Namaste Polkadot: Education and community for Polkadot India

GM Polkadot community,

We at India Unlocked, are proposing a comprehensive 4-month educational and community building program across India’s tech ecosystem.

Check out the full proposal here: (Namaste Polkadot - Google Docs)

Timeline: 4 Months

Requested Funding: USDC 69,468

This initiative aims to accelerate Polkadot’s growth in India by focusing on three key areas:

1. Educational Content Creation:

• Production of 60 comprehensive educational videos in 6 major Indian languages (English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, and Gujarati)
• Creation of diverse content including technical blogs, infographics, and social media content
• Development of a “Word of the Day” series covering 137 Polkadot ecosystem terms

2. University Workshop Program:

• Conducting workshops across 15 universities in Northern, Western, and Southern India
• 4-hour intensive sessions covering Polkadot fundamentals, development, and practical applications
• Hands-on wallet creation and interactive learning experiences
• Content creation contests with prizes totaling $200 USD per university

3. Community Building:

• Establishing dedicated social media presence for Namaste Polkadot
• Organizing content creation contests to encourage user-generated content
• Building sustainable university connections for long-term engagement
• Regular ecosystem updates and community engagement activities

Key Success Metrics:

• Target of 250k+ impressions across platforms
• 3% engagement rate
• 300+ participant-generated posts
• 60+ wallet creations per university
• 80% workshop attendance rate

The initiative addresses the significant gap in multilingual blockchain education in India, which ranks 1st in the 2024 Global Crypto Adoption Index, Chainalysis reports (https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2024-global-crypto-adoption-index/#index-takeaways). This proposal leverages India’s strong enthusiasm for emerging technologies while making Polkadot education more accessible to non-English speaking audiences.

If you have any suggestions, questions, or thoughts, feel free to share them. Your input will help us fine-tune and improve the project. We’d appreciate your feedback on this proposal & project.

Looking forward to hearing from you!