Trust Graphic Novel & Motion Comic

Trust is a transmedia project - both a graphic novel and motion comic - that teaches African teens and young adults about blockchain.

The team is made up of Chief Nyamweya, a Kenyan artist, and Anne Connelly, a Canadian blockchain entrepreneur and educator.

Trust is a graphic novel and motion comic that shares the transformative power of blockchain. It tells the story of a young Kenyan woman who learns about blockchain and uses it to transform her community. We believe that the way to build the best ecosystem possible and grow the community is to increase the number and the diversity of people building it. By telling a story that is culturally relevant, we can help our readers see a brighter future, while also providing them with the tools to create that future. The book will directly cover the basics, and will also link to educational partners to help readers take the next step to becoming crypto users, entrepreneurs, and developers.

We want to inspire the next generation of Africans to build with blockchain and be an integral part of the community. Our goal is to reach over 1 million African youth. To achieve this, we will distribute an open-access digital version of the book through key partnerships with tech and education networks. In addition, we will create a motion comic of the graphic novel that can be distributed more broadly across Kenyan TV networks and social media. They will be produced in both English and Kiswahili to start, with the goal of translating into further languages in the future.

This grant will support the creation of the motion comic. We are requesting the funds to support the Director and Producers portion of the budget, totalling $27K. Additional funds have been sourced for other portions of the budget. The full budget can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RLvG7JXEFpd56nmK-kkoBXUiVvO3fOEHbIN3OJJQoJc/edit?usp=sharing

The trailer for the motion comic can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55gnwsjAKkw