Referendum #1693

Polkadot Africa Builder and Community growth continuation.

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6hrs 34mins ago

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Duration: 6 months

Updated: Re-community feedback

In our last proposal, we gathered feedback on compensation, milestones, and scope. Opinions varied; some felt the proposal was too ambitious for its duration, while others thought it wasn’t ambitious enough. We also heard from community members and fellow agents who wanted clearer KPIs, updated compensation details, and more committed hours.

We reflected on this feedback and we have updated the following parts of the proposal:

Shortened duration: The proposal now spans 6 months instead of the original timeframe.
Success metrics/KPIs: These are now clearly outlined in the milestones section.
Updated compensation: We’ve reduced the number of roles and focus countries, increased commitment hours for the team, and ensured rates are fair and in line with similar initiatives and other rates globally.
Scope: The scope remains the same, but we’ll roll it out in smaller, intentional steps, scaling as we deliver results, reflected in our updated KPIs.

Short description

(Updated) Continued support of dedicated agents focused on building and growing Polkadot’s builder and community presence in Africa.

In the past 6 months, Polkadot Africa has focused on activating local communities through high-quality events, developer engagement, and grassroots education through online workshops and online bootcamps.

So far, we've achieved the following in the past 6 months:

Engaged 3,000+ people in person.
Hosted 45+ events across multiple countries. With different types of meetups.
Onboarded 20+ PBAx participants and 5 currently accepted to PBA Bali!!!
Participated in the global Encode x Scalable hackathon. Some of our community members won OpenGuild bounties.
Hosted Runtime developers' calls. Thereby, attracting builders to contribute to the Polkadot SDK.
Steadily streamlining resources for the community through our website.
Grown our online community to 1,000+ active members.

This proposal seeks 6 months of funding to expand on that momentum, shifting from activation to retention.

Category: Developer community, Community Building, Growth and Products.

You can read more here.

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≈160.75KUSDT

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Decision28d

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82.3%Aye

50.0%Threshold

17.7%Nay

Aye

≈31.71MDOT

Nay

≈6.84MDOT

0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%

Support

0.35%

≈5.61MDOT

Issuance

≈1.6BDOT

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15wb...zWSp

Hello,

During the last proposal, you were unable to submit invoices that would allow the community to validate the correct use of the funds. How do you plan to manage this element for this new proposal?

16Zi...r6x4

Polkadot needs more on the ground people, AYE

12uR...c52n

Polkadot Africa has been so much supportive of builders and giving them the platform to continue building the Polkadot Blockchain.

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PolkaWorld Vote AYE

As with our initial support for this proposal, we believe the team has already established a promising Polkadot community presence in Africa. Provided the budget is clear and reasonable, we are happy to lend our support!

See more feedback here.

13zn...P5ju

Dear Proposer,

Thank you for your proposal. Our first vote on this proposal is AYE.

The Medium Spender track requires 50% quorum (at least 5 aye votes) and simple majority of non-abstain votes according to our voting policy v0.2, and any referendum in which the majority of members vote abstain receives an abstain vote. This proposal has received five aye and zero nay votes from ten available members, with one member abstaining. Below is a summary of our members' comments:

The proposal received approval with voters commending its updated structure and responsiveness to earlier feedback. They noted improvements like a reduced 6‐month duration, clearer KPIs, and refined milestones that addressed past concerns while emphasizing better engagement of Polkadot’s builder community in Africa. Supporters believed these iterative changes would help shift the focus from activation to retention and foster further growth. One voter expressed some uncertainty due to limited regional knowledge yet remained curious about potential developments. Overall, the comments appreciated the adaptation to community input and sustained momentum, and they anticipated measurable outcomes.

The full discussion can be found in our internal voting.

Please feel free to contact us through the links below for further discussion.

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truthDAO voted AYE

Compared to the previous proposal, the budget this time is more reasonable, and other aspects have also improved.

As we mentioned in our first vote, we can already see the early formation of the Polkadot Africa community. With a reasonable budget in place, we believe it should continue to be supported!

See more feedback here.

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