@ZcashGrants Hello Zcash community. I am Deborah Chinasa Ochiowon, founder of Co-Own Chains, privacy advocate, and active Zcash user. I am proposing a one-day in-person Zcash education bootcamp at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, open to students and the general public within 5km of campus.
Full grant application: https://github.com/ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants/issues/330
The Problem
Ibadan is Nigeria’s third-largest city, home to one of Africa’s oldest universities, yet has zero organized Zcash education presence. Nigeria ranks near the top globally for Zcash mobile downloads, but downloads without education produce limited adoption. Most crypto education here focuses on speculation. Shielded transactions, financial privacy as a right, and how to actually get started with Zcash safely are topics that simply are not being covered anywhere in this city.
What We Are Doing
A four-hour structured bootcamp covering five sessions: Zcash fundamentals and why privacy matters, ZEC as a financial asset (delivered by Prof. Femi Adebayo, Associate Professor at University Of Ibadan and active ZEC investor), an 18-minute hands-on Zingo wallet setup for every attendee in the room, a practical session on using Zingo and accepting ZEC as payment, and a full Q&A. We close with brochure distribution, 600 branded Zcash T-shirts, and refreshments. Attendees leave with a working shielded wallet, a completed transaction, and a step-by-step take-home guide.
Pre-event outreach runs across two stages: campus flyers and in-person invitation (Days 10 to 14), then street outreach to the surrounding public (Days 15 to 18).
Our Team
Deborah Chinasa Ochiowon - Project Lead, University of Ibadan alumna, Co-Own Chains founder. Leads Zingo onboarding and ZEC payments sessions, co-authors the brochure.
Prof. Femi Adebayo - Guest Lecturer, Associate Professor at University Of Ibadan, active crypto investor with ZEC experience. Delivers the asset education session and co-authors the brochure.
Field team of 6 (Adaora Chibuike, Benedith Ayomide, Godwin Otumba, Praise Okafor, Favour Oghenero, Blessing Akpan) — current and former UI students handling outreach, event-day support, and one-on-one wallet onboarding.
Budget and Milestones
Total requested: $13,780 across 3 milestones.
Milestone 1 - Preparation ($6,700, startup funding): hall reservation, all print materials (brochures, flyers, banners, stickers), T-shirt production (600 units), campus and street outreach. Target: 14 July 2026.
Milestone 2 - Contracting ($4,000): sound and projection, decoration, refreshments, photography and video deposit. Target: 19 July 2026.
Milestone 3 - Event and Close-out ($3,080): event execution, Prof. Adebayo honorarium, team settlement, full photo and video documentation, post-event report published here within 5 days. Target: 22 July 2026.
All receipts documented and submitted to this thread at every milestone.
Expected Outcomes
200+ attendees. 60+ completing live Zingo wallet setup on the day. At least one documented shielded ZEC transaction on the event floor. 600 T-shirts extending Zcash visibility across Ibadan after the event closes.
The semester ends June 26. Students are ready. We want to move as soon as funding is confirmed.
Privacy is normal. Financial privacy is a right. We want Ibadan to experience that firsthand through Zcash.
We welcome all feedback from the community. See the full application at https://github.com/ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants/issues/330