NEAR Launches Regional Hub in Kenya to Lead Blockchain Innovation

NEAR Foundation, the Swiss nonprofit that oversees the governance and development of the NEAR protocol, has teamed up with Kenya-based blockchain community Sankore to launch a regional hub dedicated to blockchain innovation, education, and talent development in Africa. Learning on Web3, Crypto, Blockchain Led by the founder of Sankore, the hub will consist of events, an academy, an incubation program, and the Sankore Bounty ecosystem to provide an intersection of Africa’s most talented blockchain developers and international support for their innovations. The Sankore-NEAR meetups have seen an overwhelming number of respondents with locals gathering for crypto, blockchain, and web3 education. In fact, the education arm of the hub has already made strong connections with local universities, with 77 registered students in the NEAR Certified Developer Workshops, seven students registered in the NEAR Certified Analysts Workshops, and six students already officially certified as developers. The first #NEAR Blockchain Developer Bootcamp gave 20+ developers an intro to writing @NEARProtocol smart contracts, programming in Rust, using JavaScript, and leveraging #Web3clubs to connect #dApps to real-world data. @BitcoinKE pic.twitter.com/WjVW4D4LlC — Web3 Developer Student Clubs (@Web3Clubs) May 6, 2022 Kevin Imani, who will lead the NEAR hub in Kenya, said, “We are thrilled to be working with NEAR to educate and nurture talented individ...