Good to know. We need reliable scaling solutions.
did you figure out what went wrong and recover your SATs? I have Minibits but in Haiti we have found Blink Wallet works best for ease of use and onboarding new Bitcoiners.
The CryptoCloaks grenades seem to keep them at bay
We'd love some Bitcoin grenades in Haiti to fight back against our corrupt leaders and gangs in the streets.
Our community leader Val met a young group of people today, and only three of them had a smart phone. None of them had data on their phones. Val used Bitcoin (Blink wallet and Bitrefill) to top off each of their phone with data. They not only got data, but they were able to download Blink and Bitrefill themselves and received more sats! Now they're part of the Bitcoin community! Thank you Blink and Bitrefill!
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cool! We are having a meeting with MasterGuantai from Kenya tomorrow. have you gotten in touch with him? I'd be happy to connect you. we're also interested in learning what you're doing, what is and isn't working.
I created document in Haitian Creole, which can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q3ydwooHLnCvYNIyXWgnAUfShN17nLG_/view?usp=drive_link
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.
We are working to implement a Bitcoin program and we need the support of your community to make it happen in Haiti. đ§Ąđđ
Lemonade stand with education material is a great idea!
Teaching others is a slow process, but when I find someone who wants to learn about it, I start very simple by asking them what do they think money is, then I anchor the idea that money evolved from gold to government currency to digital money, then I explain the programmable supply of Bitcoin vs infinite supply of Dollars, Pesos etc.
It takes many hours to learn Bitcoin, but I find this basic concept is the fastest way without losing your listener and getting them confused.
If they ask you the difference between Bitcoin and other crypto, you're making progress! Get them on Strike or Blink and send them sats! *Tax obligations may apply in Mexico :)
Hello Nostr, I'm making this post because I'm going to ask for your help. I'm trying to #grownostr and I'm trying to onboard friends who really need to build a circular economy. Here's the story.
I made a connection several years ago through EverGreenCoin with someone who lives in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. His name is Jules and he is a refuge from the wars in the Congo, and when he arrived in Kakuma he was one of those people who saw needs and tried to fill them. He's an entrepreneur at heart. One of us.
He is a teacher of young children, he teaches music (guitar) to youth, he farms fish and he along with his friends have put together a large garden to grow food for his community. He has big dreams, and his only limitation is the economic foundation that he is struggling with. He started several organizations recognized by the UN, including Vision Art & Music for Youth and his latest venture is Strong Unity for Refugee Empowerment.
The nature of his economic foundation is donations. Along with so many of the people living in the camps, asking for money from the outside world is how they have raised funds in the fiat economy, and that has been true for decades. The Kakuma Refugee Camp is one of the largest, but there are dozens of these camps all over the world. The UN never has enough money to take care of the needs, and the lack of infrastructure keeps them nearly at subsistence level for quality of life.
I am absolutely convinced that Bitcoin can change this. And I am absolutely convinced that the lightning network and nostr can help push that change. So I need your help.
Because of the communications infrastructure, he is paying ~$50 USD per month for internet access, limited bandwidth that he maximizes every day. He was just today able to download Primal, but he is a bit worried that following the default set of npubs will blow through his bandwidth. So I'm recommending that he not follow anyone yet, just use the Messages section and the Wallet. nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr tells me that the Primal team is focused on optimizing the network traffic in Primal which should help with the bandwidth issues.
The next step is going to be getting him access to zaps and sats in money that he can use, which means he will also need to download the nostr:npub1ex7mdykw786qxvmtuls208uyxmn0hse95rfwsarvfde5yg6wy7jq6qvyt9 app and connect it to a bank account. As soon as he does, we will be off to the races.
So what help do I need? Zaps is something easy, and every sat zapped onto this post or other post I make for Jules will go directly to him. As soon as I get his npub address I will provide it so that the zaps can go directly to him instead of through a middle man, because everyone hates middle men.
But more than that, I need a guide for him to download and use that will teach him and his community how to build a circular economy. Maybe this is something that we could put together on Wikifreedia from nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft. It could even be translated into multiple languages.
This weekend, I am hoping to be able to chat with Jules directly on Primal, and I'll let you know how it goes. Please zap this, share this, and spread the word. We're going to build these circular economies, and our zaps will BLOCK OUT THE SUN!
Local Bitcoin meetups are a great way to get the word out and connect you to the right people if you have one in your area. The people who want to be helpful are looking for people on the ground they can trust. Document your progress, and share it along the way.
Blink wallet already has support in Swahili. MasterGuantai is in Kenya and he founded BitcoiMttaani. contact him on Twitter @MasterGuantai and visit bitcoinmtaani.com/video for more educational resources in Swahili. Lots going on over there.
We are working to build one a community inHaiti. Materials in Spanish are widely available, but we're working to translate into Haitian Creole on the basics like what is money, what is Bitcoin, My First Bitcoin workbook, how to use Blink, Bitrefill, The Bitcoin Company etc...
We have a committed leader who is putting together workshops and regular meetups.
Another target is business onboarding and getting them on BTCmap.
Finally, we are also working with Fedi to build a community federated mint once they go live later this year.
We would love to hear more about what you're doing in your community and how you're doing it.
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a bitcoin education program in Haiti
Nou ap chèche sipòtè pou yon pwogram edikasyon bitcoin pou anseye kominote a ak biznis yo adopte bitcoin ak achte pi bon òdinatè pòtab ak telefòn. mèsi pou enkyetid ou. đ§Ą
Selman sa Nou plus kapab Fe avek Lightning Network lan se itilize Bitrefill pou Nou kapab rechaje tout telephone kelkeswa konpayi: Digicel oubyen Natcom
Atrave Blink wallet lan . Mwen te mande Digicel poul ba Nou koneksyon pou koneksyon avek moncash tou .