Please describe your proposed solution.

<u>BACKGROUND</u>:

We realized that most people/individuals in Northern Ghana consider cryptocurrency as well as cardano blockchain as a scam in which they do not want to involve themselves into. because of that, we want to educate, innovate and empower them about the importance of cardano network and its use-cases through interviews on two TV and two radio stations in Northern Ghana. This project will engage the listeners of radios and those watching TVs which will enable anyone know into details about cardano network which broadens and expand the cardano ecosystem.

The Broadcasting cardano network in Northern Ghana in collaboration with the cardano Ghana community seeks to organize a series of conferences to be hosted at two(2) TV and two(2) radio stations in Northern Ghana where everyone can have access to it**,** to introduce and promote the ideals of Project Catalyst. These project seek to educate the individuals on the ideas of blockchain technology and develop their skills in blockchain entrepreneurship and empower them with the catalyst funding opportunity for them to create solutions and leverage catalysts to solve problems in their communities.

<u>PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY</u>:

The project will be a one day event to be hosted for two(2) hours at each of the targeted four(4) TV and radio stations, on the topics; Introduction to Cryptocurrency, Blockchain technology, and Cardano Blockchain & Project Catalyst.

<u>THE CRYPTOCURRENCY SESSION</u>:

This will be done by an interview with the radio presenter in charge of the station at the stipulated time to introduce individuals to the cryptocurrency and blockchain revolution since most of them will be newbies to the cryptocurrency space. This will provide an insight into the fundamentals of digital currencies, the impact of the satoshi community and what potentials and resources are available in blockchain technology. The session will also educate participants on the evolution of money; from barter to bitcoin. Participants will also learn how to download, install and set up Yoroi wallets; mobile and web wallets, and then be trained on sending and receiving ADA, staking ADA and trading ADA with other tokens and currencies on exchange platforms.

<u>BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY SESSION</u>:

This session will educate listeners on the blockchain revolution, and the history of the bitcoin whitepaper by the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto group. Listeners will get the opportunity to learn other use cases of blockchain such as smart contracts, metaverse, supply chain, operations,web3 among others. Listeners will learn about the Cardano blockchain and how they can build innovative solutions on it as well as benefit from the existing solutions on the Cardano blockchain.

<u>CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN & PROJECT CATALYST SESSION</u>:

This session will introduce listeners to project catalyst to explain its purpose, opportunities and resources available for them to leverage. The session will cover catalyst challenges, Proposal Assessment, Challenge Team, cardano Ideascale account creation, proposal submission, governance, execution and reporting of proposals to the catalyst community. Participants will at the end of the day, be abreast with cryptocurrencies, Cardano blockchain and project catalyst.

cardano.ideascale.com

Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community.

> Answer:

> The proposal will address the challenge by;

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1.Enhancing mass adoption, communication and knowledge sharing in the cardano network which are explained below;

• TV shows - The project will involve and base on interviewing us on TV show which will be broadcasted or being live on both our social media handles that will initiate adoption.
• Radio presenting - The proposal will also ensure cardano adoption by mobilizing all minded individuals who have access to radio signals also to those who do not have access, sharing knowledge and benefiting from conversations we will be making. It will also onboard newbies/startups coming into the cardano ecosystem through listening to the interview on the radio and other media platforms we have created.

2.Reaching out to over 1000+ individuals who views, listens, shares and comments.

3.Broadens the cardano community as long-term growth.

Metrics:

This will involve;

• having over 1000+ individuals learned and trained vertually about the cardano network.
• almost the whole world to view and listen to our project interview about the cardano network.
• showing people/individuals how to create Yoroi wallets using their mobile smart phones and other internet accessible devices.
• creating social media platforms for viewers and listeners and to all those participating which includes facebook, whatsApp, telegram and YouTube to make easy interaction among them.
• picking calls from some of the viewers and listeners who are out monitoring the program to answer questions that have asked about the cardano network.

What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

I am a student entrepreneur and have the passion of skills development, education and organizing meetups and events. I am also a final year student from the university for development studies(UDS) Nyankpala campus studying Bsc Agriculture technology(AGT), I have good relationship with students, student leaderships and most of the management in the university. I am an alumnus of the university for development studies who studied diploma in Agriculture technology.

I also have strong knowledge about cardano blockchain, cryptocurrency and project catalyst and have attended over 15 meetups which talks about cardano blockchain. I am strong and conversant to manage project funds both in fiat (USD), (GHS) and in cryptocurrency(ADA). It is good to convert some of the funds to stablecoin(USDT) to avoid depletion of project funds due to cryptocurrency volatility. This will ensure an optimum use of resources for the success of the project. Below are some pictures of cardano events I have attended across Ghana.

<u>ROLE OF THE CARDANO GHANA COMMUNITY</u>

The cardano Ghana community will help sharing the project and interview pictures and videos into their social media platforms which will help leverage or create awareness of the community and newbies about the importance of the cardano network as well as its use-cases.

The will also help monitor the success of each event.

cardanoghana

What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

<u>MILESTONE 1</u>

Interview on Radio:Within 1 to 15 May, 2024

• Confirm funding receipt from cardano project catalyst.
• Onboard project team members and outline next step.
• Prepare flyers, banners, print t-shirts for team and presenter.
• Marketing by posting event details and flyers on social media.
• Booking date and time from the radio station by contacting manager.
• Presenter interviewing us for 2 hours.
• Sharing incentives
• Post pictures on social media and prepare report for the cardano project catalyst.

Radio station: Radio Tamale**( 91.7 MHz ).**

Target: 100+ listeners.

radiotamaleonline.com

https://www.radiotamaleonline.com/

><u>MILESTONE 2</u>

TV show: Within 1 to 20 June, 2024

• Prepare flyers, banners, print t-shirts for team and presenter.
• Marketing by posting event details and flyers on social media.
• Booking date and time from the TV station by contacting the marketing board.
• Confirm acceptance from them and moving with some team members to initiate interview.
• Presenter interviewing us for 2 hours.
• Post pictures on social media and prepare report for the cardano project catalyst.

TV station: North Television( N TV ).

• Target: 100+ views

ntvghana.com

https://www.facebook.com/ntvghana1/

><u>MILESTONE 3</u>

Interview on Radio: Within 1 to 15 July, 2024

• Prepare flyers, banners, print t-shirts for team and presenter.
• Marketing by posting event details and flyers on social media.
• Booking date and time from the Radio station by contacting the marketing board.
• Confirm acceptance from them and moving with some team members to initiate interview.
• Presenter interviewing us for 2 hours.
• Post pictures on social media and prepare report for the cardano project catalyst.

Radio station: Majority Radio( 98.3 MHz ).

• Target: 100+ listeners.

majorityradioonline.com

https://ghanaradiosonline.com/station/majority-radio-98-3/

><u>MILESTONE 4</u>

TV show: Within 1 to 15 August, 2024

The final milestone for the project which involves;

• Preparing flyers, banners, print t-shirts for team and presenter.
• Marketing by posting event details and flyers on social media.
• Booking date and time from the TV station by contacting the marketing board.
• Confirm acceptance from them and moving with some team members to initiate interview.
• Presenter interviewing us for 2 hours.
• Post pictures on social media and prepare report for the cardano project catalyst.

TV station: Sagani Television( S TV ).

• Target: 100+ views

Saganitvonline.com

https://www.facebook.com/saganitelevision/

Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Mohammed Osman ( Project Lead )

I am a final year student currently studying BSc in Agriculture Technology at the University for Development Studies at Nyankpala Campus in Ghana. I also have a two(2) year diploma in agriculture technology. I have been in the cryptocurrency space for the past four years and also attended several meetups to learn about cryptocurrency. A proposal assessor(PA) Fund 10. I have strong skills in wallet creation, transactions and trading with Cardano ADA, and also volunteered at numerous blockchain conferences and has gained some leadership and organising skills. I am also a team member of cardano Ghana community. I was also a team member as a an organizing secretary of catalyst campus train which was funded in fund 9.

Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

School: [email protected]

website: https://www.uds.edu.gh

Facebook: web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089380266704&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Twitter: mohamme65400553

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/mohammed-osman-510b74248

Mohammed Mustapha Yakubu ( Lead cardano Ghana community )

Mohammed Mustapha Yakubu is a graduate student at the Manipal Academy Of Higher Education (MAHE), reading MBA programme (Distance). He is an advocate for Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in Ghana, with 5 years of experience hosting crypto events; educating, onboarding newbies and engaging crypto users for mass adoption and enhanced use cases. Hub leader at Wada Ghana (wada.org), Catalyst Fund9 Funded Proposer (FP)& Proposal Assessor (PA), Fund8 & Fund9 Challenge Team (CT) Lead for Grow Africa, Grow Cardano challenge category. Also, a Cardano Ambassador, hosting Cardano meetups and community-led events at the Cardano Summit with the Cardano Foundation since 2021. He is also a hub leader at WADA, a global grassroots movement, that aims to educate local merchants, developers and users about the blockchain technology and economy behind cryptocurrencies and Cardano, as well as how to efficiently utilize them. He also runs a private cryptocurrency startup called the Chosen FinTech Solutions, where he educates and empowers hundreds of Ghanaians to adopt cryptocurrency and fintech solutions for an inclusive and freer financial future.

He is a passionate libertarian and National Coordinator for Ghana at the African Students for Liberty. He manages over 5 student chapters in 5 universities in Ghana where local leaders of these chapters are trained and supported with resources to host a local meetup on their campuses to advance classical liberal ideas such as financial liberty, economic freedom, free markets, drugs wars, injustice, media freedom and tech liberty.

For over four (4) years now, he has organized more than 30 physical cryptocurrency events and about 15 virtual meetups in Ghana. Mustapha remains at the forefront of blockchain education in Ghana and Africa, increasing the adoption of crypto on the continent through educational campaigns and local meetups. Just recently, he joined the Cardano blockchain as an Ambassador and hosted a local meetup to commemorate the Cardano Summit 2021 slated held on September 25 – 26, 2021, mainly to provide training on crypto fundamentals, practical tutorials on how to set up a crypto account - and buy & sell crypto, technical analysis and avoiding scams. Thereafter, he has organised already up to Cardano meetups in Ghana with close to 300 audience outreach. He has rich experience working with schools and students, especially at events due to his strong leadership skills and managerial competence in leading people and managing projects.

He will be a strong guide thruogh out the success of this project.

Twitter profile - www.twitter.com/cardanoghana

Emails: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

Contacts: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-mustapha-yakubu-a08455125

Telegram - www.t.me/mmustaphayakubu

Discord: mustapha#7312

Seidu Ziblim ( IT & Graphics Design )

Seidu Ziblim is a graduate of the University for Development Studies (UDS) with a Bachelor of Education in Economics education. He is a professional graphic designer with over 7 years in graphics and printing works. He has worked on several projects in charge of printing T-shirts, conference brochures, and designing logos and flyers. He has strong skills in IT and has worked on many projects as a technical director to control projection and screens, public address systems, lighting and slide control for speakers.

He is passionate about financial technology, entrepreneurship, investment, cryptocurrency and blockchain. He is good at event branding and publicity using graphic technology.

Contact details below:

Email: [email protected]

Twitter- www.twitter.com/seiduziblim

LinkedIn - <https://www.linkedin.com/in/seidu-ziblim-544326172>

Alhassan Adam - Logistics Supplier

Alhassan is a graduate student at the University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, WA Campus, Ghana. He studied Bachelor of Commerce. He was a Vice President of the Students' Representative Council (SRC) during the academic year, supporting the management of a 5000+ student population. He has about 2 years of experience volunteering at Blockchain events. He has strong skills in organising and is very conversant with engaging event attendees, partners and the core team to ensure a successful event. He will contribute to the proposal by ensuring that, all materials and logistics are procured and supplied to the team before every event takes place.

Contacts:

Email: [email protected]

School: [email protected]

Website: https://ubids.edu.gh

Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

<u>COST BREAKDOWN FOR MILESTONE 1</u>

Pay for the cost of two (2) hours interview = 1 hour=900ADA

2 hours = 2x900ADA

=1,800.00ADA

Incentives = 282.50ADA

Prepare flyers, banners, print t-shirts for team and presenter = 575.00ADA

Cost of transportation = 492.50ADA

TOTAL AMOUNT = 1800 + 282.50 + 575 + 492.50 = <u>3,150.00ADA</u>

<u>COST BREAKDOWN FOR MILESTONE 2</u>

Pay for the cost of two (2) hours interview = 1 hour=1400ADA

2 hours = 2x1400ADA

= 2,800.00ADA

Incentives = 282.50ADA

Prepare flyers, banners, print t-shirts for team and presenter = 575.00ADA

Cost of transportation = 492.50ADA

TOTAL AMOUNT = 2800 + 282.50 + 575 + 492.50 = <u>4,150.00ADA</u>

<u>COST BREAKDOWN FOR MILESTONE 3</u>

Pay for the cost of two (2) hours interview = 1 hour=975.00ADA

2 hours = 2x975.00ADA

=1,950.00ADA

Incentives = 282.50ADA

Prepare flyers, banners, print t-shirts for team and presenter = 575.00ADA

Cost of transportation = 492.50ADA

TOTAL AMOUNT = 1950 + 282.50 + 575 + 492.50 = <u>3,300.00ADA</u>

<u>COST BREAKDOWN FOR MILESTONE 4</u>

Pay for the cost of two (2) hours interview = 1 hour=1475.00ADA

2 hours = 2x1475.00ADA

= 2,950.00ADA

Incentives = 282.50ADA

Prepare flyers, banners, print t-shirts for team and presenter = 575ADA

Cost of transportation = 492.50ADA

TOTAL AMOUNT = 2950 + 282.50 + 575 + 492.50 = 4,300.00ADA

TOTAL BUDGET FOR PROJECT = 3150 + 4150 + 3300 + 4300

= 14900.00ADA

Contingency of 1% + total budget = 1/100 x 14900 = 149 + 14900

= 15049ADA

TOTAL BUDGET FOR PROJECT INCLUDING CONTINGENCY = 14900.00ADA + 149.00ADA

= 15,049ADA

How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

Answer:

There cannot be a project without resources. The cost items indicated in the aforementioned budget represent the cost for the entire project period, and I will highlight on key items below;

• Payment for interviews: Before interview is made, payment will be done the same day of booking date and time.

1. Printing of t-shirts, banners and flyers: T-shirts & banners, especially Cardano brand t-shirts and banners make events attractive and the public to the community. It will inspire and help market the Cardano ecosystem better with such promotional materials.

1. Airdrops and incentives: airdrops and incentives are provided to inspire and motivate viewers and listeners and the team respectively for their time, efforts and active involvement in making Cardano grow. This is to ensure everyone gets rewarded in the Cardano ecosystem which is one aim of Cardano; making the world work for everyone.

• Transportation: The project also requires travelling around the Region to the target radio TV stations for interviews. There will also be meal expenses to support project implementation.
• Media and photography: The project will hire a camera and video service to cover interviews which will help us in producing proof of achievement for the IOG and the entire Cardano community for transparency and tracking of success records.

The budget is stated in ADA and not in USD and hence leaves uncertainties for everyone in the community as the fall in the price of ADA could affect funding and vice versa. Hence, it is prudent to leverage Cardano's DJED or Tether's USDT or other stable coins to preserve funds and prevent the depletion of project funds. Again, local expenses are incurred in local fiat (Ghanaian Cedis), which are affected by inflation and hence, there is the need to be economically sound in purchases to ensure expenses are covered without any difficulties. It is important to also have a convenient savings account to keep exchange withdrawals for covering project expenses.

I am sure and strongly believe that, the budget will see an optimum use to serve the purpose of the project to achieve the KPIs and deliver successfully without any shortages or loss of funds.