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My guest today is Hermann Vivier, initiator of Bitcoin Ekasi and co-founder of The Surfer Kids, a non-profit social enterprise working for a better world. The two projects are located around the JCC township and Diaz Beach in Mossel Bay, South Africa. In an environment of poverty, violence and hopelessness the educational efforts of Hermann and his team of coaches and volunteers teach the children fundamental life skills through surfing.
Timeline:
0:00:00 Surfing the Bitcoin wave in SA 0:00:16 Introduction to the video 0:01:52 Anita welcomes Hermann 0:02:15 Who is Hermann? 0:03:13 The origins of surfer kids 0:06:00 When did Hermann`s organisations start receiving payment in the form of bitcoin? 0:07:31 How did Hermann find out about bitcoin? 0:10:29 How did Hermann manage to enrol kids for surfer kids? 0:12:27 What is life like in the townships of South Africa? 0:15:18 Causes of gender imbalance 0:23:11 Average income for South Africans in the townships 0:28:45 The idea of starting a bitcoin community in Diaz Beach 0:31:22 Bitcoin and surfing overlap 0:34:45 Staff at surfer kids are paid in bitcoin and are taught self custody 0:40:49 Perception of Bitcoin in Mossel Bay 0:43:00 Children also earn Satoshis 0:46:11 Which wallet is Hermann using? 0:49:31 How does the staff cash out their bitcoin? 0:51:52 Hermann supports the shops in case of bitcoin loss 0:53:39 Does the staff have any cold storage? 0:54:04 Anita's sponsors donate hard wallets and much more 0:57:39 Vision for surfer kids 1:01:28 How can people donate to the project? 1:03:39 Conclusion