Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure provider, reveals that applications to study Web3 education have reached ~82,200 in just six months. More than $2.2 million in BUSD was donated during 2022 with projects spanning France, Senegal, Nigeria, Australia, Germany, Cyprus, Ukraine, South Africa and Brazil, offering students the opportunity to study Web3 related courses for free.

So far, our donations have funded 259,180 hours of training and education in the classroom, at boot camps, and at community workshops. In total, Binance Charity will offer 67,155 scholarship slots, but many of them are not yet open for applications. Binance Charity is partnering with Binance Academy and several top-tier academic and vocational institutions to deliver these projects, including the University of Western Australia, the University of Nicosia, the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management – Blockchain Center, Simplon, Utiva and Women in Tech, Kyiv IT Cluster and Ministry of Digital Transformation in Ukraine.

“The response to our Web3 educational projects has been unprecedented and shows the great appetite of many people to learn about blockchain, De-Fi, NFTs, coding and much more. And we’re seeing interest from a wide range of people, including a large proportion of women, which is something I’m particularly passionate about. With so many more educational initiatives and amazing development partners, we have never been more excited to build a more inclusive Web3 world.” Said Helen Hai, director of Binance Charity.

IT Generation launched the global Binance Charity Scholar Program in June, an initiative designed to help eastern Ukrainians, who have lost their jobs due to the war, retrain and re-enter the job market in western Ukraine. , in association with the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Other projects include professional training for 10,000 people, including a specific course for 2,000 women, reducing the gender gap in the ecosystem and increasing the diversity of the talent supply with the Frankfurt School of Blockchain, Germany. In France, we partnered with Simplon to enable 10,000 people from disadvantaged communities in France, where unemployment is rising rapidly, to learn, study and enter the growing Blockchain industry.

“What we saw was interesting: I knew a bit about the crypto world before, but this time I learned about blockchain technology. It was clear: I had no idea you could do so much with it. I can’t wait to learn more.” says Terry Genly, a Simplon student.

In Brazil and South Africa, we are working with Women in Tech to provide vocational training to 2,800 women in rural communities, creating future entrepreneurs and job creation. Y UTIVA in Nigeria educates 50,000 youth on Blockchain/Web3 and offers scholarships to 1,000 Africans in an intensive 1-year skills training program, helping them find employment.

Courses are available both online and offline, and range in length from short introductory classes to a 12-month commitment. Topics include blockchain application, coding, cryptocurrency, decentralization, NFT, Metaverse, Fan token, and Trading. This is just the beginning of Binance Charity’s educational initiative, more projects will be announced earlier this year.

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About Binance Charity

Binance Charity is a non-profit organization dedicated to unlocking Web3 as a powerful tool for social change. Its mission is to enable Web3 to be an engine of social transformation by making its education and research accessible to all and promoting global solutions for local humanitarian impact. Binance Charity uses its 100% transparent donation platform to build a future where technology is used as a force for good. To date, Binance Charity has supported more than 2 million beneficial owners through various projects. For more information, please visit https://www.binance.charity/.