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We’ve taken a big step forward in strengthening our ability to advocate for how nonprofits can use Bitcoin to navigate financial repression. We recently participated in an @ training focused on this important topic. Special thanks to @Win Ko Ko Aung, @BTC Sessions, and Anya Chekhovich for their insights and guidance, and to our members and the Zambian activists who also took part in the webinar.

We’re launching BitDevs Zambia: Bitcoin OSS Campus Ignition, an ambitious initiative to visit 8 of Zambia’s largest universities, partnering with campus software development clubs to run hands-on workshops introducing student developers to open Bitcoin development. Our community, BitDevs Zambia, has been growing fast. BitDevs Zambia was born in early 2025 when @Anita, founder of Bitcoin for Fairness, spoke at our founding event in Lusaka. Since then, we’ve held regular BitDevs Socratic Seminars, and in August 2025 we ran Zambia’s first Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Lusaka. One of the participants continued working on his bootcamp project, which resulted in the launch of https://bit2kwacha.info/, a practical Bitcoin tool built locally. Currently, several of our members are participating in the global ₿OSS Challenge, an initiative for developers serious about starting a career in Bitcoin OSS. On January 15, two of our members were recognized among the winners of the global @Breez ⚡️ Time2Build 2025 challenge: https://blog.breez.technology/time2build-meet-the-2025-winners-1d8b11501ad9 These milestones show the strength and momentum of grassroots Bitcoin technical education in Zambia. We’re running a small crowdfunding campaign on Geyser to make Bitcoin OSS Campus Ignition possible. If you care about Bitcoin OSS education and developer growth in Africa, we’d greatly appreciate your support or feedback:

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*Images from unrelated BitDevs Zambia events.

Zambia represents! 🇿🇲 We are incredibly proud to see three of our very own Bitcoin Zambia members graduating as part of the Satoshi Sister Circle Cohort 1! Huge congratulations to Tilo Lupili, Mwila Mwape, and Ethel Phiri for representing us on the global stage.

A special Female Developers Meetup in Lusaka, Zambia. Thanks to @Wallet of Satoshi and npub1fqqtc58rx9mslpydp9849pmlh4x8f5m8js399aqanlqjg6v6x9lq5qqzch for support!

Bitcoin for burgers! After Pick n Pay in South Africa started taking Bitcoin in 2022, Wimpy is now accepting Lightning payments in 450+ locations across South Africa.

It’s workshop day in Lusaka, Zambia! Exploring Bitcoin self-custody because real freedom starts with your own keys. Thanks @Bitcoin for Fairness for making this workshop possible.

At the recent @Africa Free Routing Lusaka Lightning Bootcamp, we had a dev coding on just his phone. Now imagine the possibilities if he had a proper laptop. If you’ve got one sitting idle, it could empower someone building Africa’s Bitcoin future.

The first Lightning Bootcamp in Lusaka, Zambia, going on right now! Huge thanks to: @Africa Free Routing @African Bitcoiners @Btrust Builders @Btrust @OpenSats @Plan ₿ Network