We're participating in the Based Africa Buildathon to promote crypto adoption and awareness in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, ranked among the top 20th countries with high crypto adoption rate.
Our goal is to leverage the Buildathon's resources and expertise to drive web3 innovation, bridge the knowledge gap, and contribute to the decentralized economy's growth in the region by onboarding a lot of people who find the Web3 space technical by using their local dialects and languages.

The challenges we're addressing in our community with the help of Base Africa are:

1. Lack of proper understanding of crypto and web3 concepts among individuals, leading to failed promises and scams.
2. Need for a reliable and trustworthy platform to onboard the next generation of users in the decentralized economy.

Web3School is a web3 learning platform designed to increase crypto awareness and adoption through:

1. User-friendly interface for learning web3 basics
2. Rewards system with gasless NFTs upon completion of assessments
3. Virtual learning platform accessible via Telegram
4. Premium courses and exclusive content for subscribers
5. Partnerships with web3-related businesses for targeted advertising and sponsored content
6. Multilingual support: Integration of local languages (Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Swahili, etc.) and translation features to cater to Africa's diverse linguistic landscape

Our innovative approach includes gamification, SBT (Soul-bound NFT), and video transcripts, ensuring an engaging and informative experience.

During development, we encountered:

1. Integrating Telegram mini-app with web3 learning platform
2. Ensuring wallet integration and NFT minting security
3. Designing user-friendly interface

We overcame these challenges through:

1. Thorough research on Telegram's web API and web3 technologies
2. Collaboration with experienced developers and designers
3. Alpha and beta testing for issue identification and resolution