A direct contact with the creators building awareness and supporting the community. Giving an art identity, and a voice. Onboarding people that would probably never have the chance otherwise to the Cardano world both individuals as the SOS-village.

We mean to take the childrens art being made in different SOS-villages in Botswana into the Cardano space by making it live in the CNFT space. Through the smart contract we want to make the art live on at the same time giving an identity to the community of wich it came from. In providing them with wallets and unique identities this way a percentage can keep coming to the community in the future. This is step one.

Step two.

Once the first set up and onboarding of the community (different SOS-villages, children withing an so forth) a teaching of how they themselves can do CNFTs and live on withing the Cardano community can be set up. This way we aim to give full ownership to their own future. This last step is very important as we are not just handing over funds or charity money. We want to give responsibllity and not a co-depency as many aid programs do.

To sum up.

Do creative workshop within SOS-childvillages in Botswana.

Transform the output of the art in to CNFTs

Build community online through twitter and Discord.

Set up Wallets on the Cardano network. Build smartcontracts that gives a percentage to the creators in the community in Botswana.

Release the CNFTs on the market.

Teach the community how to do the process themselves. Wash, rince repeat sort of.

By onboardning a new young generation in Botswana that would most likely never had the chance in their lifetime not only do they get a part in Cardano community but will give back to their own community. The art can live on and be a catalyst in their future.

The challenges is the process of onboarding the time that it can take to do all the parts since the NFT side is new.

1. Setting up all the permits and booking the trip june to august. Starting the build of the community - discord etc.
2. Going to Botswana late november to december 2022.
3. Doing the workshops. Collecting and photgraphing the art. Setting up wallets on the Cardano chain.
4. January to march 2023 making the nfts.
5. Realising the nfts on Jpgstore
6. Doing the check up that all is functioning with the contributers. Wallet working etc.

WorkVisas 1000 dollars.

Cameras 2300 dollars.

Flight tickets 2000 dollars

On ground in Botswana aqommodation and renting vehicle for transport one month.

3000 dollars.

Paint for project about 300 dollar.

Technical assistance - vectorizing the art doing the digital artwork. 4000 dollar.

Miniting 5000 nfts 10000 dollar.

Additional cost covering workexpenses.

Mats work as a writher a publisher and journalist and an entrepreneur both in Sweden and in Botswana. He has done work with Alexander McCall Smith in Botswana and SOS-childrens art initiative. He has also started the tree planting inititiative there.

One way is to follow the floorprice of the NFT collection.

But the most significant would be to see a commutiy flourshing through the Discord, twitter and instagram. The buyer of the art can interact with the creators. New networks will arise.

In money turms it would of course be nice to see the work continue to live on and the benefits of all future sales keeping the people involved benefiting. Like a microcosmos within the bigger Cardano community but still part of the global community.

Making enough art to have a good foundation of unique nfts.

Having the community feeling strong and part of the world. Igniting selfconfidence and possibilties to do the same thing on their own.

This is a new proposal.