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Cardano and its technology remain relatively unknown at the university level.
Organize a series of 12 Introduction to Blockchain and Cardano courses in renowned universities within Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico.
This is the total amount allocated to Universities Onboarding to Cardano. 2 out of 3 milestones are completed.
1/3
Curriculum Development and Material Preparation
Cost: ₳ 11,088
Delivery: Month 2 - Dec 2023
2/3
Project Preparation and University Partnerships
Cost: ₳ 11,088
Delivery: Month 4 - Feb 2024
3/3
Course Delivery and Participant Engagement
Cost: ₳ 14,784
Delivery: Month 8 - Jun 2024
Jose Miguel de Gamboa
Our biggest dependency are the universities where we will present, to mitigate this risk we will have 1 full month to focus on University onboarding and sheduling. Thanks to the diversity and reach of our community we already have built strong relationships with several prestigious universities in each country, so we are confident this dependency won´t cause any delay.
Project will be fully open source
The LATAM Cardano Community is a decentralized alliance that inspire and empowers individuals, organizations, initiatives and governments with interest in Latin América, to foster collaboration and to expand the adoption of Cardano to facilitate its impact in and from the region to the world.
This proposal aims to create a series of 12 Introduction to Blockchain and Cardano courses in four different countries: Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico. These courses will be conducted by experienced Cardano community members in prestiguious universities of each country.
The goal is to provide comprehensive education on blockchain technology and specifically highlight the benefits and potential of Cardano. By offering these courses, we aim to empower individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in the Cardano ecosystem. Eventually inviting them to participate in Governance, Developing or building Projects on Cardano.
Our proposal directly aligns with the purpose of the challenge category, which is to support student blockchain startups and facilitate their onboarding to the Cardano community.
By organizing Introduction to Blockchain and Cardano courses specifically designed for students, we address the need for blockchain education and awareness of Cardano.
These targeted courses will be an excelente onboarding opportunity for curious students allowing us to give attendant students a basic grasp of what Cardano and blockchain technology can achieve and how they can actively participate in the ecosystem.
The success of our project will be measured through various metrics:
We will be publishing educational materials and resources from the courses on all of our social media and community groups (Discord and Telegram). As well as completing the necessary reports for the community to audit.
Once published, the Cardano community will be able to use this material for organizing their own courses, creating a bigger impact long term.
LATAM Cardano Community
Our team consists of experienced Cardano community members who have a deep understanding of blockchain technology and Cardano's ecosystem. For the past year and a half, we have successfully organized similar educational initiatives, demonstrating our commitment to delivering high-quality projects. Thanks to our work so far, we have established relationships with universities in the target countries, which will facilitate the coordination of the courses
LATAM Townhalls & Events:
After more than 60 TownHalls produced, with more than 50 speakers, we have proven that we can deliver on our promises. With 3 LATAM Ideafest (F7, F8, and F9) highlighting more than 90 proposals in Spanish and Portuguese and recorded for their promotion. We have also held more than 12 Twitter Spaces.
LATAM CIP1694 Workshops:
We also had a huge participation in CIP 1694 workshops, having organized 13 Workshops in LATAM. With 137 people who participated in those workshops. We have also attended the Edinburgh CIP1694 Workshops, where we received a lot of praise from other participants for the process we have followed and the contributions that we made.
Milestone 1: Curriculum Development and Material Preparation
Milestone 2: Project Preparation and University Partnerships
Milestone 3: Course Delivery and Participant Engagement
Milestone 1
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Milestone 2:
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Milestone 3
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3 Courses * 4 Countries = 12 Courses in total
Total Budget for al 12 courses: 36.960 ADA
The cost of the project represents value for the Cardano ecosystem in several ways:
-Education and Awareness: Our proposal will increase awareness and understanding of Cardano, providing exposure to the Cardano Blockchain to hundreths of students.
-Skill Development: The Courses provide an opportunity for participants to acquire valuable knowledge and skills related to Cardano and blockchain technology. Potentially leading to the emergence of a skilled workforce in the ecosystem, fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and the creation of Cardano-based projects and solutions. As well as being a great way for Cardano educators to develop their skills.
-Community creation: The courses serve as a platform for building a strong and engaged communities around Cardano. Participants can connect with like-minded individuals, share ideas, collaborate on projects, and contribute to the overall development of new communities in the ecosystem.
Community Impact is usually hard to measure with concrete numbers, but we can certainly say the LATAM community is creating a very high impact for the value we have received and are requesting on this proposal.
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LATAM Cardano Community core team will execute this propossal, consisting of key Cardano builders like:
Alex Pestchanker (Mentor, Host and Speaker, Funded Proposer and PA in F6, 7, 8 and 9, vPA in F7, F8 and F9, Challenge Team member for F7 Grow Latam, Grow Cardano, Funded Proposer subcircle member)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/apestchanker/
Rodolfo Miranda (Funded Proposer and PA in F6, 7, 8 and 9, vPA in F7, F8 and F9, Challenge Team member for F7 Grow Latam, Grow Cardano and F8 Self Sovereign Identity)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodolfomiranda/
Lucas Macchiavelli (Funded Proposer in F7, F8 and F9, PA in F8 and F9, Cardano Ambassador, Swarm contributor)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasmacchiavelli/
Jaime Martinez: (Funded Proposer in F7 and F8, CA in F6 and F7, member of the Catalyst community since F4, Advocate and builder of educational initiatives for LatAm Cardano Communities)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jnmrtnz/
Mauro Andreoli: Cardano Ambassador and Cofounder of the European Cardano Community
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauro-agust%C3%ADn-andreoli-7b58621a0/
Juanita Jaramillo R: Cofounder of CardanoFem
https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanita-jaramillo-rivillas-6009534b/
Jose Miguel de Gamboa, Colombia, University Professor of “Blockchain for Business” at CESA. Hosted CIP1694 workshop in Bogota, Colombia (https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVMFp7TXc=/) Attended the Pan-Latam in Uruguay workshop that consolidated the results of more than 15 Latin-American workshops. Co-authored the Latina American regional conclusions document (https://github.com/latamcardano/CIP1694Workshops. Attended Global CIP1694 workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-miguel-de-gamboa/
Otavio Lima, Founder of Cardano Feed