1. Title
[DIS] Kaze University Tours, Kenya Stage 2
2. Summary
This proposal requests a grant of $3,000 to run three university tours in Kenya.
Each tour will teach students Bitcoin and CKB basics and get them to create their own self-custodial CKB wallet live, on the spot, using a Passkey instead of a seed phrase.
Every attendee leaves with a real wallet they created themselves, not just a slide deck and a download link.
Grant Amount Requested: $3,000
ETA to Completion: About 6 to 8 weeks from approval, covering all three tours
CKB Wallet or Funding Address: ckb1qzda0cr08m85hc8jlnfp3zer7xulejywt49kt2rr0vthywaa50xwsqfpsnzuj3xnx8haw97drer6ksv6tqgjr9gvfr7pt
3. Project Introduction
What problem are we solving?
Most students in Kenya have heard of Bitcoin or crypto in passing, but very few have actually held a wallet where they control the keys.
What they’ve usually seen is a custodial exchange app, or a vague explanation of blockchain with no hands-on part. Self-custody stays abstract because nobody’s actually walked them through it.
Ecosystem need and fit
CKB needs real users on the ground, not just developers reading docs.
University students are a natural fit: tech literate, curious, and often looking for ways to earn a little extra.
Teaching self-custody through CKB, using Kaze’s Passkey wallet flow, gives CKB a visible, hands-on use case instead of a purely technical pitch that goes over most students’ heads.
Why now?
Kaze already has a live app with CKB integration and a working Passkey wallet flow, so there’s no new development needed to run this.
We also ran one university tour before this, covering six universities in Kenya over three months, so we know the format works and roughly what it costs to run well.
This proposal is a smaller, more focused second round, scoped down after feedback from that tour and from this community.
Writeup and photos from the previous tour:
https://x.com/usekaze/status/2097112406321135616https://x.com/usekaze/status/2095034495325892706
4. Team & Roles
Wycliffe Osano - Co-founder
X: @wycl34226
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wycliffe-osano-oyieko-742586182
Barsil Nzola - Interim BD
X: @fr_knights
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barsil-ochola-874632357
Alex Joseph - Interim Social Media Manager
X: @web3wiztron
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephalexofficial
Peter Candindo - Interim Regional Lead Tanzania
Kemkem - Interim Head of Marketing
X: @KemkemCrypt
5. Current Status
Kaze is live on Android and iOS in Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania.
The app includes:
- Self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning wallet
- CKB wallet, both custodial and self-custodial
- USDB ,USDT,USDC stable balance
- Cash-out to M-Pesa, Naira, and Tanzanian shillings
We’ve built directly with CKB, integrating CKB wallets into Kaze, so this isn’t our first time working in the ecosystem.
We also ran one university tour before this, covering six universities in Kenya over three months.
Writeup and photos from that tour:
CKB x Kaze Mombasa, Kenya Unitour
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kuYsv32v4kWWoduIl-g7MrQlM9c15ENn?usp=sharing
Post Event Recap Writeup
https://talk.nervos.org/t/what-happens-when-95-of-your-audience-has-never-heard-about-bitcoin-lessons-from-mombasa/10687?u=dorex45
6. Tour Plan
6.1 Event Overview
Each tour is a single three-hour, in-person session.
Students register, get taught Bitcoin and CKB basics, then create a self-custodial CKB wallet live using a Passkey (fingerprint or Face ID) instead of a seed phrase.
They then install Kaze and add a real campus location to the map, earning their first sat.
The session closes with prizes and ambassador sign-ups.
6.2 How the Wallet Creation Works
Wallet creation uses Kaze’s existing Passkey-based CKB wallet flow.
Each student generates their own self-custodial key on their own device, secured by biometrics rather than a written seed phrase.
This proposal doesn’t require any new contracts or infrastructure. It uses what is already live in the Kaze app.
6.3 Why This Format
We chose in-person tours over pure online content because watching someone create a real wallet in front of you, and use it right away, is a lot more convincing than a video or a thread.
Passkey wallets specifically remove one of the biggest practical barriers we’ve seen with students trying self-custody: losing or mishandling a written seed phrase.
6.4 Sustainability Beyond the Tour
This proposal covers the education tours themselves, which are not a revenue activity.
Kaze’s own sustainability sits on the app side, mainly through fees on off-ramping to M-Pesa, Naira, and Tanzanian shillings.
7. Key Benefits for CKB
| Benefit | Target |
|---|---|
| Students reached | 210-300 across 3 tours |
| Self-custodial CKB wallets created live (Passkey) | 135-195 |
| New Kaze app installs | 115-165 |
| Campus ambassadors recruited | 6-9 across 3 universities |
| Students trained on Bitcoin, CKB and self-custody | 100% of attendees |
Beyond the direct numbers, this builds a repeatable, documented format for CKB education tours that can be reused in Kenya or extended elsewhere once this stage proves out.
8. Detailed Deliverables & Milestones
| Milestone | University | Deliverable(s) | ETA | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milestone 1 | Machakos University, Main Campus | 3-hour tour: teaching, live Passkey wallet creation, app installs, ambassador sign-up | Week 2-3 | $1,000 |
| Milestone 2 | Pwani University, Kilifi | 3-hour tour: teaching, live Passkey wallet creation, app installs, ambassador sign-up | Week 4-5 | $1,000 |
| Milestone 3 | Nairobi University or KCA University (TBC) | 3-hour tour: teaching, live Passkey wallet creation, app installs, ambassador sign-up | Week 6-8 | $1,000 |
9. Budget Breakdown
The budget is built per tour rather than as one flat number.
Tour 1 carries a one-time banner cost that then gets reused for Tours 2 and 3.
| Item | Tour 1 (Machakos) | Tour 2 (Pwani) | Tour 3 (Nairobi/KCA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner (one-time, reused) | $50 | - | - |
| Print / flyers | $25 | $25 | $25 |
| Organising committee | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| Photography and videography | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| Transport | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| T-shirts (40 shirts) | $200 | - | - |
| T-shirts (50 shirts) | - | $250 | $250 |
| Hoodies (about 5, ambassador prizes) | $75 | $75 | $75 |
| Refreshments (70-100 attendees) | $225 | $225 | $225 |
| CKB giveaway top-up (sats for students) | $25 | $25 | $25 |
| Contingency | $50 | $50 | $50 |
| Total | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Three tours come to $3,000 total, $1,000 each.
No development, audit, or hosting costs apply here. This is entirely an in-person education and outreach budget.
10. Out-of-Scope / Future Funding Needs
This proposal only covers the Kenya stage.
An earlier draft of this plan included two additional tours in Tanzania, along with flights and accommodation for the team to run them.
That’s been dropped from this ask and would come back as a separate, follow-up proposal once this Kenya stage is done and we have real results to point to.
11. Risk & Mitigation
Turnout risk
Student attendance can be unpredictable, especially around exam periods or class schedules.
We’ve set conservative attendance targets of 70-100 per tour and will work with campus contacts to schedule around teaching hours as much as possible.
Technical risk
Passkey wallet creation depends on device compatibility and venue Wi-Fi.
We test the flow on-site the day before each event and bring backup demo phones.
Logistics risk
Venue and vendor bookings can fall through late.
The organising committee budget line covers dedicated local coordination for each tour.
12. Closing / Call to Action
This is a small, focused ask to bring real CKB self-custody to Kenyan students, built on a tour format we’ve already run once.
We’d appreciate the community’s feedback and questions, and we’ll report back with real numbers once this stage is complete.
We appreciate your consideration.
13. Supporting Links
Kaze: https://usekaze.app
Kaze X: https://x.com/usekaze
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