Base Africa is looking to host a buildathon event for individuals developing applications to foster the growth of the base chain network.
Following the buildathons, Jesse Pollak and the Base team will meet in person with builders in Nairobi, Bangalore, Bangkok, Singapore, and Manila, and virtually in Buenos Aires. Dates for each event will be announced soon. Join our community to know when the date is announced.
Base is focusing on these regions for two main reasons:
Increased enthusiasm: There is a growing on-chain use case and talented builders who are solving hard problems. Base Chain is looking to connect, find opportunities to build together, and empower them with resources and support.
We can use onchain to solve problems in local contexts: Every community has different challenges and contexts where onchain technology can be useful. Building a better internet starts by local communities solving local challenges in ways just now becoming possible.
The event is planned across these four regions;
- Africa
- India
- Latin America
- Southeast Asia
The buildathons event will run in parallel from September 27 to October 13. There is one simple aim / theme for the event; Build an onchain app that solves a challenge in your community or use existing onchain tools to create real-world impact in your community by bringing them on-chain.
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For builders looking for ideas to build on; there is an available pool of ideas they can choose from, and it includes;
- Help people come together, connect, and collaborate more easily — onchain or IRL
- Unlock access to social and educational resources
- Build tools that provide easier access to the onchain economy
- Create localized social or e-commerce apps
- Create platforms that empower creators to share their work (or, if you’re a creator yourself, share your own)
- Make a blog, write a blog post, create a YouTube or TikTok video, or other content showing how you’re making an impact and bringing your community onchain
In Africa, Base is looking to connect builders from all corners of the continent, and the buildathon will be co-presented by Base Africa, Borderless Africa, Onboard, and Yellow Card. Stay connected with builders across Africa on /base-africa on Warpcast and get support from Base Devel on #based-africa on the Base Discord
100 ETH Price Pool
Each region will have a prize pool of 25 ETH ( for a total of 100 ETH), with 2–8 winners selected from each region.
- Rewards: Winners receive between 3.125 and 12.5 ETH from Base, including contributions from Talent Protocol.
- Marketing & Distribution: All winners will be highlighted at a Base meetup event in-region with Jesse Pollak, and featured on Base social channels (X, Warpcast).
- Network: Connections with some of the most prolific Base builders in your region, with direct access to the Base team.
For the full set of rules, evaluation criteria, and to apply, visit the Devfolio page for Buildathon Africa.
