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Africans face a web3 literacy gap, web3 is seen as hypes, too technical or scam-tainted, causing slow adoption, confusion and migration before discovering cardano's real opportunities.
A 6 mont tour across Nigerian states, cities, campuses and communities; teaching blockhain basics, web3 and how to use cardano for everyday transactions. NFT and Defi also simplified.
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Please provide your proposal title
CARDANO web3 literacy tour
Enter the amount of funding you are requesting in ADA
30000
Please specify how many months you expect your project to last
7
Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated
No
Original Language
en
What is the problem you want to solve?
Africans face a web3 literacy gap, web3 is seen as hypes, too technical or scam-tainted, causing slow adoption, confusion and migration before discovering cardano's real opportunities.
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Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?
Yes
Describe any dependencies or write 'No dependencies'
This project has minimal external dependencies and is designed to be feasible within the control of the project team. The only light dependencies include: 1. Campus/venue approvals: Securing permissions from universities and community centers to host events. We have factored this into our timeline and already identified strategic campuses with existing student networks. 2. Cardano ecosystem tools: Wallets (e.g., Lace, Eternl) and payment platforms will be needed for live demos. These are already available and widely accessible, so no technical dependency risk exists. 3. Partnership support (optional, not mandatory): We may collaborate with local student groups, business hubs, and Cardano communities for amplification, but the project can still run independently if these do not materialize. the project is designed to execute successfully with the team, budget, and resources already outlined.
Will your project's outputs be fully open source?
Yes
License and Additional Information
The Cardano Web3 Campus Tour will be fully open-source. All materials, slides, guides, translations, toolkits, and reports will be shared on GitHub under CC BY 4.0 (for content) and MIT License (for code). This ensures transparency, replicability, and long-term impact, enabling other communities to reuse and adapt resources, expanding Cardano’s reach far beyond the 6 cities we visit.
Please choose the most relevant theme and tag related to the outcomes of your proposal
Education
Who you’re targeting, how you’ll reach them, and why this matters for Cardano.
We target Nigerians from all walks of life, students, traders, freelancers, creatives, and even those with no prior crypto knowledge.
Through campus events, city activations, local ambassadors, and multilingual outreach in English, Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo, we’ll guide them step-by-step into using Cardano for real transactions.
This practical approach expands Cardano’s African user base, drives everyday ADA adoption, seeds merchant usage, and creates open-source tools that any community can replicate for lasting ecosystem growth.
Provide a list of key activities of your project?
Key activities:
1. Plan & localize curriculum in 4 languages.
2. Partner with campuses, hubs & merchant groups.
3. Host 6 monthly city events with talks, hands-on wallet setup, and live ADA transactions.
4. Train 120 local ambassadors.
5. Seed ADA to new wallets for practice.
6. Share recap videos, reports & datasets.
7. Maintain online community with weekly learning challenges.
8. Publish all materials open-source for replication.
What are your success metrics?
Success metrics:
• 2,400+ total event attendees (avg. 400 per city).
• 1,200+ new or activated Cardano wallets.
• 3,600+ on-chain transactions during events.
• 60+ merchants piloting ADA payments.
• 120 trained ambassadors across 6 cities.
• 2,000+ members in the online community.
• Curriculum translated into 4 languages.
• 6 public recap reports, videos & datasets.
• 100,000+ combined social media impressions.
Please describe your proposed solution and how it addresses the problem
In Nigeria, and much of Africa, blockchain is often seen as a distant, complicated concept, something for “tech people” or “crypto traders.” For most people, the only exposure they have to crypto is through hype, speculation, or stories of scams. The result is a huge missed opportunity: a powerful technology exists that could make daily life easier and more productive, but it’s locked away behind complex language, inaccessible tools, and a lack of practical guidance.
Our project, CARDANO web3 literacy tour is designed to change that starting with one powerful idea. If people can see blockchain in action in theor own lives, they will use it.
How we will do it:
We will host six monthly events across six Nigerian cities, each chosen for its mix of university talent, business activity, and community potential. These will not be tech-only events. We will invite students, side hustlers, market traders, freelancers, creatives and even people who have never heard the word “blockchain” before.
Every event starts with a simple story: the evolution of the internet, Web1 (read), Web2 (read/write), and Web3 (own). We explain blockchain using real-life examples from Nigeria: how traders can avoid high remittance fees, how freelancers can get paid instantly, how artists can protect and sell their work. No jargon, no overcomplication just relevant, relatable examples.
We believe you cannot learn blockchain by just listening, you have to try it.
⁕ Attendees will set up a Cardano wallet during the session.
⁕ We will seed it with a small amount of ADA so they can send, receive, and explore transactions in real time.
⁕ We will demo easy-to-use Cardano tools, marketplaces, and dApps.
By the end of the session, every participant will have made a real transaction on the Cardano blockchain.
We’ll run breakout sessions for specific groups:
⁕ Students/fresh graduates: finding work in the Web3 space, building an on-chain CV.
⁕ SMEs and traders: using ADA for customer payments and supplier transactions.
⁕ Creatives: creating, selling, and protecting digital works with Cardano tools.
We don’t stop after the event. Each city will have a local Cardano-focused group (WhatsApp/Telegram) feeding into a national ADA Everyday online hub. Here we’ll run weekly learning challenges, answer questions, and share new tools.
All our curricula, workshop guides, translations, and reports will be open source. That means other communities in Nigeria, and across Africa, can reuse our materials for free, making Cardano literacy easier to spread without starting from scratch.
How This Tackles the Problem
Problem: Blockchain feels distant, technical, and irrelevant.
Solution: Show it in action through relatable, local use cases in people’s own languages.
Problem: People hear about blockchain but never actually try it.
Solution: Give everyone the chance to set up a wallet and make a real ADA transaction on the spot.
Problem: Learning stops after the workshop.
Solution: Keep engagement alive with online communities, weekly challenges, and ambassador support.
Problem: Resources are often locked behind paywalls or silos.
Solution: Publish all materials open-source so others can run their own events easily.
Benefits for the Cardano Ecosystem.
Every attendee will leave as a Cardano wallet holder who has already made at least one transaction. This is direct, measurable adoption.
We will onboard merchants and SMEs, enabling them to pilot ADA payments for their businesses. This turns Cardano from “something online” into “something I use in my shop.”
Students and freelancers will discover Cardano-based opportunities, feeding into the ecosystem as developers, marketers, community managers, and entrepreneurs.
The open-source toolkit, translated into English, Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo, becomes a permanent contribution to the Cardano community, useful in other African countries and beyond.
By being the ecosystem that invests in inclusive, real-world education, Cardano becomes the blockchain that meets Africa where it is and grows alongside it.
Why This Will Work
• Practical, not abstract: we put tools in people’s hands immediately.
• Culturally aware: teaching in local languages with local examples.
• Inclusive: targeting everyone, from students to traders, even complete beginners.
• Sustainable: building community leaders (ambassadors) who can keep the movement alive after funding ends.
• Measurable: tracking wallet creations, transactions, merchant adoption, and community growth in real numbers.
In short, CARDANO web3 lieteracy tour turns curiosity into capability, and capability into daily use; building a stronger, more active African presence in the Cardano ecosystem, one real transaction at a time
Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community
Positive Impact on the Wider Cardano Community
The Cardano Web3 Campus Tour will create lasting impact by bridging Africa’s blockchain literacy gap and positioning Cardano as the ecosystem of choice for real-world adoption.
By reaching students, traders, creatives, and everyday earners across Nigeria, we expand Cardano’s grassroots community with people who aren’t just speculating on crypto but learning how to earn, save, build, and transact through the Cardano network.
For the Cardano community, this means:
• Growth of new users who understand and actively use wallets, DApps, and transactions.
• Developer pipeline as students and tech talents discover opportunities to build on Cardano rather than migrate to other chains.
• Increased visibility in one of the fastest-growing Web3 markets (Africa), giving Cardano an edge in adoption where blockchain is most needed.
• Stronger brand trust by showing Cardano as an ecosystem invested in education, empowerment, and local relevance not just speculation.
• Cultural integration by connecting blockchain to everyday life in relatable ways (for hustlers, students, business owners), making Cardano a household name.
Ultimately, this project doesn’t just teach blockchain it creates Cardano advocates and practitioners who will sustain and grow the ecosystem far beyond the tour.
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?
With my team of young but experienced Web3 advocates, educators, and community builders who understand both the technical language of blockchain and the daily struggles of Nigerians who just want practical solutions. This unique balance allows us to translate Cardano into something people can use, trust, and connect with in their everyday lives.
Our capability rests on three pillars:
1. Proven Experience: We have organized and contributed to past blockchain education events (e.g., Solana Allstars, avalanche, $SEND etc), built communities, and created relatable content that resonates with students, side hustlers, and traders.
2. Local Networks: With established access to campuses, youth communities, and grassroots business hubs, we can gather audiences that others may struggle to reach.
3. Transparent Execution: Every event will be tracked with attendance data, feedback surveys, photos, and on-chain activities (wallet creation, transactions), proving not just participation but impact.
To validate feasibility, we are starting with strategic pilot campuses and communities in Nigeria testing messaging, turnout, and adoption metrics in real environments. This ensures our model works before scaling to other states or countries.
What sets us apart is not just our ability to run events, but our commitment to accountability and follow-up: building Telegram/Discord hubs, sharing learning resources, and keeping every new learner connected to the Cardano ecosystem long after the event ends.
In short: we don’t just promise impact we measure it, share it, and build trust at every step.
Milestone Title
Project Setup & Pilot Launch
Milestone Outputs
In this phase, we establish the foundation of the Cardano Web3 Campus Tour. This includes finalizing the educational curriculum that covers blockchain basics, the evolution of the internet, and hands-on introductions to Cardano wallets, NFTs, and DeFi.
We will secure partnerships with at least two pilot campuses to test the flow of the tour before full rollout. The team will also design a simple learner’s toolkit (digital and print), which ensures non-technical audiences can follow along. A localized awareness campaign will be launched across X (Twitter), Instagram, and student networks to create anticipation.
Acceptance Criteria
A complete curriculum (reviewed by subject experts), confirmed pilot campuses, and outreach campaigns live with evidence of engagement.
A functioning promotional campaign (social media, flyers, posters) with visible traction (measured by impression and shares).
Evidence of Completion
Signed agreements/emails with pilot schools, finalized learning materials, and published promotional content across social platforms.
Delivery Month
1
Cost
6000
Progress
20 %
Milestone Title
Campus Tour Rollout
Milestone Outputs
This is the heart of the project where we deliver a minimum of four high-impact tour events across Nigeriancities and campuses. Each event will feature live workshops, interactive Q&A sessions, and wallet creation demos. Students will learn how to use Cardano wallets, perform real-time transactions, and explore NFTs and DeFi in relatable, everyday contexts. Our target is to directly engage at least 500 students, with 200 or more creating functional Cardano wallets during the tour. The events will be documented through photos, attendance records, and impact metrics.
Acceptance Criteria
Each event is successfully conducted with minimum participation met. At least 200 new wallets created, and evidence of hands-on learning documented.
After event interviews to get attendes feedbacks.
Evidence of Completion
Event reports, attendance sheets, visual documentation (photos/videos), and on-chain data of wallet creations.
Delivery Month
2
Cost
18000
Progress
60 %
Milestone Title
Community Integration & Reporting
Milestone Outputs
The final milestone focuses on sustaining momentum beyond the physical events. We will set up an online community hub (Telegram/Discord) to onboard attendees into the wider Cardano ecosystem.
Here, they can continue learning, ask questions, and access mentorship from the team and invited experts. We will host at least two virtual follow-up meetups to reinforce knowledge and track learner growth. Finally, we will publish a comprehensive impact report that details metrics, challenges, success stories, and recommendations for scaling the program to more campuses in Africa.
Acceptance Criteria
At least 200 students remain engaged, ask questions and give feedbacks in the online hub, two virtual sessions conducted with trivias to be won, and a final report delivered with qualitative and quantitative data.
Evidence of Completion
Community screenshots, recordings of virtual sessions, and the published impact report shared with the Cardano community.
Delivery Month
7
Cost
6000
Progress
20 %
Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources
Cost Breakdown - Cardano Web3 Campus Tour
Total Requested: 30,000 ADA
Project Setup & Curriculum Development (6,000 ADA – 20%)
• Curriculum creation & content design (simplified modules on blockchain, Cardano use cases, DeFi, NFTs, savings & payments): 1,500 ADA
• Branding & campaign assets (design of flyers, banners, digital promotions): 1,200 ADA
• Team stipends for preparation & planning (research, coordination, administration): 2,000 ADA
• Logistics & partnership onboarding (campus associations, student groups, local hubs): 1,300 ADA
Execution of 6 Campus/Community Events (18000 ADA – 60%)
(Approx. 3,000 ADA per event)
• Venue & logistics (rental, sound system, chairs, technical setup): 1,300 ADA/event × 6 = 7,800 ADA
• Travel & lodging (for trainers & support team): 900 ADA/event × 6 = 5,400 ADA
• Media/documentation (video, photography, social coverage): 450 ADA/event × 6 = 2,700 ADA
• Refreshments & on-site support (light refreshments, volunteer stipends): 350 ADA/event × 6 = 2,100 ADA
Total = 18,000 ADA for 6 events
Post-Event Evaluation, Reporting & Scale Plan (6000 ADA – 20%)
• Monitoring & evaluation tools (feedback forms, data analysis, adoption tracking): 1,000 ADA
• Media recap & documentary (professional video + photo recap across all 6 events): 2,000 ADA
• Team stipends for final reporting & data collation: 2,000 ADA
• Closing webinar/community showcase event (to share results with Cardano ecosystem): 1,000 ADA
How does the cost of the project represent value for the Cardano ecosystem?
How the Cost Represents Value for the Cardano Ecosystem.
The requested 30,000 ADA is a strategic investment, not just an event budget. It represents tangible, lasting value for Cardano in Nigeria and across Africa.
1. Low cost, high reach: For less than 13 ADA per participant, we will onboard over 2,400 people with wallets, ADA transactions, and practical Web3 literacy.
2. Long-term adoption: Training 120 student leaders as Cardano ambassadors ensures education and activity continue beyond the tour without needing further external funding.
3. Real-world utility: By engaging 60+ small businesses in accepting ADA, we expand Cardano’s everyday use; payments, savings, and group pooling, showing Cardano is more than speculation.
4. Reusable resources: All educational materials, translations, and workshop content will be open-source, enabling global replication at no extra cost.
5. Visibility & trust: Media coverage and digital reach (100,000+ impressions) position Cardano as the blockchain of trust, countering “crypto = scam” narratives in Africa.
The 30,000 ADA requested will directly grow Cardano’s user base, transactions, and credibility in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets. It is a cost-effective, scalable pathway to meaningful adoption.
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