Please describe your proposed solution
Our proposal aims at creating awareness of Cardano among members of Leo clubs and thereby recruiting more members into the Cardano community to participate in various ways, and expand the reach and influence of Cardano in communities in Ghana.
The Leo Clubs constitute the youth wing of the Lions Club International, a humanitarian organisation originally established in the United States, but which has now become a global organisation, with representation in 200 countries and geographical areas. Currently, there are twenty one (21) Leo clubs in Ghana with an estimated minimum membership of 30 young people per club, making a total of 630 members.
In Accra, the capital city of Ghana, which is the focus of this proposal, there are fifteen (15) Leo clubs with an estimated membership of 30 young people per club, making a total of 450 members. This pool of members constitute our target audience for the proposed events.
Members of the Leo clubs are generally between the ages of 18 to 30, most of them being students at the tertiary level. The idea is to educate them on blockchain and opportunities in Catalyst that will shape their learning journey and enable them gain practical knowledge and real world experience in the area of blockchain in order to shape their future career and academic pursuits.
The focus on the youth, mostly students, is because many young people are interested in technology however because of low exposure in Africa and Ghana specifically to opportunities to learn about new technology, most of them end up in careers that are not necessarily what they love or enjoy to do. Some may have great tech minds but are not exposed to such education. This project seeks to provide them with basic information to whet their appetite to acquire more information on Web3, blockchain and Cardano blockchain in particular. The project also seeks to give them the relevant exposure to the Cardano community to influence their career paths or provide them with enough information to actively participate in the growth of Cardano without necessarily taking on a career in blockchain.
The medium for the roll out of the project will be events. Thus we intend to organize three main educational/social events, where participants will be introduced to the Cardano Blockchain; Project Catalyst and opportunities that are available in the ecosystem. The events will include a mix of education and entertainment to appeal to the interests of the young people who are the target audience. Also we propose to provide each participant with Cardano branded T. Shirts as a way of increasing their level of motivation and spreading the Cardano name on the various campuses where they are students. It is expected that as they wear these T. Shirts people will be curious about the name Cardano and will seek for more information.
Topics that will be discussed during the events include the Cardano Blockchain, Project Catalyst and Wallet (Yoroi) opening for all interested participants. As part of the project, participants will register on Ideascale and begin to explore ways in which they can participate as active members of the Cardano Community. We will encourage participants to become Proposers, Community Reviewers and take up other roles in Catalyst as well.
The project is targeting to impact an estimated 200 Leos through three "edutainment" events in three different venues in Accra within the 3 month period of the project.