HARMONY NAIJA DAO LAGOS MEETUP REPORT
Harmony Naija DAO, a Regional DAO in the Harmony Ecosystem, held its Second Physical Meetup in April, 2022. This is to satisfy laid down requirements for all Regional DAOs and funding deliverables, as established by the Harmony DAO Ops Team.
Out of the huddle, heat and traffic stress in the city of Lagos, The Harmony Naija DAO had its second physical meetup. The meetup was graced with participants from different locations in and outside lagos. The meetup was held at Smart X business hub community hall, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Road, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. on Saturday the 2nd of April, 2022. We had 37 people in attendance and members for Harmony ZK university excluding the three Governors on ground to coordinate the event and others who joined virtually to include members of the Harmony Core team. The theme of the Meetup was, “BLOCKCHAIN AND DAOS: Redefining The Future of Work.” The event was a success, with several keynote sessions that bordered around DAOs, Web3, Blockchain, and its future here in Nigeria. Some of the speakers at the event included Marvel Ogoke, Software Developer at Cry8; Tosin Shada from zKU. We were joined virtually by @frwrdslosh from Harmony Core Team, and @Symphony.One, a Governor in the DAO and CPO of SymphonyONE.
The Program started with an introduction of 9 Governors of the DAO. The three Governors present were introduced to the community members present, while the others had their pre-recorded introductory video played for the community. Dominic, a Governor with the DAO, spoke briefly about the DAO mandate. He went on further to introduce each of the current Governors, stating how their skills, qualifications, and abilities have helped the DAO thrive thus far. Mr Tosin Shada, a representative of Harmony’s Zero Knowledge University, gave the first keynote session. He spoke about the zero-knowledge concept, Harmony’s ZK University, and how its mission and goals can benefit the community, and Nigerians in general, especially Web3 developers and those transitioning into the space.
@frwrdslosh, from the Harmony DAO Ops Team, also gave an important talk during his session of the program. He spoke on “Introduction To Harmony Protocol & DAOs”, highlighting how it is shaping the future of work. One take home point he mentioned was that DAOs are not just here as a buzzword that would fade, and that the possibilities that DAOs present and the problems they solve are massive. It was a real swell time during his session, which was a virtual one.
Cheta also had a virtual session during the meetup, which was titled, “Redefining The Future Of Work”. This session touched on the evolution of work from the Industrial Revolution through to the Digital Revolution. He also spoke about new roles emerging to meet current skill gaps that exist, and how community members can position themselves for this. Being a Validator with the Harmony Protocol, he pointed out that his current trajectory would not have been conceived without the Web3 evolution. He highlighted how the community can leverage the opportunities the DAO presents to create local and global value, build wealth, solve problems, and achieve social impact.
There were other speakers who came up to interact with the community members:
Marvel Ogoke spoke about Web3 from a Developer’s perspective, with the topic title: “Blockchain: An Integral Part Of Our Evolution.”
@brodaGreen spoke on “Harmony Naija DAO: Your Neighbourhood Blockchain Community”, where he walked the community through the DAOs growth, from its conception, and all its achievements and growths up until now.
Seyi’s session was a practical one, where he taught on Interacting With The Blockchain: Exchanges, Trading, HODLing. This featured a live chart analysis of $ONE coin, and he stated the important use cases of the coin, urging community members to “DCA into this great project.”
We had Q&A sessions, AMA sessions with each of the speakers, and fun and games sessions with ONE and Merch prizes for the winners… There was also more information on the forthcoming hackathon (which has been done as at the time of publishing the report), and clarity on general DAO operations, Harmony as a Blockchain Protocol, and the roles of community members in DAO growth.
You can have a look at the program activities in detail here
The link to the meet up can also be found on the DAO’s Youtube page. Harmony Naija DAO Meetup 2.0 (Lagos State) - YouTube
Report on prize winnings being disbursed and confirmation of transactions as updated by @Irene can be seen below.
PRIZE WINNERS FROM THE HARMONY NAIJA DAO LAGOS MEETUP
| S/N | Telegram Username | Prize | Wallet Address | Status | Tx Hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Behi_Osose | 200 ONE | one1c2gf5xaenghxxdazfy0tsghsr2cue5jea2mnyj | DONE | 0xb624e5b0708196b98de1a45bbd7d73a219ae50f72b67cc62bcd3b395206b2b52 |
| 2 | @youngzeus | 10 ONE | 0x6D967BBA38086C40b257E9A1BE07952427d75e98 | DONE | 0x8983c87cb97fe42f9a2bee140650d0cea8643abc23b558f34bfdd3ae35f6213e |
| 3 | @priimme | 100 ONE | 0xdee987FB2897975ed9333a2146C9b44d037447F3 | DONE | 0x9b368083c4022abac7dbd6ac1dd5a845558c1d893729534d19750f267ee35081 |
| 4 | @Tobe Iroroh | 200 ONE | 0x81BabAC5B91F4D23E32fE8520Fb0140C85ccc9fa | DONE | 0xc3d1f4caf247a1ad04c0a1e3f771d0a1ee9bd3453d8480a3e8221c59d55eed6d |
| 5 | @Evahns | 120 ONE | one1ug3hq3dt5f5vkhv76lgw2y4guuzr4h52gc7fgv | DONE | 0x9b9f14f2529291d9bfae2e20d7617742160e2d7b690b0e3b7309e95573a4936f |
| 6 | Xavier | 220 ONE | 0x00d609ff9F539d69b7C32ac6C49027E9880421bD | DONE | 0xc5f948eea00a5aac5014c995e11fde4671f0b8924ae243218fba222f7be73885 |
| 4 | Niyola | 200 ONE | 0x1E68636E5CF8BdDA9dbAB95A1ED9af0875B79038 | DONE | 0xd8487765e59fcca8394cd40210c1f888c994eea928800d71985db4ac23738ed8 |
SUMMARY
The meetup was a success with so much value gained and added. The success of the meetup could not have been achieved without the efforts of the community members, as they were involved in media coverage, refreshments, and logistics. The Harmony Naija DAO is focused on learning and growing as a community, building step by step and doing much more from here on. Our plans for the community regarding Blockchain Education, Developer Trainings, Product Building, Validator Bootstrapping have not changed, and we are geared up, as we continue this great and fulfilling journey.