Please describe your proposed solution.

The category of youth from the age of 17 to 21 who are found in some Care Homes due to inability of extended family members to take care of them after the death of both parents, some of whom have completed High Schools, need to be reached out to, so that they can also get access to the benefits of Project Catalyst. There are very brilliant youth amongst them who can unlock their their entrepreneurial mindset and learn how to turn ideas into thriving business ventures. Some of them might not know that they have such tech minds and could become even developers in future.

Educating them on blockchain and opportunities in Catalyst will help them transform their learning journey with industry experts, gaining practical knowledge and real world experience to shape their future career and academic pursuits.

I believe that these youth who find themselves in these homes also possess great minds that can build innovative business models on Cardano and in effect lead to a great impact on their lives and Cardano as well.

Topics that will be taught include Cardano Blockchain; Project Catalyst and opportunities and Wallet (Yoroi) opening for all interested participants.

My project will engage some Ghana community Hub members to educate these youth. Some members who are Cardano Ambassadors in Ghana such as Nathaniel Dwamena and Mustapha Yakubu will help in the education when I contact them to do so.

The impact will be proven through their participation, their eagerness to register on Ideascale and start thinking of how they can be active members of the Cardano Community; and also how some will become proposers, Community Reviewers and other roles in Catalyst as well. From my previous two Projects in Fund 8 and Fund 9 - Ghana Youth Onboarding Outreach 1 and 2, there have been significant numbers of Ideascale registration, Africa Town Hall participation, Community Reviewers, and they keep on spreading the news about Cardano. These youth were mainly in Tertiary Institutions.

With this project, I am focusing on the youth who have been neglected and stuck in Care Orphanage Homes but they also have great minds. They are sound and attend High Schools and they are also looking for such opportunities to break out into a bright future. Some may have great Tech minds but they are not exposed to such education, which I have decided to reach out to them. I am targeting to impact about 250 youth in this category. I will organize three sessions in three different homes within 2 months. I will do a follow up after these education outreaches to see progress in what they learnt.

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

This project will bring the following impact on Cardano ecosystem:

• A target of 250 youth will expand the ecosystem through their registration on Ideascale.
• At least 200 + Yoroi Wallets will be opened for those interested with a token of 2 ADA for each to get them motivated. This will increase ADA holders in the Cardano ecosystem.
• At least 25(10%) can become Community Reviewers and this figure could increase as they continue to engage with the community.
• Africa Town Hall participation will rise and eventually increase the main Town Hall participation.
• Cardano Communities will be widened in Ghana and in Africa.

This project is unique because I am targeting an unreached community who may possess excellent minds which education can bring them out and they can become great members of the Cardano Community and the World at large. Without such education, these minds will be lost.

The Challenge seeks to get more members into the Cardano Community which will lead to expansion in the ecosystem. This project will address this challenge effectively looking at the write up in this page. These potential youth who would become abreast with Cardano could become Voters and DReps in the subsequent Funds.

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

I will measure the success through the following:

• Number of participants and video them to see their enthusiasm which can clearly be seen; the benefit to Cardano is that high number of participation leads to expansion in the ecosystem.
• Number of registration on Ideascale and opening of Yoroi wallets is a direct impact on Cardano because it means the ecosystem is becoming popular in Africa.
• Cardano will grow in the short term due to increase in participation in Africa Town Hall and the main Town Hall; Ideascale will expand, Wallet opening will expand. In the long term, these members, at least some or most, will become very active members who can develop business models for real economic impact in the country and Cardano.
• In both short and long term, some will become Community Reviewers, Proposers and Voters.
• In the short term, those who join the Town Halls, the telegram chats and Discord will contribute to discussions and may give very good ideas which can eventually help in more innovations in Catalyst operations.

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

Through my monthly reports to the community which will be made public on You Tube will provide information on the project to the community and to the whole world to see what has happened or happening in Ghana and Africa.

The project will be a two months project with 3 educational sessions. Each session will be a two week interval. The duration is from October to November.

Catalyst will also publish my reports in all their media for the community and the public.

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

I am a very active member of Cardano Community. I first joined the Wada Community in Ghana during the Fund 6 which I started as a CA. I was also a CA for Fund 7 and 8 and PA for Fund 9 with high integrity. I was a veteran CA for Fund 7 and VPA for Fund 9.

I have been attending Town Hall meetings on regular basis.

My closed out projects in Fund 8 and Fund 9 - Ghana Youth Onboarding Outreach and Ghana Youth Onboarding Outreach 2- were successfully implemented and closed out on time within the stipulated period. These two projects have had very significant impact on the youth in Ghana and I believe that with my passion to help the youth to come out from their shells through education about the Cardano ecosystem will really lead to youth employment and thus reduce unemployment rate and poverty.

I assure the Cardano Community that I am a very trusted member of the community to manage the fund given.

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

Objectives of the Proposal:

• To educate the youth in 3 Orphan Care Homes to know about Cardano
• To help the youth unlock their entrepreneurial mindset and learn how to turn ideas into thriving business ventures
• To help the youth to transform their learning journey with industry experts, gaining practical knowledge to shape their career and academic pursuits.

Goals:

• To get about 250 youth in the specified category to participate in the ecosystem
• To expand Cardano ecosystem by at least potential 200 interested to register on Ideascale, who are potential active members in the near future.
• To get about 100 getting Yoroi wallets opened for them are potential ADA holders.

My project is about educating the youth to become aware of Cardano ecosystem, and become members, and in the long run become very active members to contribute meaningfully to the ecosystem. In this part of Africa, awareness through education is what our people actually need, so that after understanding the ecosystem, obviously they will make significant input. When I joined in August 2021, I did not understand the whole idea, but in a short while I have been able to understand it.

Implementation:

I intend to launch the project when funded in October 2023 and end by November 30th 2023.

The first session hopefully will be done in mid October, second session in first week of November and third session last week of November and close out reports By first week of December 2023.

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.

Milestones:

• First week in October - I and my team member will contact the Graceland Care Home in the Central Region of Ghana with our intention of organizing this outreach and let them know the benefits of the outreach. Contact will be made to the other two Orphanage Schools in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
• The first session of the workshop will be done in mid October targeting 100 youth in the Home
• The second workshop will be done in first week of November at Ayenha in the Greater Accra Region and 100 youth is the target.
• The third and last workshop will be done at Adenta in the Greater Accra Region in the end of November 2023, targeting 50 youth.
• The workshop will have an agenda detailing the events of the day.
• Reports will be sent to Catalyst immediately after each workshop to update the community about proof of achievement.

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

1st Milestone:

The first workshop to be held in mid October will target 100 youth at Graceland Care School in the Central Region of Ghana. They will be educated about Cardano Blockchain, project catalyst opportunities and Yoroi wallet and opening of wallets to get the to be part of the ecosystem. They will be encouraged to participate in Africa Town Hall meetings and contribute ideas to the ecosystem.

2nd Milestone:

The second workshop is targeting 100 youth at Ayenha Home in mid November and they will be encouraged to open wallets and become active members of the ecosystem.

3rd Milestone:

The last workshop will be held by 30th November will also target 50 youth and they can also be added to the ecosystem based on their interest. They can contribute meaningfully to the growth of Cardano in the short and long term.

To measure the progress;

• The number of participants attending on the stipulated date.
• The pictures taken at the event and video recorded to see the progress and report immediately to Catalyst and also load unto You Tube for public view. The number of public views can measure progress. Community comments can measure the progress.
• I will measure it by having a plan as numerated above and making sure that the workshop happens as it was scheduled to avoid excuses of not implementing.

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

Total Budget requested 21000 ADA

Breakdown:

Venue hire for 3 sessions 2400

Education materials(Stationery, other) 800

Equipment (Projector, screen, etc) 2500

Main Speaker for 3 sessions 3000

2 other speakers 2500

Transport to 3 venues 800

Media (banners, flyers, video) 1500

Refreshments for @250 4600

ADA ( for 200 participants to register) 400

Administrative work( power bank, wifi, etc) 2500

All quotes are in ADA.

3 Milestones specific budgets as follows:

Milestone 1 - Mid October - in person event at a venue near Graceland Care School for orphans from the Care Home. Total budget covering venue hire, course materials, labor, etc will cost 7000 ADA.

Milestone 2 - in person event at Ayenha in the Greater Accra Region - total budget covering all the above is 7000 ADA

Milestone 3 - End of November event at Adenta Municipality in the Greater Accra Region - total budget is 7000 ADA.

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

Emelia Sarfo - main speaker for all 3 workshops on Cardano ecosystem and Project

Catalyst opportunities

Emelia Sarfo is a member of the Cardano Community with two completed projects in Fund8 and Fund 9, Ghana Youth Onboarding Outreach 1 and 2. In private life she is a professional Human Resource Consultant with over 15 years experience in the Corporate field and has worked with many reputable Institutions in Ghana. She is also a trainer in hospitality and customer service satisfaction in Hotels in Ghana. In the Cardano Community, she is a very active member, CA for Fund 6, 7 and 8. PA for Fund 9. VCA for Fund 7 and VPA for Fund 9 with a good reputation. Currently I am a member of the Challenge Team for Fund 10 Startups & Onboarding for Students Challenge.

Kingsley Ampofo- Team member is Kingsley Ampofo who is also a member of the Cardano Community, and he has was the Proposer for Cardano Students Learning Platform in the Challenge & Scouted for Students in Fund 9, which was funded and has been completed and closed out successfully. He is a student of Accra Technical University in Ghana, and he is a final year student. He is a very capable young person to engage. His email contact is [email protected]

Awura Adwoa Owusu- is a final year student of the University of Ghana. She has been a very active member of the Cardano Community. She was a CA in Fund 6, 7 and 8; a PA in Fund 9; a vCA in Fund 8 and Fund 8 proposer. Her email contact is [email protected]

Two willing volunteers in Wada Ghana could be contacted to help if needed.

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

The budget requested is high value for money. Looking at the current trend of high cost of living, I have considered very low costs of venues closer to the Homes because they do not have bigger spaces for workshops.

My budget is very reasonable and represents value for money.

At the end of these 3 workshops, about 250 youth in Foster homes would have had in depth knowledge about Cardano and their potential would be realized as they continue their education in the tertiary Institutions. Cardano will grow among more youth in Ghana.