Bitcoin Educator Conquers Kilimanjaro, Launches Tanzanian Crypto Academy
Summary:
A Tanzanian-based Bitcoin educator, known as Kweks, successfully reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, funding the entire expedition through Bitcoin and Nostr donations. The climb also served as a launch announcement for the newly opened Bitcoin education center in Tanzania, the "Proof of Work Academy" (POWA). Notably, Kweks' efforts championed decentralized networks, spread Bitcoin education, and exemplified Bitcoin's real-world utility to his local community. Although there's some understanding of Bitcoin in Tanzania, Kweks also highlighted the need for better conversion systems for local currency and stressed the importance of making Bitcoin education relatable to everyday experiences.
A Tanzanian Bitcoin educator known as Kweks has successfully ascended Africa's tallest mountain, Kilimanjaro, funding the endeavor entirely through Bitcoin and Nostr donations. Kweks, an alias, amassed over $1,700 in Bitcoin to defray the expenses of his ambitious hike, which also served as a launching announcement for a new Bitcoin education center in Tanzania.
Kweks and his wife recently relocated to a Tanzanian city to inaugurate a learning hub named the "Proof of Work Academy," nicknamed POWA. According to Kweks, POWA is an amusing play on Bitcoin's 'proof-of-work' algorithm, tying in a cheeky nod to the Swahili word "poah," meaning fresh or modern.
To drum up publicity for his new academy and express his appreciation for decentralized networks such as Bitcoin and Nostr, Kweks financed his high-altitude journey in "satoshis" or "Sats", the smallest Bitcoin unit.
Donations flowed in from worldwide contributors via Geyser Fund crowdfunding and through Zapraising, a Bitcoin Lightning Network crowdfunding initiative through NOSTR, often referred to as Zaps. Kweks hoisted a large Nostr flag and consistently shared progress updates during the hike via X, Nostr, and WhatsApp.
While the funds raised sufficiently covered park entry fees, Kweks stressed that the primary impact was educational. He hoped the journey would illustrate the potential of Bitcoin and familiarize others with the digital currency.
His mountaineering feat showcased to his local Tanzanian community that Nostriches (Nostr users), and global Bitcoin advocates, were eager to support both his Kilimanjaro ascent and his educational initiatives in Tanzania. Kweks even received a Bitcoin tip from one of the guides – a testimony to Tanzania's growing grassroots acceptance of Bitcoin.
Although there is some Bitcoin understanding in Tanzania, Kweks identified on-ramps and off-ramps for local currency conversion as significant challenges. Exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini are absent in Tanzania, which complicates trading fiat for Bitcoin and vice-versa.
Over the hike's duration, inquiries and remarks about his Bitcoin-funded adventure and general Bitcoin curiosities were rampant among Tanzanians. Kweks observed that Bitcoin adoption in Tanzania is strikingly different from the UK, where he had resided for a quarter-century before his Tanzania move.
Kweks noted that East Africa primarily uses a bartery system – making it challenging to delineate money, hyperinflation, and the potential societal benefits of a currency with pre-designed inflation, like Bitcoin.
Over the last decade, Kweks observed a dramatic surge in Tanzanian Shillings to US Dollar exchange rate, with $1 jumping from 1500 Tanzanian shillings ten years ago to today's 2600. The crucial factor in Bitcoin education, Kweks argued, is putting it in familiar terms.
Relating to people's experiences with rising bread and fuel costs, and explaining how Bitcoin can alleviate these challenges, Kweks continues his educational pursuit through Nostr, X and POWA, providing free classes to Tanzanians living near Kilimanjaro.
Published At
10/30/2023 12:25:01 PM
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