Lost |&| Found: Simple example dApp to introduce Cardano
Problem
Most dApps are too complex and abstract for local communities in Cameroon, making it difficult for them to view DLTs hence Cardano as a viable solution to their day to day problems.
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About this idea
[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant
DIT Cameroon[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)
Entity (Not Incorporated)[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)
7[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language
No[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)
Leverage the MVP dApp Lost |&| Found we've build from a previous funding round to implement a more complete product solving a concrete problem hence advertising Cardano in a more practical way
[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?
No[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”
No dependencies.
[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?
Yes[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs
Apache 2.0 License
[METADATA] Horizons
Community[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution
The primary objective of this project is to create a comprehensive electronic platform designed to assist the public in recovering lost items efficiently. This platform will offer a variety of features to ensure a seamless experience for its users. Key functionalities include:
- Lost Item Declaration: Users can declare their lost items by providing detailed descriptions and paying a small fee. This fee supports the platform’s maintenance and ensures the quality of service.
- Found Item Registration: Those who find items can register these on the platform, providing information that will help in identifying and matching them with their rightful owners.
- Matching System: The platform will feature a sophisticated matching system that connects lost items with those that are found. Once a match is made, all relevant stakeholders are promptly notified, facilitating quick recovery.
- Search Functionality: Users will have access to a powerful search tool that allows them to look for recovered items using various filters and criteria, enhancing the likelihood of a successful recovery.
- Donation Capability: Users will have the option to make donations, supporting the platform’s ongoing development and enabling it to expand its services to a broader audience. Ada payment will be the initial payment option.
Roadmap:
The solution will be built in small independent modules that integrate together to solve the main problem.
- Identity and access management: IAM will allow us to set the ground for roles and accesses to resources within the platform
- Lost and found item inventory management: The main function of this module will be to collect both lost and found objects, organizing and categorizing them in such a way that they are easily searchable and match-able.
- Search & Match Subsystem. This will be a real time algorithm that runs continuously in the background and try to match lost and found items
- Notification management: This will be a real time solution allowing stakeholders to signup to events of their interest choosing from a multitude of notification medium.
- Payment (digital wallet): We will be implementing a digital wallet that will allow people declaring lost item to pays a small fee and other value transactions within the system
- Verification of ownership: This module will set up tailored challenge questions for owners to pass in order to regain their lost objects. This is something we have thought about quite a lot as it is the area in which we are most susceptible to people playing the system in order to steal identities or other items. For this we have thought of a reputation management system to mitigate some of that risk through community support.
- Donations: Here we will build a module that accept several forms of donation to the system. Crypto money will certainly be one of them. There will be a small fee in order to declare a lost item on the platform, and there will be the option to pay an additional donation once your item is recovered to support the Lost |&| Found initiative.
- Digital token pegged on the local currency coin: This will facilitate the micro-payments transactions that will go through the system
- Marketing and Outreach for dApp launch (T.V. billboards, radio)
[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community
Our Lost |&| Found dApp will be a life changing solution specifically intended for widespread adoption in developing nations such as Cameroon where they currently lack digital organization of important records. In our solution we will expand the notion of "lost items" to include missing/kidnapped dear ones as well as stolen cars etc. This solution is truly a Nation building dApp because it will assist at the core with tools needed by law enforcement and local communities. Specifically geared towards developing nations starting with Cameroon and other countries in Africa with whom we are working through the Wada network. Our notification module will create a solution for lost or stolen items to be recovered.
[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] 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?
Traceable record of past delivered projects
In Africa, we say, "A tree is recognized by its fruit," meaning past actions are the best judge. DIT Cameroon has secured funding for multiple Catalyst projects in previous funds and delivered on all promises.
Their strategy involved training local developers and leveraging them for pre-prototype implementation of their multiple dApp prototypes. This approach has paved the way for a future Cardano community in Cameroon, including not only developers, but entrepreneurs, policymakers, and other local community groups.
Below are all the projects plus partners projects delivered successfully:
*DIT Cameroon Projects:
Spread Plutus in Africa
Clubs + Hackathon
Dev. Journey into DID Paradigm:
Small Change Wallet: (dApp)
Djangui: local savings accounts mgmt (dApp)
- Close-out report for Djangui: local savings accounts mgmt: here
- Close-out video here
- dApp prototype here
Treedano: Regenerative NFTrees (dApp)
- Close-out report for Treedano: Regenerative NFTrees: here
- General report for Treedano: Regenerative NFTrees: here
- Close-out video here
- dApp prototype demo here
- dApp prototype link here
Mentalyse : Learn through fun
- Close-out report for Mentalyse: : Learn through fun: here
- General report for Mentalyse: Learn through fun: here
- Close-out video here
- dApp prototype demo here
- dApp prototype here
Lost |&| Found:
- Close-out report for Lost |&| Found: here
- General report for: Lost |&| Found: here
- Close-out video here
- dApp prototype here
*Co proposed projects:
Planting Roots in Africa
Nurturing Roots Part 1
Wada documentary:
Highly diverse and Capable Team on the ground
DIT is a multilingual team that has actively produced Web3 training content and prototype dApps in both French and English over the past three years. Our diverse, determined team is committed to their mission of integrating Web3 in Africa, with a focus on local community paradigms.
Hess: Co-Founder and CFO at DIA, Wada Hub Liaison, Wada Cameroon Hub Co-Lead, Maths & Physics teacher, bilingual (French & English)
Manfo: Co-Founder and CEO at DIA, Cameroon Hub Co-Lead, Senior software architect & developer, 16+ years of experience programming, 6+ years in functional programming paradigm (F#, Haskell, Elm, Purescript), Multilingual (French, English, Italian, Ngiembo), Regenerative Farmer
Nkalla: Co-Founder and CTO at DIA, Senior software architect & developer, 16+ years of experience programming, 4+ years in functional programming paradigm (Haskell), Mathematics teacher (Education Systems Engineering), Multilingual (French, Italian, English, Mbo), Farmer
Mermoz: Cultural liaison at DIA, Researcher in African Crypto communication, writer, farmer, poet and engineer.
Maureen: Community builder, event & communication coordinator.
Ntet: Junior software architect and developer, 4+ years of programming experience, 1+ year in functional programming paradigm (Haskell), Smart contract development (Plutus) multilingual (French, English, Bassa).
Neudjieu: Junior Software Engineer with 2 years of experience, multilingual (French, English, Medumba), 2D/3D Computer Graphic Designer experience. Entrepreneur oriented and self-taught who loves new challenges.
Tiotsop: One year of experience in applying machine learning and data science to financial markets. His work has been on extracting insights from financial data, enhancing decision-making processes, and addressing challenges specific to this domain, multilingual (French, English, Italian, Ngiembo).
Maffouo: Maffouo holds a Bachelor degree in Physics, he is a Physics teacher and Farm supervisor. He is passionate about applying physics to his farming endeavor. Bilingual (French, Ngiembo).
Community held events / Hackathons
- January 2022 Hackathon: Introduction to Haskell
- Recorded Session
- Lectures & challenge material
- 1K USD in prizes awarded to participants
- June 2022 Hackathon: The fundamentals
- Recorded Session
- Lectures & challenge material
- 1K ADA in prizes awarded to participants
- November 2023 Hackathon: DID, SSI, DLTs
- Recorded Session
- French Lecture
- English Lecture
- Lectures & challenge material
- 1,2K ADA in prizes awarded to participants
Summary:
Total funding received & accomplishments over the past 2-3 years ($160K)
- Acquired and furnished IT Center (DIT Cameroon) in Douala: 2021 - Present
- Established library with 300+ IT, Farming, Anthropological books and more
- Completed First Haskell, Plutus, DLTs and Software Architecture Training Campaign 21+ interns trained over 2 years
- Hired top 2 interns now collaborating with with us
- Held 3 prized hackathon in parallel to our training initiative
- Held multiple blockchain related in person and online events
- Launched Second Training Campaign (Extending it to Wada’s Ghana, DRC and Burkina Faso hubs)
- Delivered 9 out of 9 projects funded on the Project Catalyst Platform 4 of them are fully functioning dApp prototypes.
- Acquired 111 Acres of land on which we are currently implementing one of our core Treedano: Regenerative NFTrees project as a proof of concept.
- Planned and hosted a Cardano summit within our hub
- Planned and hosted a Intersect Constitutional working group
- Planned and hosted a Intersect Constitutional workshop
- Started setting up our network of Cooperatives (DIA Web of Coops)
- ...etc
[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?
Milestone Output:
Research and content elaboration (6 months)
Acceptance Criteria:
Comprehensive research completed with detailed documentation of findings; content drafts prepared
Evidence of Completion:
Submission of a detailed research report and content outline.
Milestone Output:
White paper redaction
Acceptance Criteria:
White paper drafted, reviewed, and approved by stakeholders.
Evidence of Completion:
Finalized and published white paper.
Milestone Output:
dApp design and conception
Acceptance Criteria:
Completion of the dApp design, including wireframes and user interface mockups.
Evidence of Completion:
Approved design documents and prototypes.
Milestone Output:
Implementation & Deployment to the Test Network & Testing
Acceptance Criteria:
Successful implementation and deployment to the test network; all tests passed.
Evidence of Completion:
Test reports and logs demonstrating successful testing outcomes.
Milestone Output:
Deployment to the Main Network
Acceptance Criteria:
dApp fully deployed to the main network and operational.
Evidence of Completion:
Deployment logs and confirmation reports
Milestone Output:
Close out report
Acceptance Criteria: Comprehensive project close-out report completed, addressing all project goals and outcomes.
Evidence of Completion:
Submission and approval of the final close-out report.
[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?
Lead software Architect / Project Manager / Backend & Smart Contract Developer
UI/UX Designer / Frontend Developer
Business Analyst Tester & Marketing Specialist
DevOps Engineer & Security Analyst & Technical Writer
[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources
- Research and magazine content consolidation (2 educators, 1 pedagogue x 3 weeks): 5000 ADA
- Travel Logistics (core team travel to most affected cities in Cameroon): 7000 ADA
- dApp conception and design (3 software architects x 3 months): 12000 ADA
- White paper elaboration (1 software architect, 1 editor, translator x 3 months): 2000 ADA
- Developer team (3 software architects, 3 Devs (Haskell/Plutus Android) x 6 months): 19000 ADA
- Marketing (TV advertising, Billboards, Banners, initial prizes batch): 5000 ADA
[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?
We have a working prototype and this project is about turning in into a functional product.
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