🗺️ Stakeholder Map $READS
This map identifies the primary persons, groups, and organizations relevant to the success and adoption of the $READS initiative.
Caretakers
The Support System
Examples/Roles: Parents, guardians, teachers
Influence/Needs:
- Need tools to support student learning
- Resources to provide guidance and encouragement
- Transparent progress tracking
- Affordable alternatives to expensive prep platforms
Stakeholders
The Institutions
Examples/Roles: Exam boards (JAMB, WAEC), schools and universities, local government
Influence:
- Provide infrastructure, regulation, and official access
- Control exam registration processes
- Set educational standards
Needs:
- Must be incentivized to adopt $READS for official recognition and verification
- Transparent systems for tracking student progress
- Verifiable certification systems
Emerging Leaders
The Disrupters
Examples/Roles: Youth leaders, campus ambassadors, social influencers
Influence:
- Promote adoption and drive peer engagement
- Provide ground-level feedback
- Act as bridge between students and platform
Needs:
- Simple, shareable tools
- Recognition for their advocacy
- Incentives for community building
Affected Groups
Those Living With the Problem
Examples/Roles: Students, low-income families, underfunded schools
Needs:
- Affordable, accessible, motivating education tools
- Solutions that address infrastructure gaps (power/internet)
- Verifiable certificates that employers and institutions trust
- Financial support for exam registration
Tech Partners
The Infrastructure Builders
Examples/Roles: Blockchain developers, app developers, Africa’s Talking/Twilio for USSD
Influence:
- Build technical infrastructure
- Ensure secure, inclusive access
- Enable USSD and offline functionality
Needs:
- Clear APIs and robust documentation
- Defined integration requirements
- Cardano blockchain expertise
Key Relationships
Students ↔ Platform: Direct earn-to-learn relationship
Teachers ↔ Platform: Content creation and validation
Parents ↔ Platform: Progress monitoring and support
Exam Boards ↔ Platform: Certificate verification and registration
Influencers ↔ Students: Community building and adoption