I am based in California, and volunteering to teach a long time friend that I met when I was in Haiti after the earthquake in 2010. He was a teenager at the time and lost his family in the earthquake. Now he lives on the north side of the island in Saint Michel de L' Atalaye, as the political instability and gang violence has recently gotten too dangerous in Port-au-Prince. I've been teaching him about Bitcoin for about 6 months, both on chain and lighting, and we recently learned he can use Bitrefill and The Bitcoin Company top off his cell phone. He's eager to share this knowledge, so last month we decided to create Yes Bitcoin Haiti to produce Bitcoin educational content in Haiti. I'm networking with my local Bitcoin meetup group and on social media to look for additional support to build the Haiti's first bitcoin community. Our idea is to focus on 5 main areas:
1) Translation to Haitian Creole for educational materials, Blink Wallet app, My First Bitcoin diploma, Bitcoin Whitepaper, etc...
2) School and community workshops
3) Business onboarding w/ BTCmap
4) Fedi community federated mint
5) Raising funds to purchase phones, laptops, hardware wallets
I want mail shirts hats, stickers, hardware wallets, seed plates and stamps, books and games. However, the situation in Port-au-Prince is so bad now that I'm not sure if it's feasible to get anything to them at this time. Another pain point is the lack of modern smart phones with enough space for apps, the lack of computers, and slow data and Internet.
Today we onboarded 2 people with Blink wallet and sent them welcome sats. I hope to have some Bitcoin and Blink T-shirts printed locally next week. Small steps.
The next milestone is to find a sponsor who can assist with structuring the program and mentoring our local leader on the ground. Bitrefill, Blink, Fedi, Human Rights Foundation, Trezor, Noones, Mi Primer Bitcoin, Free Market Kids are all companies we'd love to partner with.
We'll continue to share our progress here.
HaitianHODL / Yes Bitcoin Haiti
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2024-03-22 07:18:52
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