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Official Presentation of Hope With Bitcoin: Our Story, Impact, and Vision

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Using Bitcoin to create real-world impact. Read the full story, impact, and vision behind Hope With Bitcoin

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In a world facing ongoing social and economic challenges, Hope With Bitcoin is committed to making a tangible difference. Our mission is simple yet profound: provide meals to those in need, support orphanages and public schools, and introduce more people to Bitcoin and Nostr through education and awareness campaigns.

Our Mission

Hope With Bitcoin pursues four fundamental goals that define our daily commitment:

  1. Food Assistance: Providing nutritious, regular meals to street children, families in vulnerable situations, and elderly people at risk in Cotonou and its surrounding areas.

  2. Institutional Support: Supporting orphanages and public schools with basic resources (food, school supplies, educational materials) to sustainably improve living and learning conditions.

  3. ₿ Financial Education: Introducing our beneficiaries to Bitcoin and Nostr as tools for financial inclusion and economic empowerment, offering them a vision of the future within the global digital economy.

  4. Community Awareness: Organizing public educational campaigns that include practical demonstrations, educational stickers, satoshi payments, and accessible onboarding sessions for everyone.

Our Approach

Hope With Bitcoin offers a human-centered, innovative, and fully transparent approach to addressing vulnerability in Benin:

Feeding the Most Vulnerable: Regular distribution of hot, nutritious meals to street children, underprivileged families, and isolated elderly people. Each meal is an opportunity to build human connection and restore dignity.

Supporting Orphanages: Providing food, essential goods, and supplies, along with regular visits and personal engagement with children and orphanage staff.

Assisting the Sick: Funding medications, essential treatments, and emergency medical interventions for those without access to basic healthcare.

Supporting Education: Distribution of complete school kits, assistance with school fees, and access to affordable internet for students and apprentices, ensuring that poverty is not a barrier to education.

Promoting Bitcoin & Nostr: Accessible and engaging education about Bitcoin, practical demonstrations of satoshi transactions, distribution of educational materials, and the creation of an active local Bitcoin community.

Ensuring Total Transparency: Systematic public documentation of every action through photos, videos, receipts, and detailed reports. Our commitment to transparency is non-negotiable.

Our Story

Hope With Bitcoin was born on an ordinary Sunday on the beaches of Cotonou, Benin. That day, the founder watched children turn themselves into “living statues” to catch the attention of passersby and earn a few coins, just enough to hope for a meal that day.

These children, frozen in their poses, carried hunger, hope, and resignation on their faces. Behind each of them was a story of survival, a struggling family, and a dream put on hold.

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At that very moment, a deep conviction emerged in the founder’s heart:

"No child should have to survive this way. No parent should have to watch their child struggle to eat. And if Bitcoin can change the global financial system, it can also change the lives of these children."

On January 8, 2025, Hope With Bitcoin officially became a reality. A vision turned into action. Hope turned into a movement.

📊 Impact & Achievements (January – December 2025)

Since our launch, thanks to the invaluable support of our Bitcoin contributors from around the world and our strategic partners, we have carried out concrete and measurable actions:

CatégorieRéalisations
🍽️ People Fed137+ people (street children, students, families)
🧒 Orphanages Supported2 facilities (Cité des Anges, Good Tree)
🎒 School Supplies22+ children equipped (notebooks, photocopies, school bags)
🏥 Medical Assistance5 people assisted (medications, emergency care, sick children)
🐓 Livestock ProjectLaunch of a chicken and pig farming project for sustainability
🏖️ Beach DistributionsMultiple outreach sessions organized on the beaches of Cotonou
🎉 Children’s Events30 children fed with games, activities, and joyful moments
⚡ Bitcoin EducationSessions with stickers, satoshi payments, and practical explanations
👕 MerchandisingProduction of the first official Hope With Bitcoin T-shirt
🌱 SustainabilityLaunch of the first pilot tests of the chicken farming project
🎄 Major Event: Golden Christmas (December 14, 2025)In collaboration with Gate Charity, CoinW, AFRI CHAIN, WALAB, LE CLUB DES DEVS, Lurnix, Coin AFRIQUE, LBPA, Mouvment, Ayêssi, Blockchain Bénin Charity, JCI Calavi Sica, and DYNAMISONS+, we organized the “Golden Christmas” event and shared the joy of Christmas with 77 children living at the Cité de l’Espoir orphanage in Calavi Tokan.

This successful collaboration demonstrates our ability to mobilize the blockchain and humanitarian ecosystem to maximize impact on the ground.

Proof of Work: All our actions are documented and publicly available on our Drive. Every donation, every meal, every smile is verified with photos, videos, and receipts. Transparency is not optional, it is our commitment.

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Our Vision

Hope With Bitcoin does not just aim to help today. We are building a future where our impact will be multiplied and our autonomy ensured. We aspire to become:

A Self-Sufficient Initiative;Through income-generating activities combining livestock and agriculture, we aim for financial independence to sustain our humanitarian actions without relying solely on donations. Later, a Bitcoin Wi-Fi zone and a mini-café will be integrated into our Community Center once established, creating a complete and sustainable ecosystem.

A Trusted and Recognized Humanitarian Actor;Building a strong reputation based on reliability, transparency, and measurable impact of our actions in Benin and beyond.

A Bridge Between Bitcoin and Vulnerable Communities: Democratizing access to Bitcoin by making it understandable and useful for marginalized populations, fostering true financial inclusion.

A Pan-African Example: Inspiring and supporting other similar initiatives across Africa, proving that Bitcoin can transform lives in a tangible way.

A Complete Community: Creating an ecosystem that simultaneously provides food, education, healthcare, economic opportunities, and dignity to those in need.

Strategic Action Plan (2026 – 2030+)

Our roadmap is ambitious but realistic, structured to maximize our impact and ensure sustainability.

PHASE 1: Year 2026


The Year of Financial Autonomy and Outreach:
2026 will be a decisive year for Hope With Bitcoin. We will simultaneously build our economic independence, increase our visibility, and maintain our humanitarian impact.

A. Income-Generating Activities


Integrated Livestock & Agriculture Project ( In a small space.)

Our immediate priority for 2026 is developing a project combining livestock and agriculture to generate regular and sustainable income:

Livestock Component:

  • Raising chickens for meat production

  • Sustainable and animal-friendly management

Agriculture Component:

  • Growing vegetables and tubers for food and sale

  • Sustainable farming techniques adapted to the local climate

Livestock-Agriculture Synergy:

  • Using animal manure as natural fertilizer

  • Partial food self-sufficiency for animals

  • Reduced operational costs

  • Maximized profitability

Goal: Generate stable income by the 7th month to finance a significant portion of our humanitarian actions.

Future Developments:

Once the Hope With Bitcoin Community Center is established, we will gradually integrate:

  • Bitcoin Wi-Fi Zone: Public space with internet access payable in satoshis, educating the community while generating income

  • Mini-Café: Bitcoin-accepting establishment, serving as a community hub and additional income source

  • Bitcoin Library: Free educational resources for the community

These infrastructures will create a fully sustainable ecosystem combining financial autonomy and Bitcoin education.

B. International Outreach: Bitcoin Conferences

We have listed nearly all major Bitcoin conferences for 2026. We would be honored to represent Hope With Bitcoin at one of these events to showcase our project to the international community, and we are counting on you to make this possible.

Global Bitcoin Conferences 2026:

ConferenceLocationPeriod
Bitcoin AtlantisMadeira, PortugalMarch 2026
Bitcoin Conference (BTC Inc.)USAMay–July 2026
BTC PragueCzech RepublicJune 2026
Baltic HoneybadgerLatviaSeptember 2026
Bitcoin AmsterdamNetherlandsOctober 2026
Adopting BitcoinEl SalvadorNovember 2026
Africa Bitcoin ConferenceKenya/Ghana2026 (TBD)
Plan ₿ ForumSwitzerland/Europe2026 (TBD)

Local and Regional Engagement: Beyond international conferences, we will attend all Bitcoin events in Benin and, if financially feasible, participate in events in nearby countries (Togo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana).

For every event we attend, we will share a detailed report including photos, videos, connections made, and opportunities identified.

Outreach Goals:

  • Introduce Hope With Bitcoin to the international community

  • Establish strategic partnerships

  • Attract contributors and sponsors

  • Learn global best practices

  • Represent Africa in the global Bitcoin ecosystem

C. Community Events


Bitcoin Pizza Day (May 22, 2026):
Organizing a major Bitcoin Pizza Day event in Cotonou or a local orphanage, including:

  • Free pizza distribution for children and families

  • Live Lightning payments demonstrations

  • Educational games and Bitcoin activities

  • Q&A sessions with the community

Goal: Educate the local community about Bitcoin in a festive and memorable way, creating an annual tradition.

D. Monthly Educational Program with Children


12
sessions per year (one per month) to create a deep and lasting educational impact:

Q1 (Jan–Mar): Bitcoin-Themed Coloring

  • Drawing Bitcoin logos, Lightning Network, nodes, miners

  • Creative activities to visually understand basic concepts

  • Fun introduction to the Bitcoin universe

Q2 (Apr–Jun): Bitcoin Book Reading

  • Child-friendly Bitcoin books ("Bitcoin Money," etc.)

  • Simplified stories about the history of money

  • Inspirational tales from the global Bitcoin community

Q3 (Jul–Sep): Bitcoin Films & Documentaries

  • Age-appropriate educational films

  • Simplified documentaries about Bitcoin

  • Discussions and debates after each viewing

Q4 (Oct–Dec): Team Sports & Physical Activities

  • Football tournaments with satoshi rewards

  • Team games promoting cooperation

  • Combining physical well-being with financial education

Expected Impact: Educate a generation of Bitcoin-aware children, creating long-term effects that go beyond immediate humanitarian aid.

E. Targeted Humanitarian Support

In 2026, humanitarian support will be limited to urgent cases only, as our priority is financial autonomy. However, three programs will continue to ensure sustained impact:

  1. Back-to-School Program (Sept 2026)
  • Distribution of complete school kits

  • Support for school fees of vulnerable children

  • Educational supplies for partner schools and orphanages

  1. Christmas Program 2026 (Dec 2026)
  • Major festive event for orphanages

  • Distribution of meals, gifts, and joyful moments

  • Year-end community celebration

  1. Quarterly Food Supplies to Orphanages
  • 4 food deliveries throughout 2026, one per quarter, for consistent support:
QuarterPeriodDescription
Q1End of March1st food delivery (rice, oil, pasta, canned goods, etc.)
Q2End of June2nd food delivery
Q3End of Sept3rd food delivery
Q4End of Dec4th food delivery (included in Christmas program)

Beneficiaries: Cité des Anges, Good Tree, Cité de l’Espoir orphanages, and other identified facilities.

Emergency Aid: Outside of these planned programs, an emergency fund will cover:

  • Urgent medical interventions

  • Extreme food shortages

  • Emergency school support (unexpected tuition fees)

Goal: Maintain our core humanitarian mission while reducing dependency on donations, as we actively build financial autonomy.

🌍 PHASE 2: Long Term (2030+)


Community Development and Pan-African Expansion

Major Infrastructure:

  • Establishment of Hope With Bitcoin Community Center in Cotonou

  • Creation of a Bitcoin library with free resources

  • Integration of Bitcoin Wi-Fi zone and mini-café

  • Development of free certified training programs

Pan-African Geographic Expansion:

  • Benin: Consolidation and model reference

  • Togo: First expansion (2032)

  • Ivory Coast: Second expansion (2034)

  • Nigeria: Major market (2036–2040)

Long-Term Humanitarian Programs:

  • Monthly food distributions

  • Quarterly medical aid programs

  • Seasonal programs (back-to-school, Christmas, Easter)

  • Extraordinary actions for emergencies (natural disasters, epidemics)

Impact Target (2030–2040)

Transform Hope With Bitcoin into a recognized Pan-African movement, with community centers in multiple countries, direct impact on thousands of lives, and a replicable Bitcoin-humanitarian model across the continent.

Why Join Hope With Bitcoin?

Hope With Bitcoin is not just a humanitarian project, it’s a social transformation movement.

  • Every action is driven by love for others and the belief that every life has infinite value.

  • We believe Bitcoin can be a tool for empowerment and that humanity can help each other beyond borders and systems.

  • We don’t just talk; we act. Every satoshi received is documented, every meal photographed, every impact proven.

  • Full transparency allows every contributor to see exactly how their donation transforms lives.

  • We are not just helping today; we are building a sustainable system to help tomorrow and future generations.

How to Contribute?

Every contribution, no matter the size, counts. A satoshi today can become a meal tomorrow.

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  • Every gesture changes a life.

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Together, let’s create a future where Bitcoin feeds, heals, educates, and empowers the most vulnerable.

🙏 Thank you for being part of the change.
Hope With Bitcoin, Because hope is built, one satoshi at a time.