Please describe your proposed solution.
CATH was launched in March 2022 to serve as a platform where people who believe and have interest in Africa could come together and collaborate. The platform served as an avenue for discussions on issues pertaining to Africa and also to consolidate efforts for the growth of the Africa community on Cardano. In the span of the last three months (March to May), the TownHall meetings were managed to expectations. The meetings which were held biweekly were supported by our proposal that got funded in F8 under the Grow Africa, Grow Cardano Challenge Team. We have created a Discord server, and Telegram accounts which are attracting a number of new members. Out of this emerged a core team which is dynamic and determined to build each community found in Africa.
Keeping the momentum, and implementing new ideas require an ongoing effort from many contributors of the community. This proposal looks forward to rewarding that commitment with a monthly incentive for a period of three months to provide a stable horizon for key contributors. With those means, we’ll be encouraging and empowering community members to participate in activities while creating and maintaining an inclusive community in order to boost the engagement of the overall African community.
What are the activities that these contributors provide?
Community Management : Coordination and management requires expertise, knowledge and commitment. Constant engagement is needed for our efforts to succeed. Maintaining constant moderation on our communication hubs requires a considerable effort. We care for close and direct communication with the community to ensure access to the needed information and to build connections and relationships around projects and ideas.
Community Events: In addition to the moderated channels, we plan organizing community events to allow our community to meet and connect with each other. We provide open spaces for people to present their ideas and projects to the community. Organizing workshops, sessions and events requires constant engagement to keep and develop the format.
Documentation: Transparent and clear documentation is a major part of our accountability and legitimacy. As we receive funds from the Cardano Treasury, we are accountable to the Community first and as such, the community has the right to access all relevant information. To achieve this, we will guarantee clear and constant documentation, which requires time and effort.
Marketing & Content Management: To spread the word about Cardano & our project, we have a direct need to invest in effective marketing campaigns and actively engage in Social Networks to ensure a wider participation and awareness of our action to the Community.
Please describe how your proposed solution will address the Challenge that you have submitted it in.
The goal of CATH is to generate an open and warm environment where people from all over the world with interest in developing Africa can participate in Cardano related activities, where language is not an obstacle for expressing opinions and ideas. It’s a growing center of gravity in the region, with particular views and needs, that aim to have an opinion and presence in the governance of Cardano. And the Challenge Team brief specifically indicates this.
This proposal helps to keep the CATH community growing, transferring knowledge in our various languages and helping onboard projects into Cardano. We build and maintain crucial community infrastructure and proactively participate in the building process of the Catalyst/Cardano Ecosystem
What are the main risks that could prevent you from delivering the project successfully and please explain how you will mitigate each risk?
Our main risk and Challenge is not being able to sustain all the activities that we perform. Currently those activities are performed as a time donation to a good cause. Finding members with enthusiasm and willingness to collaborate, and to keep them engaged for a long period of time is a huge challenge.
By obtaining the requested resources we will be able to provide fair economic incentives to our key contributors that will mitigate those risks.