Formalizing "Sandbox Nigeria" as an official regional initiative

[Goldenson]

Wow………… this is really incredible and am in full support of this from the start
African needs to be in the sandbox as a whole
We African always work together, build together to achieve the same goal
I love what @Victoran puts forward
Hope it gets approve as soon as possible

[SheExcelsDaily]

I fully support this.

[Damian]

I have always said this,

Web3 is Africa’s playground for innovation.

[sebga]

Happy to see you’re getting a lot of support. I won’t make a long speech, just a simple one: Let’s stay strong together, AfroSand Nation!

[Victoran]

Thanks man

Everything coming together.

[Ekeson]

@Arthemort

Although I have no voting power to support that SIP, I feel compelled to voice my support as the proposition deeply resonates with a conviction I’ve held for a long time.

In the West, crypto no longer holds the revolutionary appeal it once had. For those born after 2008, it’s not a paradigm shift … it’s just “funny internet money.” The cypherpunk ideals we once rallied behind largely fall on deaf ears. When I teach classes to Gen Z, I often find myself struggling to onboard them. They’re disillusioned, or simply uninterested…Crypto doesn’t speak to their realities.

But the equation is entirely different in Africa.

There, crypto meets real, immediate needs. On a continent where monetary policy is still often mismanaged, where corruption and political instability are widespread, and where cross-border movement is a daily reality, the existence of multiple monetary systems is not theoretical : it’s lived. Crypto isn’t a speculative toy ! it’s a tool for survival, for empowerment, for freedom.

Onboarding the next generation of users should begin in Africa. Infrastructure has improved dramatically: better access to hardware, to the internet. And for many young Africans, aside from emigration, the internet remains the only viable path to a better life. It’s not just connection; it’s a lifeline.

This belief is not just theoretical for me. I had the privilege of working on an NFT auction project at Sotheby’s curated by Linda Dounia, an incredible artist and thinker. For the occasion, she penned a text exploring the concept of Borderless Africanity — reflecting on identity, exile, and the liberating potential of NFTs and decentralized ownership for African creators.

I’d like to share that text here, as I believe it powerfully echoes the spirit of this proposal and the broader conversation we must have.

“Finding the right words to articulate what Contemporary African Art is today is proving an increasingly challenging task, as any taxonomy would first have to be grounded in a perspective on what ‘Africa’ means. Borders on the African continent have always been disputed as a majority were legacies from colonisation which supplanted the borders that had existed, and arbitrarily divided indigenous communities, leaving them to redefine themselves in the context of newly independent nation-states. The resonance of cultural movements like Afrocentrism, Afropolitanism, and Afrofuturism have contributed to the further loosening of borders on and around the continent in their attempt to unify black peoples around shared ancestry and common visions for the future. In addition, five centuries of (forced, then voluntary) migration of people out of the African continent have contributed to cementing a large and vibrant diaspora of black people of African descent outside of the continent, further stretching its borders.

It’s in this rich context – an increasingly culturally borderless Africa – that contemporary artists of African descent exist. Digital artists of African descent who have contributed to the emergence of the NFTs as a viable mechanism for commercialising art exist in an even freer space – the blockchain – unencumbered by the task of defining where they fit in as the digital art period is still in its infancy, with new movements only crystallising in the last decade. The blockchain has indeed ushered a nouvelle garde of artists of African descent into the global art market.

This is beautifully said.
As someone on the ground in Africa, I can confirm, crypto here isn’t hype, it’s a necessity. It’s solving real problems and unlocking real freedom.

Thank you for voicing this so clearly @Arthemort

[kingmessang]

If there is one thing i am sure of is that africans put in the work to achieve exponential growth, this was an interesting read, with all the details opened to all.

[theKuntaMC]

This SIP Idea has 16 upvotes (top left corner of page).

I believe that’s the most any idea has received in the history of the DAO.

Very cool!!

[Victoran]

Africa is the cheat code.

We’re already working behind the scenes.

[Lanzer]

How is this coming along? Are you getting the support you need @Victoran ?

[Victoran]

Some of the regional managers we’ve reached out to is yet to give a response and it’s holding us back to tight.

[Lanzer]

17 upvotes is a lot of support. Perhaps tag @theKuntaMC and request his thoughts on if this is enough to progress to SIP: Active , and tag the 12 delegates to request their support. I see @Hishmad already gave his support, 11 more to go!

[Victoran]

Amazing, will get on that.

Thanks for the tip sir

[theKuntaMC]

Let’s get a bit more word from our @Delegates on this!

17 upvotes might be the most any SIP idea has received.

This is a VERY strong candidate to advance as a SIP…

[Victoran]

Thank you sir

I have sent a cold DM to all the delegates and hoping for thoughtful support and feedback before we can finalize.

We already started on few executions.

[Lanzer]

Good idea. I’m rooting for you!

[Victoran]

Thank you so much sir.

[Victoran]

Barely two weeks we started this initiative and we have 61 TG family.

216 X followers.

Tomorrow I will be onboarding the teams about the ecosystem and how it works. What’s in for them and lots more.

Adoption must be made in Africa.

@Lanzer @hishmad @theKuntaMC @KamiSawZe @sebga

This is just to show that we’re actively working behind the scene to make sure we have a concrete backing and readiness.

[Victoran]

Happy to announce our first team meetup/workshop.

We’re set to discuss the way forward and get to know each other better as we embark on this great journey.

We keep updating as we progress.

[Victoran]

Series of Spaces will kick started this week, starting from celebrating our individual grant author finale to discussing how the metaverse operate with a live example of what we’ve built so far in the space.

We set to onboard many as well during the space and getting them started.