Cardano Education & Onboarding For Technical Schools in Ghana: Awareness For Technical, Vocational, Computer and Information Technology based schools

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Emelia Sarfo

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Individual

[GENERAL] Co proposers and Additional applicants

None. However there are Cardano Ambassadors in Ghana who I normally work with.

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

3

[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)

I will educate and create awareness of Cardano blockchain and Project Catalyst in three schools within 3 months - Technical, Computer and Vocational- I choose one school in each category to educate.

[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

Open Source because I will upload videos of the presentations on the education of the students during the program and upload on YouTube for the public and to the Cardano Community.

Monthly reports to Catalyst.iohk.io will contain the pdf report on the program, pictures taken at the event and the video summary.

[METADATA] SDG rating

Education, awareness creation to impact lives positively and bring more innovation.

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution.

This proposal is about educating and creating awareness about Cardano Blockchain and Project Catalyst to students in Technical, Computer/IT and Vocational Schools in Greater Accra Region of Ghana so that they can also know what Cardano Ecosystem is and be part of it and become more innovative. Most of these students finish these specialized schools with the original intention of becoming more productive after school but unfortunately some end up with their raw knowledge and are not able to convert their knowledge into real products.

Some of the students in the computer schools want to become developers and be able to write DAPPs and other NFTs but they do not know how to get assistance to do so because of the centralized nature of the financial system in Ghana.

I believe that with the awareness of Cardano Blockchain and Project Catalyst, these students can have hope to become the developers they want to be. They can take advantage of this education and awareness creation when I am able to organize these Cardano events, bring them together and let them know about it. So the main aim of this project is to educate and create awareness among these students so that they can use it and turn their computer knowledge into meaningful and real projects for themselves and the country's development, otherwise most of the time they end up with just knowledge and no assistance to put them into reality. But Cardano Project Catalyst can bring more impact in Ghana. Thus the ecosystem will grow in Ghana.

I will be engaging students of Technical, Computer and Vocational schools in Accra Ghana. I will choose one school from a Technical, Computer and Vocational for the three months project. There will be one session in each month from April 2024 to June 2024.

The videos and pictures taken at the programs or events will demonstrate proof that the program has been implemented. These will be monthly reports sent to IOG Community and videos uploaded on YouTube for public view. The students who get interested to register on Ideascale will be recorded and documented on monthly reports. The number of students attending will also be recorded. The students will be encouraged to participate in the weekly town hall meetings and also to join the telegram platforms with the intention of becoming more engaged in the ecosystem.

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community.

Cardano Community will become well known in Ghana and will be perceived as a platform that really impact positively on lives, thus the Cardano ecosystem will grow by the numbers that attend. With this project, I am targeting a reach out to 300 students overall; each school with 100 participants. 300 students knowing about Cardano Blockchain in just 3 events is quite impressive.

This impact will be measured in terms of the number of students that will attend. The target is 100 per each event, but the number may even be exceeded. If it even reaches 85 per event and not even 100, at the end of the project, 255 students would have been exposed to the education on Cardano Blockchain and Project Catalyst and these students in the long run will make positive impact on society and mention Cardano as the engine of growth for the youth and students, even in Ghana and Africa. One may not see the impact now but in the very near future when some of these students become Developers and are able to produce real impact through their DAPPs and other products created, Cardano will receive the glory.

My Funded projects 8 and 9 (Ghana Youth Onboarding Outreach 1 and 2 onboarded 500 students overall from Universities in Ghana when implemented which evidence was shown in my reports. Currently my Fund 10 project which is ongoing is reaching out to youth in 3 Orphanages in Ghana, and this is a great stepping stone which is actually making Cardano a platform that is not only for the affluent but also for the disadvantaged in society. For Catalyst to fund such a project ( Catalyst Outreach 4 The Unreached in Ghana in the challenge Catalyst Open) is really a plus for Cardano. These orphans may not be active now in the ecosystem activities, but in the very near future, they would be great contributors to the ecosystem.

Reports will be shared to the Cardano Community and videos of events shared on You Tube for public view and this will further inform others who will view the videos to ask more about Cardano.

[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?

My name is Emelia Sarfo, a member of the Cardano Community since 2021. I have been a Funded Proposer in Fund8, Fund 9 and Fund 10. I completed successfully my projects in Funds 8 and 9 (Ghana Youth Onboarding Outreach 1 and 2); In Fund 10, I have completed Milestone 1 and yet to complete Milestones 2 and final one, meaning my Fund 10 project is on course and expected to be completed in December 2023.

I was a Community Advisor for Funds 6, 7, 8 and 9 and Community Reviewer for Fund 10. I was vCA and vPA for Funds 7, 9 and Moderator for Fund 10. I was a Challenge Team member for the Challenges F8 and F9 Grow Africa Grow Cardano and F10 Students Start Ups & Onboarding for Students Challenge. I am a Fund10 Milestone Reviewer currently.

I have executed my projects with minimum funds requests and successfully delivered and I can therefore say that Cardano can entrust me with funds to implement projects successfully. I have been a voter since Fund 7 to date.

In my own profession I am a Human Resource Consultant and I have practiced for more than 20 years in various top Organizations in Ghana and currently I recruit and do training for Hospitality Industry (Hotels) in Ghana. I also run a non governmental organization that provides support in health and education for poor children in Ghana.

My social handles on telegram, twitter and Discord are emesarf@

I am on all Project Catalyst telegram platforms.

My LinkedIn handle is https://www.linkedin.com/in/emelia-sarfo-5603972b?utm

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

With my proposed project of 3 months from April 2024 to June 2024, I propose 3 milestones with each milestone in a month.

Milestone 1: To be done in April 2024

OUTPUTS:

• Technical : I will choose one school out of three schools contacted. The favorable one will be chosen for the workshop.
• Marketing of the workshop to students of the particular school chosen
• Set date for the program
• Topics for the workshop include Cardano Blockchain; Project Catalyst and its opportunities
• 3 Presenters for the three topics

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA:

• Target of 100 students for the workshop
• Number that attend recorded
• Number that get interested and register on Ideascale recorded
• Video coverage of program and photographs taken as evidence of achievement'
• Monthly report covering pdf document of program, pictures taken at program and video of program already uploaded on YouTube, sent to Catalyst.iohk.io

Budget for Milestone 1 is 12000 ADA, broken down later below.

Milestone 2:

Project will be executed in May 2024 in a Computer/IT school: 3 schools in this category will be contacted and the favorable one will be chosen for the program.

OUTPUTS:

• Computer / IT School: I will choose one school out of three schools contacted. The favorable one will be chosen for the workshop.
• Marketing of the workshop to students of the particular school chosen
• Set date for the program
• Topics for the workshop include Cardano Blockchain; Project Catalyst and its opportunities
• 3 Presenters for the three topics

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA:

• Target of 100 students for the workshop
• Number that attend recorded
• Number that get interested and register on Ideascale recorded
• Video coverage of program and photographs taken as evidence of achievement'
• Monthly report covering pdf document of program, pictures taken at program and video of program already uploaded on YouTube, sent to Catalyst.iohk.io

Budget for Milestone 2 is 12000 ADA, broken down later below.

Final Milestone:

The workshop would be held in June 2024

OUTPUTS:

• Vocational : I will choose one school out of three contacted. The favorable one will be chosen for the workshop.
• Marketing of the workshop to students of the particular school chosen
• Set date for the program
• Topics for the workshop include Cardano Blockchain; Project Catalyst and its opportunities
• 3 Presenters for the three topics

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA:

• Target of 100 students for the workshop
• Number that attend recorded
• Number that get interested and register on Ideascale recorded
• Video coverage of program and photographs taken as evidence of achievement'
• Close out summary video uploaded on YouTube, sent with a pdf document as monthly report to Catalyst.iohk.io
• Close out report to Catalyst.iohk.io covering pdf document and close out video together with some pictures of the program as evidence of achievement.

Budget : 12000 ADA

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

Emelia Sarfo- the Lead Proposer and a presenter in the program on Project Catalyst and the opportunities. The credentials of Emelia Sarfo are listed above.

Kingsley Ampofo - He was a Funded Proposer in Fund 9 and completed his project successfully and onboarded about 60 students who some registered on Ideascale. His project was Cardano Students Learning Platform in the Challenge, Scouted for Students. He will be a co presenter for this project. Kingsley is on all Project Catalyst telegram platforms.

There are other Cardano Ambassadors in Ghana that I can call upon to help implement this project successfully.

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

TOTAL BUDGET REQUESTED : 36000 ADA

Milestone 1 Budget : 12000 ADA:

• Venue Hire: 1500
• Resource Persons 1500
• Administration cost 3000 (mainly marketing and transportation)
• Media 1200
• Banners/graphics 1200
• Course materials 1500
• Refreshments 2100

Milestone 2 Budget: 12000 ADA:

• Venue Hire 1500
• Resource Persons 1500
• Administration cost 3000
• Media 1200
• Banners / graphics 1200
• Course materials 1500
• Refreshments 2100

Final Milestone Budget: 12000 ADA:

• Venue Hire 1500
• Resource persons 1500
• Administration Cost 3000
• Media 1500
• Banners /graphics 1200
• Course materials 1500
• Refreshments 2100

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

This request of 36000 ADA is very reasonable and represents the workshops budget for the 3 sessions in line with the general cost of items and services in Accra, Ghana.

This figure is value for money when you look at the cost of living in Ghana and general cost of things and services.

Also, educating the Technical, computer and vocational students in Ghana is a great step to reduce unemployment in Ghana since these students can become innovative and set up their own small enterprises out of the funding of their future proposals and funding in project catalyst.

The Cardano ecosystem also benefits because Cardano will be popular in Accra, the capital city of Ghana and thereby promote the expansion of the ecosystem.

All these above are adding value to the ecosystem and thereby a value for money project.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agrees to Fund Rules and also that data in the submission form and other data provided by the project team during the course of the project will be publicly available.

I Accept