Cardano ERP - Grow Africa

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem.

The requested funds will be used to cover Emurgo Academy training fees for experienced developers residing within Africa.

[GENERAL] Summarize your relevant experience.

Please see core team CVs at our linked website.

Note: Our African team developers have asked that their CVs not be published pending receipt of funding.

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

The requested funds will cover the following expenses for 3 experienced developers:

• Emurgo Academy Solutions Architect training course (3 * $1,900 = $5,700)
• Time required to complete the course (3 x 200 hours x $30/hr = $18,000)

All developers are gainfully employed and unable to forgo earnings to learn Cardano technologies. The stipend will allow them to 100% focus on learning and practicing Cardano technologies.

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

The Challenge objective is to encourage developers within Africa to learn and develop using Cardano technologies. This solution will train 3 experience developers. The developers will then begin working on the open-source Cardano ERP project.

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

If funding is received, we do not anticipate encountering any foreseeable risks to getting the developers trained on Cardano technologies. The developers have been vetted; and we have worked with them all on previous projects. The risk of them being poached after receiving training is low.

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

The timeline and key milestones are:

1. Identify experienced developers (done)
2. Obtain funding for Emurgo Academy training courses
3. Enroll developers in training courses (175 hrs per course description)
4. Developer practice projects or participation in architecting Cardano ERP and/or developing MVP (~25 hrs)

We anticipate up to 6 weeks to successfully complete the above.

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown.

The requested funds will cover the following expenses for 3 experienced developers:

• Emurgo Academy Solutions Architect training course (3 * $1,900 = $5,700)
• Time required to complete the course (3 x 200 hours x $30/hr = $18,000)

Total Budget: $23,700

All developers are gainfully employed and unable to forgo earnings to learn Cardano technologies. The stipend will allow them to 100% focus on learning and practicing Cardano technologies.

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

Please see our website for CVs of developers who will enroll in Emurgo Academy training courses.

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

We do not anticipate returning to Catalyst in a later round for further funding for the purpose of training the identified developers.

Feedback received from Catalyst vCAs was to split our budget and re-apply during Catalyst F9. We are following that advice.

[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?

We will measure the number of experienced developers from Africa who successfully complete Emurgo Academy courses.

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

Success for this project would be all 3 developers successfully completing Emurgo Academy training.

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

This is an entirely new project in Catalyst. Our previous attempt to obtain funding during CF8 was not successful.

We have other CF9 proposals pending, in accordance with feedback received from vCAs during CF8.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Rating

10.1 By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average

10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status

10.6 Ensure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions in order to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate institutions

10.a Implement the principle of special and differential treatment for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, in accordance with World Trade Organization agreements

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

10.a.1 Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports from least developed countries and developing countries with zero-tariff

10.1.1 Growth rates of household expenditure or income per capita among the bottom 40 per cent of the population and the total population

10.2.1 Proportion of people living below 50 per cent of median income, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

10.6.1 Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations

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