[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution.

There are hundreds of professional groups in existence in Nigeria operating at the national and sub-national (state) levels. While these groups have existed for decades in some instances others are recently formed. The primary goals of these groups are to further the interests of their members collectively and promote their professions.

Besides operating at the national level, some have branches in several states across the country. Some of the associations or professional groups have thousands of members while others are in hundreds.

There have been instances of disputed elections among other governance-related issues thus holding back their effectiveness.

We believe we can enhance transparency and accountability within these professional groups with the introduction of Cardano DAO tools.

We plan to make presentations to the leadership and subsequently to the general members providing general blockchain education and the possibilities of Cardano DAO tools in addressing some of their challenges.

The outreaches and presentations are veritable avenues for onboarding new users and increasing blockchain adoption.

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

An initial first step is educating leaders and members of these groups on the potential of Blockchain in addressing some of the challenges holding their effectiveness.

We believe the proposal if implemented will have the following positive impacts on the Cardano ecosystem:

• onboarding of new users (Target of 500 new Cardano users)
• increased adoption of the Cardano blockchain
• Collaboration and deeper understanding of the needs of these groups and building/adapting DAO tools to meet their needs.

Impact measurements will involve the following quantitative and qualitative metrics:

• Number of presentations/workshops to the leadership and members. (8 to 10 presentations).
• Number of new to Cardano wallets opened.( Target of 500 new users).
• Number of groups or associations engaged in deep dive sessions.
• Number of groups adopting DAO tools (Target of 5 professional groups adopting Cardano DAO tools)
• Formation of DAOs

We plan to have a repository of findings and reports from the project on a website/Github together with reports to Project Catalyst.

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] 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?

The team behind the project come with valuable experience both within and outside of web3 and a strong commitment to delivering sustainable solutions. To ensure this is achieved, the project has been divided into phases and milestones with clear deliverables.

Ona Ohimor

The lead proposer is a finance professional and trainer. He has been in web3 for over three years, initially as a crypto enthusiast but now a Blockchain and Web3 evangelist. He has trained and on-boarded dozens of newbies to Blockchain. Besides, his passion for crypto, he is an advocate for small and growing business and provides functional skills training for businesses.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/onoakpomaohimor

Daniel Effiom

An experienced fintech professional and member of the Cardano community in Nigeria.

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

Prepare, Promotion and Informational Sessions

Month 1

• Team formation with roles and responsibilities
• Project management setup. Establish Communication and documentation methods (decide on Discord, Asana, project management tools. Also a documentation plan.
• Preliminary survey of professional groups - finding groups and build the survey
• Preliminary survey of Cardano DAO tools
• website creation
• progress reporting (for Project Catalyst and Group members)

Month 2

• Outreaches to the leadership/executives of the professional groups.
• Prepare and deliver information sessions
• Gather feedback
• Create an insights report on all informational sessions
• progress reporting

Month 1

Deliverables:

• Website
• team member mailing list and social media accounts
• Project Management Documents
• surveys
• preliminary list of professional groups
• milestone report

Month 2

Deliverables:

• promotional campaign documents and records
• Mailing list of professional groups
• Information sessions: agenda, presentation and feedback
• Summative Evaluation report from information sessions
• Milestone report

Professional Groups Workshops

Month 3-6

• Design, Develop and implement Blockchain education for professional groups.
• Hold at least two presentations per month.
• Deploy DAO tools and obtain feedbacks from the groups.

Month 3-6

Deliverables:

• Workshop materials: agenda, video, training records, feedback
• Milestone report

Finalize and Close out

Month 7

• Finalise project
• Create closeout report and video

Deliverables:

• Closeout report and video

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

Ona Ohimor

Project Lead

Responsible for project implementation, training facilitation, and presentations.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/onoakpomaohimor

Daniel Effiom

Project Team Member

Reporting and social media promotion.

A third team member will be engaged to complement the team. This role will focus on logistics and promotion.

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

Budget

Milestone 1 (Months 1 and 2)

Team set up A3,000

Social media tools A2,000

(website, zoom, and promotion)

Informational session A3,000

(5 sessions x A600)

Team Salary A7,000

(Lead and 2 Project Assistants)

Total A15,000

Milestone 2 (Months 3 to 6)

Design and deliver 10 workshops A15,000

(Venue, logistics, refreshments, etc)

ADA for new to Cardano wallets A5,000

Deployment of DAO tools A6,000

Team Salary (Lead and 2 Assistants) A14,000

Total A40,000

Milestone 3 (Month 7)

Close out report and video A3,000

Total A58,000

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

This proposal will fund:

• 8 presentations and at least 5 informational sessions.
• Promotional campaigns.
• Follow-up deep dive sessions with professional groups

With the following expected outcomes, the project is value for money:

• Promotion of Cardano Blockchain and DAO tools to professional groups in Nigeria (10 presentations and deployment of DAO tools to 5 professional groups).
• Creations of wallets of people new to Blockchain and Cardano (Target of 500 new wallets)
• Potential large market adoption
• New DAOs brought to Cardano
• Partnerships and Collaboration among Cardano groups and tools
• Target opening at least 200 wallets and deploy Cardano DAO tools to 5 professional groups.

The project has a huge impact potential as the target audience are persons who will ultimately make inputs to policy-making in Nigeria and interact with governments at the highest levels.

Outreach to these categories of persons/groups can deliver immense value for Cardano ecosystem.