Beyond Adversity BTC Podcast is a Bitcoin education and youth empowerment initiative based in Kenya, focused on making Bitcoin knowledge accessible to underserved communities, especially children and young people in rural areas. The project was started to bridge the growing knowledge gap around financial literacy, digital freedom, and open-source technology in African communities where access to quality Bitcoin education remains … Read more →
limited. Through physical cohorts, community bootcamps, and digital media, we introduce young people to Bitcoin in a simple, practical, and engaging way. Our goal is not only to teach about money, but also to inspire critical thinking, creativity, self-reliance, and long-term economic empowerment. So far, we have successfully conducted two physical Bitcoin education cohorts reaching over 40 youths from rural communities. In addition, we organized two Bitcoin bootcamps for children, engaging a total of 129 kids through interactive learning sessions, games, storytelling, and beginner-friendly activities designed to simplify Bitcoin concepts. Beyond physical training, we also run the Beyond Adversity BTC Podcast, a platform where we host conversations with educators, builders, and advocates from across Africa and the global Bitcoin ecosystem. The podcast helps amplify Bitcoin education, share inspiring stories, and connect local communities to global conversations around freedom technology and decentralized education. Moving forward, we plan to expand our educational programs to more rural communities, increase youth participation, develop more kid-friendly Bitcoin learning materials, and strengthen collaborations with global educators working to advance open-source Bitcoin education worldwide.Team
Alfonce OtienoSuleiman YusufPhelix MreggyAlfonce Ouma
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- Register a physical space +100 pts
- Publish a budget +100 pts
- Publish an executive summary +20 pts
- Link a Bitcoin donation address +10 pts
Keep earning · repeatable
Programs
- Bitcoin Diploma — in-person cohort · per cohort +250 pts
- Bitcoin Diploma — online cohort · per cohort +150 pts
- Educator Training Program — in-person graduate · per student +60 pts
- Educator Training Program — online graduate · per student +40 pts
- Bitcoin Diploma — in-person graduate · per student +35 pts
- Bitcoin Diploma — online graduate · per student +25 pts
- Intro to Bitcoin — in-person cohort · per cohort +20 pts
- Intro to Bitcoin — online cohort · per cohort +10 pts
- Intro to Bitcoin — in-person graduate · per student +4 pts
- Intro to Bitcoin — online graduate · per student +2 pts
Network
- Contribute a resource to the hub · per resource +40 pts
- Organize an unconference · per event +40 pts
- Hold a mentorship call · per call +30 pts
- Add a team member · per member +10 pts
- Vouch for another community · per vouch +10 pts
- Bring an unconference attendee · per attendee +0.1 pts
Visibility
- Receive a student review · per review +10 pts
- Collect an educator testimonial · per testimonial submit ↗ +10 pts
- Add a social media handle · per platform, up to 7 +10 pts
Activity
- Onboard a merchant on BTC Map · per merchant +5 pts
- Stay active another month · per month +1 pts
Score breakdown
Transparency
10 pts
Months Active
2 months × 1 pts
2 pts
Other
Certified Team Member (ETP)
100 pts
Onboarding 7 items earned 145 pts
Socials Listed
4 socials × 10 pts
40 pts
Team Members
4 team members × 10 pts
40 pts
Charter Signed
25 pts
Website Published
Website present
15 pts
Bio Submitted
10 pts
Fundraising URL
FundraisingURL present
10 pts
Logo Created
Logo uploaded
5 pts
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