(Approved ) B<>rder/ess <> She is Near Education Funding Proposal for April 2024

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ABOUT B<>RDER/ESS
B<>rder/ess is the Tech Not-For-Profit arm of Crypto Smart, aimed at raising 100 web3 developers and web2 tech-skilled young people from the University communities annually for free, to build Web2 and Web3 products.

We do this by establishing physical hubs, hosting events, providing training, offering mentorship, establishing Campus Tech Clubs and launching tech projects.

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Physical hubs:

B<>rder/ess will have physical hubs in several African countries that provide a space for developers to learn, collaborate, and network.

The first was opened in November 2022 in Port-Harcourt Nigeria and the next will be opened at the University Of Port-Harcourt Nigeria.

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Events:

B<>rder/ess hosts a variety of events, such as hackathons, meetups, campus tours and conferences.

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University web3 Tech Clubs:

We set up tech clubs in various universities to foster peer inspiration towards learning and practicing tech skills.

These events provide developers with opportunities to learn new skills, meet new people, and share their work, the last event was held in November 2022, and the next in November 2023 in Port-Harcourt Nigeria and had an attendance of 2,400 devs and potential devs cumulatively.

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Cipher Sessions (Dev Trainings):

B<>rder/ess offers a variety of training programs called Cipher Sessions, both online and in person.

These programs cover a wide range of topics, including:

  1. Web design & development

  2. Blockchain development with TealScript

  3. Data science

  4. Cyber Security

  5. UI/UX design

  6. Solidity and a lot of others.

Mentorship:

B<>rder/ess pairs developers with experienced mentors. These mentors provide guidance and support to help developers reach their full potential.

B<>rder/ess <> She Is NEAR

B<>rder/ess will partner with She Is NEAR to provide education and inspiration resources aimed at producing young people every quarter who are competent in building solutions on NEAR, and we’ve created a strategy to make this possible in 4 Phases;

Goal 1: B<>rder/ess Web3 Tech Clubs and Integrations (Community & User Education Strategy on interacting with NEAR ecosystem)

Goal 2: NEAR Themed Developer Programme and Dev Bootcamp (Education)

Goal 3: NEAR Themed Hackathons and Event (Deployment)

Goal 4: Certification and Business Dev Mentorship (Go to Market strategies)

This strategy gives NEAR;

  1. Builders
  2. Users
  3. Products
  4. Marketing
  5. Updates and contributions to NEAR deployment documentation and Repos.

Borderless Physical Hub

A developer’s hub to produce at least 20 young women every quarter skilled in writing Smart Contracts on NEAR with Rust & JavaScript.

They’d gain knowledge of NEAR, and Interface designs, and gain experience in building with NEAR SDKs.

Every quarter, Borderless Africa Event A Dev/Finance Event

Our events will showcase usable products built on NEAR, attract users, award devs, and increase transactions, including ticket payments, NFT claims, on-chain gaming and more.

B<>rder/ess Web3 Tech CLubs

B<>rder/ess has Tech Clubs in 6 Universities in Nigeria, we could run the same activity we’re running in Port-Harcourt in those universities, using the same budget.

If you’d like to start with both the Port-Harcourt location and another city/state, we can run the same strategy below through our tech clubs in that State.

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ROADMAP, STRATEGY AND BUDGET

PHASE ACTIVITY DURATION MONTHLY BUDGET
1 Product Discovery (Dev & Small Business Meet-ups)

The goal here is to identify from local businesses what solutions they would like developed, this way we avoid the problem of building solutions small businesses can’t use.

  • Focus Group style meeting plus User education
  • Narrow down 3 products that will be developed during the BootCamp sessions
  • Gives us ready users of the products when they are ready.
  • Provides a quicker roadmap to deployment and user acquisitions.
  • Available Testers and Users|3 Months

3 Months
3 Meet-Ups
|$900 per meet-up|

Phase 2 Cipher Sessions and Boot Camp Q2 2024

Target 100 Female Developers

  • Physical and Virtual training and DevRel sessions, Day and Night Sessions.

  • Monthly “NEAR Stars” Meetups

  • Monthly Developer Podcasts sessions

  • Developer highlights 3 Months Data stipends for Developers:

$500 Monthly

Transportation / Data Stipends for Dev Students:

$500 Monthly

Phase 3 Facilitator Activities
The facilitators will take training the trainer sessions and deploy the lessons to the developers.

Marketing materials and campaigns
We deploy referral-based strategies like how exchanges have listing bounties. If developers are referred to take our program and go through with it, the referrals earn rewards.
We’d run community ads activities, thread contests and more.

$1,000 Monthly

Total: $2,900 Monthly

KPIs
Month 1 -

  1. Build on NEAR Meet-Up
  2. Registrations open for 100 Women
  3. 10,000 impressions and reach on socials
  4. 5 Female runned Businesses reached to onboard on NEAR

Month 2 -

  1. 36 hours Cumulative Cipher Session classes
  2. 8 workshops

Month 3 -

  1. 36 hours building time from students
  2. 1 Hackathon
  3. 5 projects deployed on Near

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SUMMARY

In the space of 2 Quarters, B<>rder/ess will raise 100 female developers, with a budget of Two Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars Monthly.

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COMMUNITY

Twitter: BorderlessDev

The B<>rder/ess Community PoW (Proof of Work)

  1. We’ve held a 2-time developers event that attracted over 2,000 developers in 8 Universities across Nigeria.
  2. We’ve raised over 50 developers for the African Blockchain ecosystem.
  3. We’ve provided over 200 of our community members access to web3 and blockchain education.
  4. We’ve provided over 100 members of our community access to soft skills like media creation skills, video editing, copywriting, and more.

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WHAT DO WE EXPECT FROM SHE IS NEAR?

Our interest is in longevity for both the program and the ladies who become developers as a result of the program.

Retention

We expect that these female developers we train are be retained by the DAO as contributors and developers in the ecosystem.

Integration

We expect that the DAO will integrate the trained developers into Dev communities, builder communities within the Near ecosystem for continuity and for access to opportunities for growth.

Thank You

I’m KarlaGod and I’m the Lead Partner at B<>rder/ess

Twitter: _karlagod

NEAR WALLET- karlagod.near

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Hi!! I understand you’re unable to attach website links, socials and others due to forum restrictions. Can you share them in the DAO Telegram chat so I can help you post here. Thank you

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Doing that now, thank you :blush:

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Community website

Twitter

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Dear Team,

Thank you for the proposal. I appreciate your efforts, which I believe will make significant contributions to our ecosystem. I’m also pleased to see the milestone-based funding request. To ensure simplicity for everyone, could you please include a straightforward chart at the conclusion with the following details:

  • Month 1: Budget breakdown and total funding request for the related month.
  • Month 2: Budget breakdown and total funding request for the related month.
  • Month 3: Budget breakdown and total funding request for the related month.

Thank you.

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Dear @KarlaGod thank you for the proposal, I support your project but, I would appreciate if you can give more details on the
Targeted universities.
A breakdown of the funds allocation.
Thank you :blush:

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Thank you so much, I apologize for the delayed response, I had to wait 21 hours before being allowed to reply.

Here’s the

Month 1 - $2,900

  1. Build on NEAR Meet-Up
  2. Registrations open for 100 Women
  3. 10,000 impressions and reach on socials
  4. 5 Female run Businesses reached to onboard on NEAR
  5. Pre-Program Workshop

Month 2 - $2,900

  1. 36 hours Cumulative Cipher Session classes
  2. 8 workshops

Month 3 - $2,900

  1. 36 hours of building time and support for students
  2. 1 Hackathon
  3. 5 projects deployed on Near
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Targeted Universities are:

  1. Rivers State University
  2. University of Port-Harcourt
  3. Nnamdi Azikiwe University
  4. University of Nigeria Nsukka
  5. Ekiti State University
  6. Niger Delta University
  7. University of Uyo

The Total break down is $2,900 Monthly and these are the KPIs

Month 1 - $2,900

  1. Build on NEAR Meet-Up
  2. Registrations open for 100 Women
  3. 10,000 impressions and reach on socials
  4. 5 Female run Businesses reached to onboard on NEAR
  5. Pre-Program Workshop

Month 2 - $2,900

  1. 36 hours Cumulative Cipher Session classes
  2. 8 workshops

Month 3 - $2,900

  1. 36 hours of building time and support for students
  2. 1 Hackathon
  3. 5 projects deployed on Near
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Thanks for the breakdown :smiling_face: success :clinking_glasses:

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APRIL/MAY REPORT

Reports on Activities of B<>rder/ess < > She is Near Cipher Session

B<>rder/ess, in partnership with She Builds on Near, is taking a great role in empowering women in the blockchain space. Through a series of activities, a dynamic learning and networking environment for women who are interested in building on the Near Blockchain platform is being created.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the ongoing activities; online and offline as well as achievements recorded.

Pre-Cipher Session Activities

Curriculum Creation and Tutor selection - 15th April - 27th April 2024
We started by interviewing a range of Female Developers in B<>rder/ess Developer community and Partners ecosystems, who were familiar with building on Near Blockchain. We selected the appropriate Tutor and started work on the Curriculum and completed it.

Cipher Session Schedule and Orientation Preparations April 28th - 4th May

You can find the schedule of activities here.

Cipher Session Announcement and Publicity (Ongoing) - May 6th - 31st
We announced on the 6th of May

And now we have 92 Women who have signed up to join the Program

We’ve also had Female Influencers do educational videos for the Cipher Session and Publicize them on different social media platforms, here’s one of them from Tiktok.

Content Contest 15th -22nd May

We’ve started a Content Contest to further publicize the Cipher Session and the Virtual She-Builds on Near Conference for ladies.

The content contest is currently ongoing, offering a $200 reward in Near tokens. This contest is a strategic move aimed to raise awareness about the upcoming She Builds on Near conference and the Cipher Session.

The Contest participants will;

  1. Create content around She builds on Near Conference, and the Cipher Sessions highlighting the benefits and methods to apply.
  2. Increase visibility for the events and attract a wider audience.
  3. Increase the following of SheIsNear on X as one of the requirements for submission involves following the She is Near X account.

Entries are already coming in.

Cipher Session Detaails: Two Months Cipher Session on Build on Near for Women between 3rd June - 3rd August.

This is a 2-month Cipher Session which will be held from June 3rd to August 3rd to enrich women with the skills to build on Near and successfully write smart contracts.

These sessions will offer a valuable learning opportunity for those interested, with an elaborate curriculum and expert tutors, the students are expected to become pros and start building on near in no time.

Registration is currently ongoing with this link:

Count Up to Cipher Session with Campus Publicity Activities

She Builds on Near Conference (May 23rd-25th)

A 3-day Online Ladies Blockchain conference with the theme; She Builds on Near is scheduled to hold May 23rd to 25th.

The conference will feature speakers, and networking opportunities for women in blockchain as well as enthusiasts. It is to hold on X by 7pm for the 3 days.

Theme: She builds on Near

A 3-day Online Ladies’ Blockchain Conference.

Date:23rd-25th May 2024.

Time: 7pm

Platform: Twitter (borderless dev hub)

Target Audience: ladies in universities and all ladies interested in tech.

Target number of ladies to be reached: 500

Publicity strategy:

Leverage the B<>rder/ess web3 Tech Clubs in the 8 Universities we’re affiliated with:

  1. Rivers State University
  2. University of Port-Harcourt
  3. Nnamdi Azikiwe University
  4. University of Nigeria Nsukka
  5. Ekiti State University
  6. Niger Delta University
  7. University of Uyo

Twitter storms.

Social media contest.

Leverage student communities on WhatsApp and telegram groups.

"Topics to be explored:

Day 1:

  1. Blockchain & Web3: A deep dive into Blockchain - its meaning, benefits, and ecosystem. Exploring Near Blockchain and its use cases.

Day 2:

  1. NFTs: Understanding their meaning and how to generate them.

  2. DeFi: Uncovering its meaning and use cases.

Day 3:

  1. How businesses can thrive on Web3: Strategies for successful sales.

  2. Public Goods: Exploring their role in the Web3 ecosystem."

Speakers:

  1. Iberedem Udo (SOLL): Host on the B<>rder/ess X-Space
  2. Esther Peter (how businesses can sell on web3)
  3. Peejay. (Blockchain).
  4. Tina Truth: (public goods) and Nfts
  5. Gift Dennis: Near Blockchain
  6. Deborah: Defi

Publicity Activities:

  • Videos promoting the Build on Near Cipher Sessions have been created and are currently live and more videos are being created.
  • Posts regarding all the mentioned activities are pushed out on all platforms including the Near Telegram Channels.
  • All of our tech campuses are currently creating a buzz about the Cipher sessions in their various campuses
  • Merch for Build on Near has been purchased and is being used as promotional materials.

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Metrics:

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  • B<>rder/ess Web3 community actively reached 1k persons via Whatsapp for the Cipher Session.
  • 92 Women have registered for the Cipher Session
  • The She Builds on Near conference has over 100 registrations for the 3-day event.
  • She Builds on Near twitter has ganered 50+ extra follows as a result of the Contest and registrations.
  • Cummulatively, posts in relation to SheIsNear on B<>rder/ess Twitterhas received 6,000+ Impressions

Conclusion:

The partnership between B<>rder/ess and She Builds on Near is off to a successful start. The ongoing activities are generating significant awareness and engagement, and the cipher session is definitely going to empower women in the blockchain space.

This report provides a summary of the current progress, highlighting the successful ideation of the content contest, She Builds on Near conference, and the highly anticipated upcoming Cipher Sessions