Please describe your proposed solution

<u>Dealing with technological ignorance:</u>

In DR Congo, technology is a considerable challenge, and this is due to the fact that young people are not sufficiently introduced to new technologies.

More particularly, the cardano blockchain being part not only of new technologies but also of opportunities, its lack of awareness among most young people in the city of Bukavu negatively affects the students of this city in the sense that these young students despite their skills lack things to do and are driven into unemployment after their studies, yet there is the Cardano opportunity that can help them overcome these challenges. However, to face these challenges, we propose the creation of a Cardano club in the city of Bukavu, the latter which will have advantages in the field of education, economy and technology in favor of young students in this entity.

<u>Blockchain Education</u>

During this project, we plan to organize sessions with the members of the new club created in the city of Bukavu in order to teach them important notions about the Cardano blockchain, the necessary resources and ways of the opportunities of Cardano, and this will help them to have roots and do more research to participate in the development of the cardano blockchain.

<u>Project beneficiaries and his impact</u>

This project will involve young students from the city of Bukavu because they are unaware of the Cardano blockchain. We are convinced that this project will have a positive impact because it solves the problem of ignorance in the field of technology, specifically blockchain but also the integration of these students into the Cardano ecosystem will in turn allow them to continue to unite others and make them join the blockchain.

Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

<u>Project contributions to the Cardano ecosystem</u>

The creation of a Cardano club in the City of Bukavu will have a positive and remarkable impact on the development and flourishing of the Cardano ecosystem because the presence of this club in the environment will contribute to:

• Stimulate students from the city of Bukavu to integrate into the Cardano blockchain:

The Cardano blockchain needs to extend all over the world, this is why the integration of these young students will increase the number of members of the Cardano community .

• Increase use cases for Cardano solutions and new technologies:

This initiated club will organize blockchain training in the city of Bukavu and help the population keep their valuable documents and information on the Cardano blockchain; but also the implementation of this project will allow young students from the city of Bukavu in the DRC to appropriate technology and invest in it by initiating various training courses related to the handling of computer tools (introduction to new technologies) .

• Promote the development of Cardano as well as decentralized governance within the blockchain:

The young students who will form this club being intellectuals capable of making innovations, they will contribute to the implementation of decentralized applications and will participate in different Cardano opportunities such as for example submitting projects in project catalyst, or participating in different tasks that lead to the advancement of cardano.

• Contribute to the economic growth of the cardano blockchain:

Once the cardano blockchain is known in the city of Bukavu, this will lead economic operators in this city to invest their assets in the ADA cryptocurrency, which could contribute to the increase in value and easy use of this expensive and native cryptocurrency of the cardano blockchain.

<u>Target population of the project</u>

The target population of our project is made up of students from 2 universities in the city of Bukavu (ISDR Bukavu and UCB). However, we believe that with the evolution, students from other universities will also be initiated, and subsequently the entire population of the city of Goma will be aware of the existence of the cardano blockchain.

Let us note that, we thought of reaching young students in the first place, because this category is made up of young people who still have the taste and the ability to learn, but also who need to be initiated to take responsibilities in their hands and the destiny of the future world. This future generation must be updated to move forward in a changing world to facilitate sustainable development because without technology, no development is possible.

<u>Measuring project impact</u>

To measure the impact of our project, the following plans were developed:

• Reports according to milestones: for each stage of the project completed, a report will be provided and indicators (images, invoices, videos, etc.) will be published on Github and other social networks used by members of the Cardano community;
• Number of people forming the club: 50 people will be initiated and will form a Cardano club in the city of Bukavu. The measurement of this impact will be observed through participation lists with the names, email addresses and other identifiers of these club members;
• Assessment on the use of the ADA cryptocurrency: Wallets will be created for each new member of the Cardano ecosystem from the city of Bukavu. it will be difficult to directly assess this impact but cardano will notice the increase in wallets and investments in the ADA cryptocurrency
• Applications development: Applications created by members of the new Cardano club in Bukavu will be visible and shared within the channels used by members of the Cardano community.

<u>Sharing project results with the community</u>

In order to share the results of this project, we will proceed as follows:

• Sharing images or videos of each activity on sites and networks used by members of the Cardano community such as GitHub, Discord, Telegram, Twiter, Linkdlin, Facebook, etc.
• Encourage the online participation of members of the proof of completion in the various activities organized as part of the project.

What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

We are competent to carry out this project for the following reasons:

• First of all, the members of the project team participated in the Cardano education onboarding program organized by Goma Wada. SHUKURU MUNYAKAZI Honoré being the coordinator of this project was also part of it. In addition to this, SHUKURU MUNYAKZI Honoré a Bachelor's degree in Social Organization, which means that he has the managerial abilities to properly lead a project, with sufficient knowledge of the Cardano blockchain.

• Our team is made up of courageous people who have sufficient knowledge of IT and Blockchain,
• Our team is made up of catalytic project evaluators (funds 9, 10 and 11). Specifically, OLIVIER MWATSIMULAMO BANYENE is an assessor found 9 to found 11 with more than 185 validated assessments. He is an enthusiast of the cardano blockchain and is currently a founder of the cardano new members on the cardano catalyst project opportunity. With his Bachelor's degree in Rural Development, he has financial and project management skills.
• We participated in hackathons talking about blockchain in general, and many other online workshops. https://twitter.com/DIT_Cameroon
• We are in contact with developers and other members of the Cardano Goma club who have capabilities in blockchain technology, the latter will be involved in training members of the new Bukavu's club on the Cardano blockchain especially facilitators and trainers in blockchain and web3.

What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Milestone 1: Milestone 1

<u>Milestone 1 (2 months):</u> Design an activity plan and identify the universities and students targeted by the project

<u>secondary activities</u>

• Design an activity plan for the project,
• Contact the academic authorities of 2 universities targeted for the project,
• Identify student members of the club to create

<u>Expected results :</u>

• A well-detailed activity plan will be designed,
• 2 universities will be targeted (Isdr Bukavu and UCB),
• 50 Students will be identified for the formation of a club.

Milestone 2: Milestone 2:

<u>Milestone 2 (2 months):</u> Student Training on Blockchain Cardano and create a club of cardano in Bukavu city

<u>secondary activities</u>

• Design the materials to be given to training participants,
• Prepare the logistical and technical modalities of the training,
• Train students on blockchain,
• Initiate a cardano club.

<u>Expected results</u>

• Relevant and updated materials dealing with the Cardano blockchain are developed,
• All logistical and technical arrangements for training prepared
• 50 students chosen from 2 universities in the city of Bukavu trained on blockchain
• A cardano club is initiated in the city of Bukavu with at least 50 members

Milestone 3: Milestone 3:

<u>Milestone 3 (2 months):</u> Create a public secretariat to empower the initiated club and provide them with a work office

<u>Secondary activities:</u>

Rent the office/secretariat

Equip the office/secretariat

<u>Expected results</u>

• A room is rented for 12 months and equipped for the installation of the public secretariat and work office

Final Milestone: Final Milestone:

<u>Milestone 4 (1 month):</u> Evaluation of activities and reporting

<u>Secondary activities</u>:

· Produce a detailed final project report.

· Send a report to Project challenge team;

<u>Result heard</u>

· A report wiil be produced and sended to the project catalyst challenge team

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

• SHUKURU MUNYAKAZI Honoré, graduate in rural development and more particularly in social organization, he is a member of Goma wada hub and takepool, vice team leader of goma wada hub junior and bearer of the idea of this project. He is an enthusiast of new technology and a volunteer MITHR token speaker . He regularly participates in activities and especially training courses organized by Goma wada hub to improve his knowledge of blockchain and above all he is interested in the growth and development of the Cardano ecosystem and he is a community reviewer from fund 11. He is the coordinator of all project activities and must ensure the achievement of all the objectives of this project, monitor activities and produce the report from start to finish.

https://x.com/ShukuruHonore?t=AzXMtyTeNstvA44lCMianA&amp;s=03

• BANDU BALUME BOAZ, With a degree in environment and sustainable development, this person assumes the role of team leader within the Goma Wada Hub and serves as stake pool manager. His deep fascination with blockchain technology motivates his enthusiasm to actively participate in Cardano 's exciting journey . Additionally, he contributed as a co -proposer in F8 and F9, fulfilling the role of NFT project coordinator in F9, and serving as a challenge team member in F10. And he involves young people from the city of Goma, in DR Congo, on blockchain in general and on Cardano in particular, by translating content into French. As of March 2023, he is working on an analysis document for African stake pools. Due to his experiences, in this project he will play a role of special advisor for a good implementation but also he will intervene as a trainer once the project is accepted and financed.

ttps://twitter.com/BoazB5475

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/boaz-bandu-401428204/>

• Olivier MWATSIMULAMO: With a degree in Envirnment Development from ISDR-GL, Olivier has combinerd his passion for envirnmental solutions with the innovative Cardano Blockchain. From Fund 9 he servec as a project catalyst Reviewer, and most recently as moderator for fund 11. Aditionnaly, Olivier is an enthusiast of the cardano blockchain and is currently a founder of the cardano new members on the cardano catalyst project opportunity. With his Bachelor's degree in Rural Development, he has financial and project management skills. In term of this project, Olivier Will play a big role by training members of the new club about opportunities founded on the cardano blockchain like project catalyst, Intersect, and others.

https://twitter.com/OlivierMWATSIM1?t=ZMkSSI5S9u_twD5oL7j4Zw&amp;s=09 https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivier-mwatsimulamo

• **André MUDERHWA:**He has a degree in management IT and is also a programming language trainer at the professional training center (ISIG Goma Professional Training Center), taking into account his experiences, as part of our project he will be responsible for technical and media affairs.

https://x.com/andre_muderhwa?t=0U7T5zBxVyai4QOmcFNn2g&amp;s=09

Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

For the budgeting of our proposal we took into account the rate of $0.25 per ₳ taking into account the variation in the price of Ada that we have experienced in past months.

Milestone 1: Design of an activity plan and identification of students:

<u>Costs for designing an activity plan:</u>

• Payment 3 designers: these designers will each work 15 hours, and will receive 48₳/ hour = 3 Designers x 15 hours = 45hours x48₳ = 2160 ₳

<u>Identification fees for the universities and students concerned</u>

For this activity 2 people will be sent to the field to identify universities and students:

• Transport by boat out and back: 200₳ per person, we have: 200₳x2 people = 400₳
• Accommodation for 2 days: 200₳/dayx2people 2 days= 800₳
• Catering: : 50₳/day x2people x2days=200₳
• Consultation fees from the authorities of the identified universities: 600 ₳
• Communication and media: 300 ₳

Subtotal: 2300₳

Milestone 2: Student Training on the Cardano Blockchain

For this activity, 3 trainers will leave the city of Goma for the city of BUKAVU to ensure the training of students on the cardano blockchain for 4 sessions:

• Motivation of trainers for 4 sessions: 3 trainers, including 220₳/Session/Trainer = 2640 ₳
• Transportation of 3 trainers by boat back and forth: 200₳ per person, we have: 200₳x3 people=600₳
• Accommodation for 3 trainers for 4 days: 200₳/Day/Trainer= 2400₳
• Catering for 3 trainers for 4 days: 50₳/day/trainer= 600₳
• Communication and media: 400₳
• Rent a training room for 4 days: 400₳/day = 400₳ x 4 days = 1600₳
• Rental of equipment for training: 600 ₳
• <u>Catering for participants</u> <u>for participants:</u>

Number: 55 people

55 Food dishes and water: 15₳/people/session=825₳x4= 3300₳

T-Shirt with cardano print: 25 ₳ x 55 people = 1375₳

Motivation for 50 participants to use cardano wallets: 10 ₳ per person = 10₳ x 50= 500₳

Subtotal: 14045₳

Milestone 3: Create a secretariat as an income-generating activity for the survival of the club and meeting office

• Office/secretariat rental: 12 months including 400₳/month= 4800₳
• <u>Office/secretarial equipment </u>:

2 Computer machines of which 1400₳ x 2 = 2800₳

· 2 Printers: -EPSON L850 =2320₳ and

-HP LASER = 1800₳

· 2 tables including 280₳ per table = 560₳

· 8 chairs including 140₳per chair = 1120₳

· Electricity for 12 months including 200₳ per month = 2400₳

· Subscription to Canal box for Internet connection in 12 months 212₳= 2544₳

. Operating and Administration costs: 3000₳

Subtotal: 21344₳ 21344

Milestone 4 : Monitoring and evaluation of activities and reporting

· Production costs for detailed final project report:1000₳

Subtotal: 1000 ₳

Total project cost: 38689 ₳

As part of a reasoned and objective realization of our project, we will have to resort to other organizations which have experience in the field of cardano technology such as Goma Wada Hub and Stakepool , a club which does several works in the framework of Cardano in the city of Goma, from where we will need advice and guidance to carry out our project.

The realization of this project will also require collaboration with the universities located in Bukavu city, from which we will recruit the students who will form the club, collaboration with capable and competent individuals to carry out impeccable work.

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

We believe that the amount we are requesting for this project is validly reasonable for the following reasons:

• First we detailed the project budget in order to show readers the different ways in which the ADA requested will be consumed,
• We set the prices of the project resources after consulting the different markets for goods and services existing in our region, this proves that the prices are reasonable,
• For human resources, we tried to estimate the minimum working time per individual and we based ourselves on the lifestyle of people in our city and the salary scales set by the legislation in the DRC;
• Given the considerable impact that this project wants to bring to the Cardano blockchain, we believe that the 36,369 ADA are really average, and thanks to this sum which also saves the funds allocated to the category, the Cardano blockchain will be able to be known everywhere in the city of BukavuØ Project authors: Qualified personnel will be in charge of executing this project in a rational and reasoned manner.

By the end, we are aware that this project presents good value for money because the prices that we have assigned to different materials, agents and services are reasonable and acceptable in our environment.