Please describe your proposed solution
This proposal aims to elevate awareness of Cardano Project Catalyst and Ada adoption through primary school teachers in 20 Accra schools assuming a minimum of 10 teachers. Recognizing the crucial role of Project Catalyst in Ada's operational usage, especially for blockchain applications and payment platforms in Accra, there's a pressing need to deepen awareness. Its clear there is a large share the Accra, Ghana region community members need to cover if adoption would increase greatly in the short term. Teachers and school administrators will play a pivotal role as a medium in this strategy, serving as influential channels for widespread education and adoption within the Ghanaian, Accra community.
To increase awareness of Cardano Project Catalyst and promote the adoption of Ada among teachers in 20 primary schools in Accra, we propose the following activities:
Stage 1: Inception Activities
- Hold a meeting with various school management teams and owners and select at least 20 of them to introduce the project.
- Develop the project catalyst Project training materials and the concept of Teacher Catalyst clubs.
- Schedule the bi-monthly workshop for the 20 selected schools. Two workshops would be conducted for each school to broaden and deepen their understanding.
Stage 2: Bi-Monthly Educational Sessions
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Conduct first workshop session on these areas; introducing Cardano, Project Catalyst and their opportunities, Basics of blockchain and their importance. We shall also learn how to to generate ideas.
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The second session would comprise, hands-on support on the usage of idea scale for developing proposals, conducting reviews on proposals; and Ada wallet creation and adoption (give out Ada as incentive), introduction to communities outside idea scale; telegram pages and their activities etc.
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These sessions would be held for each school assuming a minimum of 10 teachers participating.
Stage 3: Preparatory Activities and Launching of the Teacher Catalyst Club
- Plan and prepare club content.
- Advertise widely to invite interested teachers.
- Launch the club, elect Cardano reps from the schools and discuss plans on how to deepen Cardano in their schools.
Stage 4: Post Launch Activities
- Establish online forums or WhatsApp groups led by project leadership and club leadership for sharing experiences, ask questions so far in their journey with understanding Project Catalyst and their objectives. This will be held twice after the launch to close the project.
Stage 5: Project Close Out
- Design evaluation and feedback questionnaire on the project
- Generate project Close out report on all activities
Risk Management
Meeting with each school individually ensures minimal disruption to their operational plans, enhancing project effectiveness. Online sessions post-education mitigate excessive disruptions, maintaining motivation.
Sustainability Plan
- Club activities would commence during every cycle to ensure continuous learning on Project Catalyst, maximizing benefits for both the fund and teachers and increase in the number of schoolteachers to sustain the initiative.