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    DAOit

    Built to address the very real barriers that have kept millions of African students locked out of quality learning, centralised systems, limited internet access, prohibitive costs. DAOit uses blockchain, peer-to-peer microlearning and offline-first technology to create an education ecosystem that works for Africa as it actually is, not as we wish it were.

    Nigerian secondary school student using DAOit platform on a mobile phone
    A student interacts with the DAOit platform on his phone, mobile-first by design, built for Africa's connectivity reality.

    For too long, African students and educators have been passengers in a system that makes decisions without them. DAOit changes that. Pioneered by Ayomide Arowolo-Ayodeji, the EdTech innovator behind Know the Blocks Maven, DAOit is a Web3-powered platform that gives students, teachers, parents, and community stakeholders a real seat at the table through blockchain voting, smart contracts, and AI-driven insight tools. It is not a workaround.

    DAOit web3 education platform dashboard showing student proposals and community features
    The DAOit platform in action, students submitting proposals, joining communities, and earning tokens for participation.

    It is a reimagining of what school governance can look like when trust and transparency are built into the infrastructure itself.

    Nigerian secondary school students attending a DAOit education platform presentation in Abuja
    Students at Abuja, attending a DAOit pilot session.

    Strategic collaborations, including partnerships with the Nigerian government and the Los Angeles School District's STEM Literacy Editorial Exchange Program, signal that this model is not just working locally, it is drawing global attention.

    Dr Janie Dam speaking virtually to Nigerian students at a DAOit event
    Dr. Janie Dam, JD, EdD, STEM Program Coordinator at National Decathlon Champion School, Los Angeles — engaging with Nigerian students virtually as one of DAOit's early international collaborators.

    What began in six schools in Abuja is the start of a continental movement. The governance framework, the tokenized participation model, the blockchain-verified credentialing system, and the AI-driven sentiment tools being piloted are being built for scale, with 88 institutions across Africa already in the pipeline.

    Nigerian secondary school students attending a DAOit education platform presentation in Abuja
    Students at Government Day Secondary School, Karu, Abuja, attending the DAOit pilot session, one of 6 schools engaged in the inaugural school tour.

    DAOit is designed for students aged 13 to 30, educators, school leaders, NGOs, policy makers, researchers, and diaspora communities who believe education systems should answer to the people they serve. With a goal of 5,000 active users and partnerships with organizations like UNICEF and Web3Bridge in the pipeline, DAOit is scaling fast. This is what it looks like when a community stops waiting for change and starts building it.


    6

    Schools Piloted

    300+

    Users Engaged

    13-30

    Age Range

    2

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