Please describe your proposed solution.

Obviously, the Cardano ecosystem is a virtual space for all Cardanians passionate about Cardano and are always excited to contribute to the ecosystem. The internet is now a global village for all its users to virtually relate from anywhere at any time, sharing any amount of information, value or money without any borders.

Cardano Ghana will be an online community of Cardano builders, enthusiasts, ADA holders, dReps, proposers, reviewers, ambassadors and even newbies who are passionate about the Cardano Blockchain.

The online community will be a one-stop place to get all information on Cardano Blockchain as well as the opportunity to learn from projects and leverage their ideas and resources for collaboration and innovation.

How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?

This will help enhance adoption, communication and transparency in the Cardano ecosystem, and are explained below:

1. Content Creation - The Cardano Ghana Community will drive Cardanon adoption by creating relevant content about Cardano; which could be educational materials, audio, video media, art, infographics or poetry to provide enhanced insights into the Cardano projects.
2. Cardano meetups - The proposal will also ensure Cardano adoption by mobilising all like-minded community members both online and offline, building relationships, learning about other Cardano projects, sharing knowledge and benefiting from conversations at meetups. It will also bring about new members coming into the Cardano ecosystem through the Ghana community for community growth and regional expansion.
3. Group Moderation - The group will also have a community manager (s) to moderate the group; sharing inspirational content on Cardano, welcoming new members, making announcements, sharing insights from the global Cardano channel across all social media channels, and responding to questions and queries from community members.
4. Cardano in Local Language - There will be translators in the community group to translate Cardanio information into the common local languages in Ghana such as Twi, Dagbani, Ewe, Hausa, Ga and Gonja to educate, inspire and attract the local folks who are unable to understand or speak the English language. This will make Cardano for everyone in society without any barriers to enhance mass adoption, innovation and partnerships.

How do you intend to measure the success of your project?

Key Success Indicators:

1. Establish online platforms for Cardano Ghana such as Twitter, telegram, discord, slack, meetup.com, and Reddit.
2. Organize a database of all project catalyst participants from Ghana.
3. Ensure to have at least 500 community members onboarded for a start.
4. Recruit, train and empower at least 3 content creators.
5. select and train at least 5 Cardano meetup organizers.
6. Get 5 local language translators for the 5 major local languages to translate content on Cardano
7. Get at least 2 Community Managers (CMs) for the main Telegram channel and all Cardano Ghana social media channels.

Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?

Outcome and reporting:

1. All social media handles created will follow the original Cardano and project catalyst channels
2. The database will also be shared with IOG for onward marketing and communication.
3. Recruit Community Manager (s) and moderators to coordinate channels, and connect them to the Cardano Foundation through the Cardano Ambassador Program.
4. Publish monthly community digest on https://forum.cardano.org to inform the Cardano community about group activities and progress.
5. Apply for a slot in Project Catalyst town Hall and present projects at the after-town hall break-out rooms.

What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability?

With my experience as Cardano Ambassador, I have gained rich skills in events organizing and community management; leading people and managing resources to deliver Cardano meetups and projects in the ecosystem. Also as Funded Proposer, I have access to almost major platforms of Cardano and hence have easy and fast access to any content on Cardano, Project Catalyst, Cardano Summit, Emurgo, and all other associated builders on the Cardano ecosystem.

Also, I have strong knowledge of the Cardano blockchain and project catalyst and have held more than 10 Cardano meetups in Ghana including community-led events of the annual Cardano Summit since 2021. Take a look at my presentation on the Cardano blockchain and use cases here

What are the main goals for the project and how will you validate if your approach is feasible?

Goal:

Establish online communities such as Telegram, Discord and WhatsApp for 500+ Cardanians in Ghana for easy information, networking, collaboration and innovation.

Objectives:

1. To start social media handles by November 2023
2. To create a telegram community for 500+ Cardanonians in Ghana
3. To effectively manage these channels
4. To organize and coordinate Cardano meetups in Ghana
5. To support Wada in Ghana on meetups and other Cardano activities.

Please provide a detailed breakdown of your project’s milestones and each of the main tasks or activities to reach the milestone plus the expected timeline for the delivery.

M1 - Create social media handles for Cardano Ghana - November 2023

• Create and activate a Twitter handle, Reddit platform, and Facebook for the Cardano community members in Ghana
• Boost the page and make insightful posts on the handles
• publish Cardano projects on handles

M2 - Create local community (Telegram) and WhatsApp for Ghana Cardanonians - Mid-November 2023

• Setup Telegram handle and send out a broadcast message inviting members to join the group
• create a Discord group for community members
• Create a WhatsApp group to complement Telegram and Discord forums

M3 - Produce content on Cardano projects in Ghana - December 2023

• Collate data on all Cardano projects in Ghana
• Create content to showcase projects to the wider Cardano community
• Publish on Cardano Ghana YouTube Channel

Please describe the deliverables, outputs and intended outcomes of each milestone.

As indicated, below are the KPIs:

1. Establish online platforms for Cardano Ghana such as Twitter, telegram, discord, slack, meetup.com, and Reddit.
2. Organize a database of all project catalyst participants from Ghana.
3. Ensure to have at least 500 community members onboarded for a start.
4. Recruit, train and empower at least 3 content creators.
5. select and train at least 5 Cardano meetup organizers.
6. Get 5 local language translators for the 5 major local languages to translate content on Cardano
7. Get at least 2 Community Managers (CMs) for the main Telegram channel and all Cardano Ghana social media channels.

Key Deliverables/ Outputs

1. 5 social handles for Cardano Ghana; Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and Threads.
2. 3 local community groups; Telegram, Discord and WhatsApp
3. 2 content for Cardano projects in Ghana; Cardano projects success stories and Future of Cadano in Ghana

Platforms sites:

• https://discord.com
• https://telegram.org
• https://reddit.com
• https://threads.com

Please provide a detailed budget breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

BUDGET FOR PROJECT.

1. Social media handles creation; flyers, boosting and marketing - 10,000 ADA

2. Recruitment, training and remuneration of Community Managers, Moderators and Content Creators - 15,000 ADA

3. Content publishing and marketing - 5000 ADA

TOTAL BUDGET - 10,000+15,000+5000= 30,000 ADA

Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Mohammed Mustapha Yakubu - Project Lead:

Mohammed Mustapha Yakubu is an advocate for Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in Ghana, with 5 years of experience hosting crypto events; educating, onboarding newbies and engaging crypto users for mass adoption and enhanced use cases. He is a hub leader at Wada Ghana (wada.org), Catalyst Fund9 Fundrd Proposer (FP)& Proposal Assessor (PA), Fund8 & Fund9 Challenge Team (CT) Lead for Grow Africa, Grow Cardano challenge category. Also, a Cardano Ambassador, hosting Cardano meetups and community-led events at the Cardano Summit with the Cardano Foundation since 2021. He is also a hub leader at WADA, a global grassroots movement, that aims to educate local merchants, developers and users about the blockchain technology and economy behind cryptocurrencies and Cardano, as well as how to efficiently utilize them. He also runs a private cryptocurrency startup called the Chosen FinTech Solutions, where he educates and empowers hundreds of Ghanaians to adopt cryptocurrency and fintech solutions for an inclusive and freer financial future.

He is a passionate libertarian and National Coordinator for Ghana at the African Students for Liberty. He manages over 5 student chapters in 5 universities in Ghana where local leaders of these chapters are trained and supported with resources to host a local meetup on their campuses to advance classical liberal ideas such as financial liberty, economic freedom, free markets, drugs wars, injustice, media freedom and tech liberty.

For over five (5) years, he has organized more than 35 physical cryptocurrency events and about 15 virtual meetups in Ghana on Cardano blockchain and other blockchain. Mustapha remains at the forefront of blockchain education in Ghana and Africa, increasing the adoption of crypto on the continent through educational campaigns and local meetups. Just recently, he joined the Cardano blockchain as an Ambassador and hosted a local meetup to commemorate the Cardano Summit 2021 slated held on September 25 – 26, 2021, mainly to provide training on crypto fundamentals, practical tutorials on how to set up a crypto account - and buy & sell crypto, technical analysis and avoiding scams. Thereafter, he has organised already up to Cardano meetups in Ghana with close to 300 audience outreach. He has rich experience working with schools and students, especially at events due to his strong leadership skills and managerial competence in leading people and managing projects.

Twitter profile - https://twitter.com/cardanoghana

Emails: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

Contacts: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-mustapha-yakubu-a08455125

Telegram - https://t.me/mmustaphayakubu

Discord: mustapha#7312

Wada team in Ghana - will reach out to some members in the Wada community in Ghana to assist in establishing the Ghana community, mobilising members and getting resources to empower community members and activities. more about Wada at https://wada.org

How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

Funds are critically important towards the success of this project. We will pay for verified channel subscriptions, boosting, flyers, and premium features of applications for a better user experience and marketing.

Hence, the 30k ADA budget will help cover the aforementioned costs to execute the project, drive Cardano adoption and improve communication and networking among members in the Cardano community in Ghana and beyond.