Builders In Bitcoin EP12: “Building Community with Bitcoin” w/ Yusuf Nessary, Co-Founder & Director - Built With Bitcoin Foundation

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Yusuf Nessary, Co-Founder and Director of the Built With Bitcoin Foundation. His work with the Built With Bitcoin Foundation to empower children and their communities through education and circular economies is literally changing lives, and serves as an inspiration for me and I hope for you as well.

In this episode, we dig into:

• Yusuf’s background and how he found Bitcoin
• how the Built With Bitcoin Foundation is changing lives around the world
• the power and importance of relationship building

and a lot more…

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 2:39 Yusuf’s background 9:15 Rwanda 11:21 Moving on from medicine 13:37 How Yusuf found Bitcoin 17:53 Creating the Built With Bitcoin Foundation 19:49 Four pillars of the Built With Bitcoin Foundation 22:57 Experiences in Africa 27:01 Starting over in a new place 28:04 Showcasing Bitcoin as a tool 30:49 Machakos County, Kenya primary school 34:59 Why elementary education? 37:28 “Ah-ha!” moments 40:43 2023 and beyond 44:05 Where to find Yusuf and how to help 46:22 Outro