Event Introduction:
Open web University Tour is a workshop program that aims to educate and train developers, founders and creators in various cities and institution across Africa about Near and its blockchain operating system. We intend to tour major institutions in Africa, starting with the following schools in Nigeria:
List of Institutions:
These institutions have a cumulative of 100,000+ students and 50% of students in these institutions are web 3 enthusiasts, creatives and developers with their own startups and tractions of solving real-life problems with tech. Below are the list of schools, but not limited to:
- University of Lagos: (unilag.edu.ng)
- Yaba College of Technology: ( yabatech.edu.ng)
- Lagos state University: (lasu.edu.ng)
Kindly note that this program is not just for university students. Our participants will cut across grassroots levels in major cities.
Objectives:
- Train the next and present generation of developers on how to build on the blockchain using Near as a case study.
- Support and Onboard developers & founders with innovative projects in underrecognized and grassroot level to Near.
- Launch new projects on Near BOS.
- Establish vibrant blockchain clubs in these institutions that will lead to the perpetual existence of Near in Africa.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
- Train a minimum of 160+ students on how to build on the blockchain using Near SDK, BOS.
- Organize 3-4 months intensive workshop in 3 major universities.
- Organize hackathon among developers and projects founders in 3 major institutions.
- Workshop and hackathon will cut across solutions in chain abstractions, zero knowledge proof and other immediate real life problems.
- 24 hours support for participants of our workshop
- Participants from the workshop will build & launch at least 3 projects on Near.
- Create tailored curriculum for different workshop training according to participants level of expertise.
- Establish Near blockchain clubs in 3 major institutions.
- Onboard 50+ web 2 developers to Near.
- Content creation and documentation from our workshop will be provided for future reference and distribution.
Budget:
Cost breakdown per Institution
| Item | Budget | Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Venue | $500 | This will cover cost for the space for the workshop. Kindly note that these workshop will take place weekly or bi-weekly in each institution depending on the knowledge satisfactory level of participants. |
| Bounty | $300 | This bounty will be cover for incentives and prizes that will be given to participants depending on tasks completed, assignments and best workshop student. |
| Refreshment | $500 | This will cover the cost of food and drink for over 100+ workshop participants. |
| Educators & Tutors | $1000 | This will cover for welfare package and rewards for 2 - 4 blockchain tutors and developers. |
| Power supply, Projector & Internet | $300 | This will cover cost for electricity and a stable internet connection during these training. |
| Promotion | $300 | |
| Photography | $300 | |
| Total $3,200 x 3 | $9,600 | This will cover for cost of the 3 institutions. |
Hackathon Prize: $2,000: One of the objective of this program is to onboard promising projects to Near. This hackathon will serve as a building challenge amongst developers and founders in these institutions to “get their hand dirty”. It will not only give room for participants to implement what they have learnt in this training but onboard new and existing project to Near.
Participant will be given the freedom to build. However, account abstraction and Zero knowledge implementation to these projects will be encouraged.
NOTE: We are open to increasing the Prize of this hackathon up to $4,000+; this will encourage more promising project to hop on!. Kindly let us know if it’s something you also consider so we can adjust the Hackathon prize accordingly.
Core Team: 1,000 * 3 = $3,000: This will cover reward for core team members and other subordinates during these programs. Duration of 3 - 4 months.
Logistics, accommodation, merch, banner, designs, miscellaneous: $500
Total: $15,100
Organizer Introduction:
Dapps over Apps is an organization that aims to educate traditional developers, tech enthusiasts and creative builders about web3 and the potentials of building with blockchain infrastructure.
Our Mission: Bridging the gap between traditional developers, tech enthusiasts, creative builders and blockchain technology.
We are solving the problem of Lack of Visibility for Near BOS. 99.9% of 85,000 developers in Nigeria never heard of Near and its Blockchain agnostic features.
Our vision: To onboard 1million traditional developers, tech enthusiasts and creative builders to web 3 by 2030.
Team members: Team members - Google Docs
Tractions:
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Organized one of the biggest web 3 conferences in Africa powered by Near Protocol. We had over 500+ attendees consisting of blockchain & web 3 enthusiasts, traditional developers, creative builders, and so on. Kindly see our video
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Onboarded 400+ tech enthusiasts and developers from the just concluded Dapps over Apps conference. Kindly check out our report
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We organized a workshop for decentralized application training for over 400+ web 3 enthusiasts and traditional developers. See video clips from the workshop below:
- In December 2023, we organized the largest creative conference in Africa themed “ Paint & Create with Near BOS” - a gathering of creators, developers and project founders learning basics od Near BOS.** Kindly check here for more info
- We have partnered with Binance Academy in educating 180+ students in the univeristy of Lagos about web3, crypto and blockchain technology.
- We organized a start-up pitch competition to encourage builders to integrate Near’s blockchain technology to their businesses and projects. See highlights here
- Dapps over Apps community members built PollDart on Near BOS in the web fusion Lagos hackathon
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Built a running database of over 1,300+ developers and non-developers in Africa.
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In August, we organized the biggest web 3 art & cultural event themed Paint & Create with Near 2.0 See video highlight here
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Partnered with Solana, Binance Academy, DiscoverBOS, Celotribe, Pontys, Youngfreshdao, Opencrypt, Nearxart, Ophir institute, Afen blockchain, Hackbox, Inside D’app, and many more to facilitate thorough blockchain and web 3 onboarding.
Our team has also accomplished the following within the Near ecosystem:
- Successfully managed several projects in the Near ecosystem with funding up to $30,000
- An active builder in the Near ecosystem since 2021
- Onboarded over 1,000+ creatives into the Near ecosystem.
- Represented Near Protocol in a global web3 conference with over 2,000+attendees. For more information
- Organized the most participated web 3 art and cultural event in Nigeria; Paint & Chill with Near with over 500+ people in attendance. 2nd edition and 1st edition
- Founded NearxArt Dao, a community that focuses on creation of physical NFTs, helps local artist earn a living, onboarding creatives to web3 and charitable contribution to ghetto communities and endangered species.
- Built a community for creative to thrive in the web 3 space, not just the tech enthusiast.
- Activated 1,000+ Near wallet for web 3 enthusiasts and newbies.
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