosquito nets in Africa since 2011 has changed the situation. Malaria mosquitoes now resist insecticides and avoid bednets by biting people earlier in the evening and outdoor. Every day, in Burkina Faso like in many sub-Saharan countries, 80% of mothers apply an ointment (balm) on the skin of their children. They do this after the evening shower, when mosquitoes start transmitting malaria. With African research centers and local mothers, we started from this daily habit to develop MAÏA®, the first long-lasting mosquito-repellent ointment. Moisturizing, pleasant to apply with its fruity fragrance, MAÏA® can be used every day. The ointment completely protects family members from mosquitoes more than 8 hours after use, whenever they are the most vulnerable to malaria.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 8.5
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Governance 8.5
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Community 32.2
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Environment 7.5
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Customers 40.9
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What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.