Catalyst Resources in WaZoBia

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

The main aim of this is to make blockchain education to Nigerians especially the three indigenous Languages that are Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo. Hausa is a language that is spoken in most west African countries. For Hausa we have done something similar before which can be found in

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gReC_K1I5kCCu4pOHZnGhXfjV7Xx_wVv/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104557585554809579124&rtpof=true&sd=true

Now we aim to make more in Hausa, Yoruba and igbo.

SDG goals:

Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

SDG subgoals:

4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university

4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy

4.c By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

4.3.1 Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex

4.6.1 Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex

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[IMPACT] Please describe how your proposed solution will address the Challenge that you have submitted it in.

The past events, especially in Nigeria, has made people fall into dubious projects which have deprive many people of their hard earned money. After a good look at many of these, we realized that lack of education is what is the major concern. we aim to use this operation to penetrate the core Localities and educate them on these issues, including participation. Nigeria is one of the countries with the highest use of cryptocurrencies and other blockchain initiatives.

We are going to use the partnership of the poetic Wednesday initiative, a registered company with the Nigeria Corporate affairs commission. The initiative is known for education on many issues in trying to achieve the SDG goals, with its experience, we are partnering with them for 10 months to see to the success of the project. With them, we will

1. Creating a local Cardano forum to help educate people on the project and other general blockchain matters that might arise.
2. Collate important Cardano documents and translate them into the various Languages and make them into print.
3. Conduct online and offline workshops in the three different regions to introduce project Catalyst and Cardano Blockchain to the locals which after the printed materials will be given out to them to guide them into inclusion.
4. With internet disruptions especially in Nigeria, Most programs especially videos will be made available offline through CDs and flash drives, with this a wide range of people will be reached.

[IMPACT] What are the main risks that could prevent you from delivering the project successfully and please explain how you will mitigate each risk?

This project has no risk attached. Everything will go as planned.

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed plan, including timeline and key milestones for delivering your proposal.

This project is expected to last for 11 months. We aim to translate at least 4 documents per months, that is 12 documents per month looking at it will be in three different languages. In ten months 40 cardano resources will have been translated and a total of 120 resources in Hausa, Igbo and yoruba. All workshops will be done within that period. The final month will be to distribute the offline learning tools.

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown.

Three content translators for ten months @ $6000

Three facilitators for ten months @ $1000

Printing of offline Materials @ $2000

Media dissemination(Traditional media) for ten month @ $1000

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide details of the people who will work on the project.

Salim Yunusa

is a Freelance Journalist, a bilingual writer and translator. He’s the founder of the literary organisation, Poetic Wednesdays Initiative, an organisation that promotes literature and literary activities in Nigeria. He is an Equal Access International Peace Promotion Fellow and a Global Youth Ambassador for Theirworld. He was a speaker at TEDXPOMPOMARI in 2022. Salim Yunusa - Education Officer - Local Education Authority, FCT UBE, AMAC Abuja. | LinkedIn

Abdulbasit Abubakar Adamu who is popularly known as AB Wordsmith is a writer, storyteller, performer and journalist living in Kaduna, Nigeria. He is a graduate of Mass Communication from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. His works which cut across fiction, poetry and essays have appeared on Rizal Journal, Guinevere Review, Love Poems Anthology, Praxis Magazine, Poets in Nigeria, Words Rhymes & Rhythms, Vision2020 and other publications in anthologies worldwide. Abdulbasit is passionate about culture, love and writing for positive change. He was a guest at the Ahmadu Bello University Festival (ABUFest). As a Spoken Word Artist, he has performed across major cities in Nigeria, delivering pieces in Hausa and English with intricate delivery around love, culture, narratives and relatable social issues. He has performed at Word Storm event in Kano, Sallah Soiree by Open Arts in Kaduna, Yasmin Elrufai Foundation literary evenings, Poetic Wednesdays Initiative and the first Hausa International Book and Arts Festival in Nigeria, Constellations and TEDxFCEZaria. He has worked with organisations in using poetry to address social issues and to drice key societal change. He is also Member, Board of Trustees at Poetic Wednesdays Initiative. 

https://linktr.ee/abwordsmith

[FEASIBILITY] If you are funded, will you return to Catalyst in a later round for further funding? Please explain why / why not.

I think if funded, with the said budget, we will not need extra funding for that project.

[FEASIBILITY] Are you or any member of your team working on any other proposals in this Fund9?

[FEASIBILITY] Are you or your team working on any other proposals from previous Funds?

[AUDITABILITY] Please describe what you will measure to track your project's progress, and how will you measure these?

Each month a total of 12 documents will be available in both hausa, igbo and yoruba languages respectivley. in ten months a total of 120 documents will be in both three languages.

[AUDITABILITY] What does success for this project look like?

A good definition of success on this project to me is to see someone far from reach preaching cardano in remote places of Nigeria were many will have good knowledge of Cardano and blockchain.

[AUDITABILITY] Please provide information on whether this proposal is a continuation of a previously funded project in Catalyst or an entirely new one.

No

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Rating

SDG goals:

Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

SDG subgoals:

4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university

4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy

4.c By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

4.3.1 Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex

4.6.1 Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex

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