Web3 Afrika
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Jennifer Echenim
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- Welcome to Bankless Africa, where we delve deeper into the borderless world of the new frontier. This is Miss Purple and I will be your inquisitive guide on this ever evolving journey. According to a study conducted in 2020, 82 percent of Benin's working population taking part in the study would work remotely for an employer with no physical presence in their country. Zambia and Cote d'Ivoire had 80 percent, South Africa, had 73 percent. The reason is clear, Africans have seen what the power of the internet and foreign currency can do for opportunities & access. Now we take it a step further, and move into the frontier.
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- On today’s episode Jennifer Echenim talks to us about Web3Afrika, the group that’s educating & accelerating access to builders.
Episode Questions
- When & how did you find yourself in this space? Your background ✅
- What exactly is web3afrika? ✅
- The twitter bio says this is a developer DAO spinoff so perhaps you want to tell us a bit about that as well? ✅
- Tell us a bit about your role within the group ✅
- From a marketing standpoint, a few years ago ‘web3’ was a big buzzword, but now it’s become a deterrent for many who feel they have been burnt in some way by the space, do you plan to keep the group’s name as is or change it at some point? ✅
- If you are keeping it, how do you get through people’s current distaste for the word and continue to onboard more people going forward ✅
- The numbers: 40% of South African participating in a survey said they were familiar with the concept of Web3, 80% believe blockchain technology can “transform or fully rebuild the financial system”. However, 59% believe scams are among the main barriers standing in their way when it comes to dabbling with anything in the space and 48% said the crypto market’s volatility as one of their biggest barriers of entry ✅
- What do we need to do to bridge that knowledge gap and make Africans interested again? ✅
- As a developer, what keeps you here? Outside of the supportive community ✅
- Your blog has a plethora of articles, think pieces and guides on how tackle a specific topic or idea within the frontier, who do you have in mind when publishing these? ✅
- Why is it so important for you to have this depository of information and knowledge?
- Currently you have 66 members, are these contributors? ✅
- Where to from here? Whats the next big step for web3Afrika? ✅
- What are you currently working on?
- 3 words or phrases to describe how you feel about the current climate of the onchain communities. ✅
Disclaimer
- None of what we share is financial advice, please do your own research, especially when the space tends to shift so rapidly.
- Nothing is set in stone, there is a world yet to be discovered, and this time, Africa is at the core of the table.