DFINITY Foundation

Synapse.vote (original)

ICDevs.org

CryptoIsGood

Anvil

ICPL.app

ysyms

The Accumulators’ Neuron

RawTech Venture

Paul Young

ICPMANUAL

8yeargangDAO

Isaac Valadez

Krzysztof Żelazko

Nicolas.ic

Smaug’s Neuron for Retail Investors

ICLight.io

Synapse.vote (NEW)

Taggr Network

CodeGov.org

Sonic AMM

Rakeoff.io

OpenChat

ELNA AI

GEEKFACTORY

ICP Hub México

ICP Hub Poland

Jerry Banfield

WaterNeuron

ICP Hub Bulgaria

Gold DAO

NeuronPool

Internet Computer Association

Arthur’s Neuron (used to be cycle_dao)

Inactive (Request Removal) - The Fools' Court

$STACK

Always Rejects

John Wiegley

## Background 
As part of an ongoing effort to to incentivise neurons to verify proposals in depth, voting grants will be provided for candidates selected by the community. Overall, 2 candidates are selected for each of 4 proposal topics.
**This is one of multiple motion proposals submitted today to select these candidates**:  
- one NNS motion proposal is submitted for each candidate and topic for which the candidate applied  
- for each proposal, the result is computed as the number of YES minus the number of no votes (#YES-#NO) 
- for each topic, the 2 candidates with the highest results get the grants  

You can read more about the motivation and the process [here](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/grants-for-voting-neurons/32721).

## Proposal Topic
Participant Management & Node Admin, Subnet management

## Is this a team grant application?
 no 

## [Application Text](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/grants-for-voting-neurons/32721/79)
Greetings @lara and ICP community members.

We are interested in being considered for 1. **Participant Management & Node Admin** ii. **Subnet Management** neuron grants as **ICP Hub South Africa.**

We are NOT applying for a “Team Grant”

ICP Hub South Africa Socials

[Website](https://mw3.io) | [Twitter](https://x.com/icphub_ZA) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mzansiweb3) | [Telegram](https://t.me/mzansiweb3icp) | [Github](https://github.com/mzansiweb3-icp-hub)

**Team**

* Shaheer Karrim (Co-Founder of ICP Hub South Africa)

  [Twitter](https://x.com/icphub_ZA) | [LinkedIn](http://linkedin.com/in/shaheer-karrim-2252882b)

  Voting Neuron Members

 * Confidence Nyirenda: (DevRel, Instructor and Software Developer)

   [Twitter](https://x.com/crnyirenda) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/confidencenyirenda/) | [Github](https://github.com/renegadec)

* Enoch Chirima: (DevRel, Instructor, Software Developer, Motoko Coach)

  [Twitter](https://twitter.com/iamenochchirima) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamenochchirima/) | [Github ](https://github.com/iamenochchirima)

### Relevant Experience

Confidence Nyirenda is a dedicated software developer and entrepreneur who has been actively involved with the Internet Computer. As the founder of [Tswaanda Africa](https://tswaanda.com/), a project that has received a grant from Dfinity, he is committed to driving the adoption and understanding of Internet Computer technology in southern Africa. His role as an educator has been crucial in expanding the reach and impact of this innovative technology across the region. With more than six years of experience in the blockchain space, Confidence has developed a deep understanding of the technology and its applications. He has been instrumental in building and nurturing communities around blockchain, fostering collaboration and growth. In addition to his development work, Confidence also holds an active voting neuron on the NNS

Myself, Enoch Chirima, I am a Software Developer with four years of experience and 2 years of experience developing on the Internet Computer. Also a DevRel and Lead Bootcamp and Hackathons Instructor at ICP Hub South Africa and has experience in Motoko, Rust, TypeScript, Python, Solidity, and other languages. I have worked and consulted on multiple projects on the Internet Computer including Tswaanda Africa, agriiDao, and ICPuzzles . I also contributed to the IC WebSockets by creating the Motoko implementation examples.

### Technical Knowledge

1. Confidence and I are developers and have been deeply involved in ICP for about 2 years, we have built and contributed to multiple projects on the Internet Computer.

2. We have run successful boot camps and hackathons in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. We are currently incubating six projects being built on the Internet Computer that originated from the hackathons we conducted.

### Motivation for Becoming a Voting Neuron

1. As an ICP Hub we feel it’s very important for us to contribute in as much as we can to the decentralization and progression of ICP, joining the governance process as a voting neuron enables us to achieve that.
2. The goals of the ICP align closely with our mission as an ICP Hub. We are dedicated to supporting and initiating projects that bolster the ICP ecosystem, ensuring that our objectives and efforts contribute to the protocol's strength and sustainability.

**Why do we need the grant funding**

* Grant funding is essential for us to allocate more time and resources to the review process and voting. With this support, we can increase our team's capacity, dedicate more hours to these crucial tasks, and potentially expand our team by bringing in additional reviewers. This will enhance the quality and efficiency of our work.

**Our Long-Term Interest in ICP:**

* As a hub, all our activities are deeply involved and align with ICP's goals. We are dedicated to expanding ICP in Africa. Our long-term goals depend on the success of the ICP ecosystem because we help startups and companies build on ICP. The growth and success of ICP directly impact our mission and vision for the future.

**Interest in Participant Management & Node Admin and Subnet Management:**

* We have decided to apply for the Participant Management & Node Admin and the Subnet Management grants because we have the relevant experience to review these topics effectively. This involvement will also help us gain more knowledge about the protocol's architecture.
* Since our team is not very large, we are looking to start with something that won't require too much time but still allows us to contribute meaningfully.

**Long-term participation as a neuron**

* At ICP Hub South Africa, our long-term interest is rooted in our commitment to advancing ICP. Our activities, including boot camps, hackathons, start-up incubations and community building, are aligned with ICP's goals. We believe that the growth and success of the ICP ecosystem directly impact our mission to support projects/startups and companies building on ICP, driving innovation and economic development in the region so we are certain our contributions as a hub will continue even after the grants.

### Voting Principles for Our Hub

* Our commitment includes voting on at least 90% of proposals, providing clear explanations for our decisions, and sharing detailed reports and evidence on the forum.
* We  ensure each team member has fully understood and is in sync with the final decisions and critically analyzing and addressing all different opinions.
* We ensure that each proposal is reviewed for technical correctness and compliance by skilled team members who are committed to the task for when we consider adding additional reviewers.
Thank you  :pray:t5:



Voting grant application of ICP Hub South Africa for topic Participant Management & Node Admin