BUSINESS NEWS - This month, as we honour the women that went before us, who were instrumental in securing civil rights for all South Africans, it is incumbent on us to acknowledge the sometimes-heavy load that is shouldered by the fairer sex.
Since South Africa remains a largely patriarchal society, women from all walks of life are still relied upon to cope with demanding jobs, childrearing, chores, household maintenance and myriad family obligations.
The stress of being all things to all men – pun intended – can take an enormous toll on their mental wellbeing, physical health, and overall happiness.
With this said, high performing women realise that productivity is key to success and are learning to outsource home-based projects which in turns helps them to free up time to focus on their own well-being as well as that of their families.
Whilst outsourcing home-based chores may seem like an additional expense it can, in reality, contribute to higher earnings, career development, and personal growth.
As an example: if a woman earns R20 000 a month, this is broken down into a daily ‘rate’ of R952. If she spends five hours on miscellaneous chores this has effectively ‘cost’ her R595 in what is essentially wasted time. Time she could have invested far more efficiently, focused on tasks that actually MAKE money and contribute to the bottom line.
Enter GoodApp: the nifty platform that can help you outsource most of your home-based projects, all at the touch of a few buttons. Without the marital strife.
GoodApp is a proudly South African start-up platform that connects homeowners with accredited service providers, such as plumbers, electricians, handymen, domestic cleaners, hairstylists and beauty therapists to provide the help you need, when you need it most.
Not only does GoodApp take the hassle out of outsourcing household maintenance and chores, but it also provides much needed employment opportunities to over 2 000 South Africans, particularly the youth, that goes some way towards alleviating the country’s crushing unemployment statistics. All within a two-hour turnaround.
In addition, considering the platform is quite literally in thousands of homes, the team at GoodApp take the safety of their clientele very seriously.
Their rigorous vetting process of all potential service providers includes banking-level KYC screening, submission of original certified documents, credit and criminal checks, and mandatory industry registration for specialised trades.
When viewed against this backdrop, by outsourcing your labour-intensive tasks to a team of experts, you have more time to do the things you love, with the ones you love, plus you are contributing to the upliftment of many less-fortunate South African households, their wider communities, and the broader economy.
GoodApp: do good, for good.
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