Victor Igwilo

I’m participating in Based Africa because I’m deeply motivated to address the pressing healthcare challenges in Nigeria and the broader African region. Hailing from the eastern part and growing up in the western part with deep roots and a personal connection to Nigeria, I’ve witnessed firsthand how the lack of efficient health record management and patient privacy affects people’s access to quality healthcare. Hospitals are often overwhelmed with a high volume of patients, leading to delays in retrieving health records and critical patient information when time is of the essence. This situation is further complicated by the continent's rapid population growth, making it even harder to provide timely and effective healthcare services. Through HealthTrove, I aim to leverage the power of blockchain technology to bring a practical and innovative solution to these challenges. By using a decentralized approach, we can provide secure and accessible patient record management, ensuring privacy and making it easier for patients and healthcare providers to access critical information. Based Africa, with its focus on empowering African solutions using technology, aligns perfectly with my goal of creating a real impact in the community. This initiative provides the ideal platform to showcase how modern tech can solve everyday problems while also highlighting the potential of Web3 for transforming vital sectors like healthcare.

The problems we're solving include: Inconsistent saving behavior: Most DeFi users focus on trading but neglect consistent savings, which is the foundation of wealth building. High cognitive load: Currently, saving requires separate, deliberate actions after trading, creating friction that prevents good habits from forming. Missed opportunities: Without automatic saving mechanisms, users often spend or trade all their available tokens rather than setting some aside for long-term growth. Lack of structured saving tools: While DeFi offers complex trading and yield strategies, it lacks basic personal finance infrastructure like automated savings plans. We realized that Uniswap V4's hook system provides the perfect opportunity to integrate savings directly into existing user activities. By automatically diverting a small percentage of each swap into savings, users can build wealth passively while continuing their normal trading behavior. This approach eliminates the need for behavior change, which is typically the biggest barrier to developing good financial habits. Users simply trade as they normally would, while SpendSave works silently in the background to help them accumulate long-term savings.