Building rootstock collective community of developers and users in Ghana

Grants & Incentives
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Gm, @Oluman , we are so appreciative to you for all the responses and updates that you have provided recently. We want to reiterate that we are personally supportive of the mission to provide opportunities for youth in Ghana and to expand the Rootstock ecosystem into this region. The intent behind the project is exactly what we want to see in the Collective.

However, as a delegate, our responsibility is to ensure that DAO funds are distributed based on the successful completion of the agreed upon milestones. After reviewing your responses and the feedback from other delegates like @Curia and @Ignas , we have several concerns regarding your intented move to an on-chain vote for the Milestone 2 [1]payment ($1,800) at this stage. As we noted in an earlier comment, we would need to see a breakdown of successful execution of goals to deliverables, which we don’t see. In addition, in that earlier comment, we had suggested that before you progress to Milestone 2 deliverables, that you complete all the Milestone 1 deliverables as you had proposed.

Some of our concerns regarding Milestone 1 are:

  1. By your own admission in the KPI table, the primary onboarding target of 150+ members was missed by over 50% (achieving ~67 registrations), and the 5 educational posts (a core deliverable of M1) were unilaterally moved to the bootcamp phase. In a milestone based funding model, a milestone cannot be considered complete if the key performance indicators were significantly missed or deferred.

  2. While 67 registrations on Luma are a start, registrations do not represent an active community. To verify the Community Activation phase, please provide a direct link to the Telegram or Discord channel where these members are currently engaging. We need to see that a foundation actually exists before funding the next level of engagement.

  3. The “Rootstock Dev Guide” link has been a point of friction for several delegates. For us to verify the training of 30 users, the materials used must be robust and publicly accessible. We suggest moving these resources to a public GitHub repository or another stable document viewer rather than a restricted Google Drive link, to ensure the DAO can audit the quality of the education provided.

We want this project to succeed, but cannot support a full payment for an incomplete milestone. Before you move to an on-chain vote, we suggest one of the following:

  • Publish the 5 educational posts and provide the community channel link now, rather than waiting for Milestone 2.
    AND/OR
  • Pro-rated Request: Consider if a full $1,800 amount is appropriate given that significant portions of the work were deferred or missed.

We want to see the Ghana community thrive, but that requires a high standard of professional execution and reporting to ensure a successful execution and long term sustainability for not only Rootstock but for the Ghana community members who commit to this project. We look forward to your thoughts on how we can bridge this gap before the vote. Tks!

  1. We had mistakenly noted this as an upcoming Milestone 1 payment for an on-chain vote. As noted by Tane ( Building rootstock collective community of developers and users in Ghana - #55 by Tane ), Milestone 1 has been previously approved for payment ( Tally | RootstockCollective | BUILDING ROOTSTOCK COMMUNITY OF DEVELOPERS AND USERS IN GHANA;This proposal aims to establish and grow a vibrant Rootstock (RSK) community in Ghana by onboarding new users, training local developers, and promoting real-world blockchain adoption. Through community events, workshops, developer meetups, and hands-on education, the project will create awareness of Rootstock’s Bitcoin-sidechain ecosystem. DiscourseLink:https://gov.rootstockcollective.xyz/t/building-rootstock-collective-community-of-developers-and-users-in-ghana/638 M1lestone:1 ) ↩︎

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