Value Plan Report: Community Well Project

in #valueplan11 months ago

Hive social impact activity organized by @mcsamm and @collinz.

01. Overview

The Community Well Project is commonly referred to as 'Ghana wells' or simply 'boreholes' and is a highly-intricate project that aims to demonstrate the physical impact of Hive.

The wells are physical Hive-branded structures that are strategically located around the Ghana city of Kumasi. Numerous communities lack ready access to potable water and rely on water that is trucked into them from outside sources or on either streams or wells that are located a long distance away. A well that is accessible greatly improves the quality of life for the local people.

The project is executed from start to finish within Ghana with no external entities, save for the Hive ecosystem which is jointly owned by all members, involved.

02. Social Channels and Community

2022 Updates

A large number of posts were created by activity organizers. Here is a sample of the posts on a per-borehole basis.

1st: https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@mcsamm/hive-launches-borehole-water-project-in-ghana
2nd: https://hive.blog/hive-154303/@mcsamm/a-successful-inauguration-of-hive-borehole-at-agona-bedomase-ghana
https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@awuahbenjamin/gcyhczee
3rd: https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@mcsamm/update-hive-borehole-in-ghana-successfully-launched-today
4th: https://hive.blog/hive-154303/@mcsamm/ghana-witnessed-a-tremendous-launching-of-4th-hive-borehole
5th: https://hive.blog/hive-189306/@mcsamm/ghana-witnessed-a-successful-inauguration-of-5th-hive-borehole

The following posts relate to the distribution on Hive-branded workbooks to school children:
https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@mcsamm/kxlsuqqn
https://hive.blog/hive-154303/@mcsamm/hive-promotional-tour-week-2-d-a-basic-school-receives-hive-books
https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@mcsamm/improving-education-with-hive
https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@mcsamm/tabere-school-receives-their-share-of-hive-branded-books
https://hive.blog/hive-154303/@mcsamm/teachers-of-mfensi-d-a-joined-hands-in-the-distribution-of-hive-branded-books

03. Media Coverage

Overview Posts

Hive Media Broadcast (19 April)
https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@mcsamm/58zymt-can-we-get-hive-on-national-media-platforms

Hive Media Broadcast (21 June)
https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@mcsamm/hive-blockchain-receives-massive-media-coverage-from-the-borehole-inauguration-in-ghana

Hive Media Broadcast (24 August)
https://hive.blog/hive-154303/@mcsamm/working-together-with-local-media-on-hive-promotions

Hive TV Broadcast (10 July)
https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@mcsamm/phecnkva

Hive Radio Interview (15 July)
https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@mcsamm/wznlwfly
https://hive.blog/hive-154303/@mcsamm/hive-radio-tv-promotion-in-ghana-an-effective-promotional-strategy

Radio Station

Hive Radio Interview (25 March)
https://hive.blog/hive-154303/@mcsamm/hive-presented-a-magazine-to-a-media-personality-during-radio-interview

ABN Footage of Opening Ceremony (5 April)
https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@collinz/fzbdaaui

Oyerepa TV Footage of Opening Ceremony (5 April)
https://hive.blog/hive-189306/@awuahbenjamin/kxrzbcot

Articles

04. Activity Review

A total of 1560 persons, which includes large number of children, attended various events. Due to the crowds being mixed in terms of age it is not possible to determine how many people understood the significance of Hive during the attended activity. However, we may safely assume that children will recognize Hive in the future when they become adults and their inclusion in the events in a safe and friendly manner helped nurture a new generation to embrace decentralized technology.

Hive Wells 2022

First Hive Well (17 April)

Fawoade, Ghana
Participants: 4 | Crowd size: 95

The project was successfully completed with minor issues due to an increase in logistics costs. Members of the community valued the well and turned it into a major water supply station.

Second Hive Well (12 June)

Agona Bedomase, Ghana
Participants: 7 | Crowd size: 102

A magnificent hive borehole dedicated to the community. Because it is now the only source of water supply for the entire community and its surroundings, the borehole serves both the whole community and its atmosphere.

Third Hive Well (1 July)

Anwomaso, Ghana
Participants: 6 | Crowd size: 117

The chief and the whole community were engaged in this Hive borehole to promote the usage of Hive in improving their life. Its achievement earned the Hive ecosystem a lot of publicity in Ghanaian media.

Fourth Hive Well (20 August)

Pentecost High School (Bremang), Ghana
Participants: 8 | Crowd size: 420

This borehole's massive attendance ensured students and community members a strong belief in internet and technology. The continual rise in the cost of building materials was a major issue. Students participated in joining Hive.

Fifth Hive Well (4 October)

Jamasi Dawu, Ghana
Participants: 6 | Crowd size: 89

Jamasi Dawu is said to be the only community that was startled by the availability of a blockchain platform to address their big social concern. A well-drilled borehole benefits the community.

Hive Wells 2023

One well has been installed in its entirety so far and another well has been repaired and then outfitted. Both wells are in the same community. Normally we would only place one well per community in order to evenly distribute the water, but in this case as a second well existed but was hopelessly broken, we added a little more funding and repaired it. We ended up with two wells for a lower cost and helped more people gain accessible, clean water.

Impacts of 2023 Well

Both communities were at odds before the Hive borehole for the town. Leaders from both communities attempted multiple times to reconcile but were unsuccessful. The arrival of the Hive borehole pushed leaders from both communities to band together so that they could both profit from the Hive well constructed. Both communities are now collaborating to maintain the Hive borehole running. To guarantee that the resource is allocated evenly, the borehole is currently managed by a committee including representatives from both communities, with the approval of Hive borehole managers. As a consequence of this shared commitment, the inhabitants have formed a sense of community and togetherness due to the Hive borehole.

Workbooks

The distribution of workbooks to school children met with much acclaim. As this was a pilot project that came about when need became apparent, not enough workbooks were printed to satisfy the full demand of distribution.

Children's Event (25 August)

Methodist Primary School, Ghana
Participants: 4 | Crowd size: 200

The successful distribution of Hive books to an impoverished neighborhood provided confidence for future pupils.

Children's Event (27 August)

D/A Primary school, Ghana
Participants: 4 | Crowd size: 170

Inadequate Hive materials serviced a small number of children, but leadership wanted more in the future.

Children's Event (30 August)

SDA Junior High School, Ghana
Participants: 3 | Crowd size: 125

Students have been encouraged to attend school as a result of distribution. Some students were staying at home since they didn't have a single book to write in.

Children's Event (12 September)

Tabere School, Ghana
Participants: 4 | Crowd size: 150

A successful distribution, although unfortunately most kids were unable to profit due to the large number of students. Unavailability of internet was a major problem in the village.

Children's Event (18 September)

Mfensi School, Ghana
Participants: 3 | Crowd size: 92

The books assisted them a lot in supporting the instructors in their learning since school has numerous problems. Students adore Hive books and want to share them with others, but they also want to be a part of the Hive blockchain.

05. Finances

Event Costs

Hive Merchandise

Merchandise has been limited to several types so far as oversaturation would compromise the intent of the project. The project is about showing what Hive can do as a decentralized ecosystem and what positive physical impacts it can make on society.

Regardless, professionalism is maintained as with all other Value Plan projects. Hive representatives wear Hive-branded shirts and through their own initiatives have created ID tags sporting their accounts.

The only piece of distributed merchandise are Hive-branded notebooks for children. School children in Ghana must purchase their own learning materials which include their notebooks, which can put a strain on their family's income. Hive-branded notebooks provide them with a much-needed item while at the same time giving them an age-appropriate "gift" from Hive.

The message at the back of each notebook does not simplify Hive but instead summarizes it in a succinct manner. Teenagers who are deciding on their educational path are thus provided with information on an accessible technology that welcomes them.

In addition to the Hive books, Hive-branded pens have been produced to assist school pupils in their educational endeavors. At the time of writing this report, just 50 copies had been produced to assist with the continuing book distribution. Hive is excited to produce additional pens for future events and activities aimed at improving education in Ghanaian villages.

Transactions 2022

Note that Hive community members organizing or assisting with the project are not paid for their time, which they volunteer.

3,425.500 HIVE to @mcsamm Well drilling and installation | Hive local community empowerment and promotion project | Included: drilling, structure and plumbing, tank. Contingency fund not included at this time on March 17
214 HBD to @mcsamm Well structure and signage installation | part 2 of Hive local community empowerment and promotion project. Contingency fund not included at this time on March 26
4,325 HBD to @mcsamm Well 2 | Well drilling and installation | full project minus incidentals | minor proposal replacement | contingency fund not included at this time and will be addressed as incidentals if required on May 21
200 HBD to @mcsamm Additional funds due to rising prices of supply chain | Well 2 | Well drilling and installation on June 5
4,924.000 HBD to @mcsamm Well project #3 | Ghana promotional Hive sponsored borehole and related expenditures on June 29
500.000 HBD to @mcsamm Laptop for well opening day and Hive presentation capability | Hive promotional | Ghana well project on July 7
4,924.000 HBD to @mcsamm Ghana well project | borehole #4 | books for distribution to kids | Hive promotional project | Borehole complete $4524 | Books $400 | Further costs possible but not expected at this time on August 18
500 HBD to @mcsamm Books for school children | part of well project | 1000 books | Hive promotional activity on September 12
4524 HBD to @mcsamm Ghana borehole project | costs of next borehole | additional costs possible due to inflation | Hive promotional activity on September 26

2022 Total: 23536.500 HBD

Transaction 2023

2800 HBD to @mcsamm Community Well Project | Hive workbooks | 4000 units | 2023 distribution on February 23
8780 HBD to @mcsamm Community Well Project | 1st Borehole | Feb-March | construction of the well | materials and labor | minor incidentals on February 23
3000 HBD to @mcsamm Community Well Project | 1st Borehole | repair and renovation of 2nd well in town (still part of same project) | materials and required logistics on March 2
4004 HBD to @mcsamm Community Well Project | 2023 annual expenses | media, Hive merch, transport, logistics, printing and related minor costs combined | this budget applies equally to all boreholes planned for the year on March 14

2023 Total (so far): 18584.000 HBD

06. Onboarding

Unfortunately it is impossible to track how many individuals have found their way to Hive from participating in events and from benefiting from the wells installed in their communities. There are many people who end up going home and learning about Hive on their own time, only to be onboarded and create their accounts at that point. Currently about 30 active members are recognised to have joined Hive as a result of the ongoing Hive borehole. As this is not a straight marketing event but rather an impact event (and series of events), it would be inappropriate to push onboarding at the event itself. That would ruin the integrity of the event and make it about Hive where in reality, the event is about the local community and the impact.

07. Media Coverage 2023

Overview Posts

Hive media broadcast (24th March)
https://hive.blog/hive-154303/@mcsamm/the-launch-of-the-hive-blockchain-borehole-in-ghana-receives-local-and-national-media-exposure

Hive media broadcast (25th March)
https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@collinz/hlaymjpk

Hive media broadcast (31st March)
https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@mcsamm/xyiukpls

Hive Radio Interview (9th April)
https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@mcsamm/lbznydtr

Hive Radio Interview (10th April)

Hive TV broadcast(23rd March)
https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@mcsamm/lbznydtr

Hive TV broadcast (22nd March)
https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@awuahbenjamin/ekuhiayo

Hive TV broadcast(22nd March)
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C&mibextid=1YhcI9R&ref=watch_permalink&v=951718876268838

Articles

Overview

The 2023 borehole, the first of the year, supplies around 250-300 residents of the receiving areas each day from the two boreholes. It has been agreed upon with the leaders of both towns to sustain and maintain the project for the benefit of both. The Hive borehole managers are continuously in contact with this and other boreholes to ensure that the project is being monitored effectively. The next weeks will prepare the managers to guarantee that preparations are made to expand the Hive borehole to additional needy areas and that the year is planned. Hive is dedicated to improving Ghanaian communities via its empowerment efforts.

08. Challenges and Opportunities

The biggest challenge that this project can experience is weather-based as it involves working outdoors and then conducting the opening ceremony outdoors. We must simply hope that the weather is always on our side.The constant rise in commodity costs because by global economic crises has an impact on the budget of the Hive borehole project. These are unexpected, but provisions are always made to guarantee the project runs well.

As far as opportunities go, the Community Well Project is positioned and is acting as a central focal project for the entirety of Hive in Ghana. When we start with social impact we can go much further. In the near future (keep your eyes peeled!) we will see activities both in the North, West and Eastern of Ghana. In the North there will be a focus on working with students to show them how Hive supports education and how anything is possible with Hive. In the South there will be a major focus on B2B and vendors. All of this is currently under development and more will be revealed very shortly. Nonetheless, everyone is very excited about what the future holds.

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That's a helpful project they are happy with their new things. more power sending love

We members from Ghana are so grateful to Hive for the kind of impact so far and the willingness to expand this borehole project to other needy communities, we are thankful to the managers of this great initiative, and we hope together we can change the world with technology.

It's inspiring to see Hive's impactful work through the Boreholes project in Ghana. Indeed the project has now become a central focus for the entirety of Hive in the country. The strategic approach of connecting with students is our next move in expanding the Hive user base and creating more awareness. It's evident that these efforts will also serve as a powerful means of empowering individuals by exposing them to the potential of Hive. Looking forward, the expansion of Hive's impact to more regions within Ghana is a promising step. Hive's impressive work through these projects serves as a testament to it's potential in providing real-world solutions. Hive's community support has been integral to the success of these initiatives, thanks to everyone.

Going through this excites me much. It's remarkable to see how far places like Ghana have come. The availability of water has brought two communities together. Hive has given students and residents of Ghanaian villages optimism, putting it in a position to lead all blockchain networks. Indeed, future generations will not only witness but also appreciate our initiative. Anyone from anywhere in the world can visit any of these benefiting villages whenever they visit Ghana to witness the hive ecosystem's tremendous endeavour. We don't just use hive; we own it. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to his efforts, and there will be many more in the future. It is our accomplishment if we contribute to it. This life-changing project is yours and mine. Hive is simply Powerful Great writeup, and thanks to @valueplan's managers.

Going through this made me so emotional, thank you so much @mcsamm for all the work you put into all of these😥

This would serve as an inspiration to many people, I feel this way because i know how it feels like not to have water running around you, the borehole in my compound got bad few weeks ago and I knew how difficult it was to survive with limited water at your disposal.

These people hive is serving walks mikes in search of water. A great influence is made by the blockchain. Thanks for contributing to this achievement dear.

We really appreciate the good heart ❤️ that Hive community has shown in support of Hive Bore Hole project to we Ghanaians. I believe this project would go a long to let many people who haven't heard about Hive to now now know. Thanks for the good work. My pleasure!

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@meesterboom why dient you downvote this post too? i upvoted/rebloggee and support this project why not downvote the people on west Aftica too to make an example out of anyone who ever has worked with me on hive?