GM Polkadot community,

We at India Unlocked, are proposing a comprehensive **4-month educational and community building program** across India’s tech ecosystem.

**Check out the full proposal here:** **[Namaste Polkadot](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1agKUA1yiWgNe4ILGKGSIU-1AcI7nEevttpYQy0eKr4g/edit?tab=t.0)**.

**Timeline:** 4 Months

**Requested Funding:** USDT 69,468

**Proof of work:** TL:DR— We are currently active **Arbitrum Ambassadors** managing the[ Namaste Arbitrum Twitter](https://x.com/NamasteArbitrum) handle. We specialize in regional outreach, having created localized content for both **Arbitrum and Venus** protocols, along with organizing successful **community events** (parties, mixers, meetups) across India. Please check the [**India Unlocked POW doc**](https://plucky-salsa-515.notion.site/India-Unlocked-184ecfd5c5cc8091b58aef6851bedd94?pvs=4) for more details.

**Namaste Polkadot** aims to accelerate Polkadot’s growth in India by focusing on three key areas:

**1. Educational Content Creation:**

• Production of 60 comprehensive educational videos in 6 major Indian languages (English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, and Gujarati)

• Creation of diverse content including technical blogs, infographics, and social media content

• Development of a “Word of the Day” series covering 137 Polkadot ecosystem terms

**2. University Workshop Program:**

• Conducting workshops across 15 universities in Northern, Western, and Southern India

• 4-hour intensive sessions covering Polkadot fundamentals, development, and practical applications

• Hands-on wallet creation and interactive learning experiences

• Content creation contests with prizes totalling $200 USD per university

**3. Community Building:**

• Establishing dedicated social media presence for Namaste Polkadot

• Organizing content creation contests to encourage user-generated content

• Building sustainable university connections for long-term engagement

• Regular ecosystem updates and community engagement activities

**Key Success Metrics:**

• Target of **250k+ impressions** across platforms

• **3% engagement rate**

• **300+** participant-generated posts

• **45+** wallet creations per university **(Total - 675)**

• **80%** workshop attendance rate

The initiative addresses the significant gap in multilingual blockchain education in India, which ranks **1st in the 2024 Global Crypto Adoption Index**, **[Chainalysis reports](https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2024-global-crypto-adoption-index/#index-takeaways)**. This proposal leverages India’s strong enthusiasm for emerging technologies while making Polkadot education more accessible to non-English speaking audiences.

If you have any suggestions, questions, or thoughts, feel free to share them. Your input will help us fine-tune and improve the project. We’d appreciate your feedback on this proposal & project.

Check out our Polkassembly discussion **[here.](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/2777)**

Looking forward to hearing from you!

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- **Problem Statement:** Addressing the lack of multilingual blockchain education in India.
- **Significance:** India ranks 1st in the 2024 Global Crypto Adoption Index, highlighting the importance of this initiative.
- **Proposed Solution:** Implementing a 4-month educational and community building program called Namaste Polkadot.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Targeting 250k+ impressions, 3% engagement rate, 300+ participant-generated posts, 45+ wallet creations per university, and an 80% workshop attendance rate.

#1449 [Small Spender] Namaste Polkadot: Education and community for Polkadot India (#1449)

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