Announcing our latest Community Development Grant recipients ☀️ As we gear up for big news, we're investing in what fuels growth: communities. Strong communities are the key to transforming momentum into impact and real-world adoption. Introducing them: • Flare Africa @FlareAfrica_ • Flare Forward @flareforward • Burstnodes @Burstnodes • Scandinavia Community Initiative @BrukerikkenavnJ • Street Flare Naija @StreetFlareNG_ • Flare in Español @flareenespanol If you haven't met them yet, get to know them! 👇 1️⃣ Flare Africa @FlareAfrica_ Flare Africa is a regional growth engine dedicated to mentoring, educating, and activating African developers, creators, and contributors. Goal: To activate and grow the African Flare community through education, development support, and direct engagement. Project: Build a Telegram hub, create a starter kit for FTSO and FAssets, host biweekly Dev Hours, and partner with universities to support developers launching their first Flare-based projects. Motivation: "Africa has huge potential in the blockchain space, but lacks local resources and communities. Flare can help solve real-world problems—from agricultural data to financial inclusion." 2️⃣ Flare Forward @FlareForward Flare Forward is a team of experienced Flare enthusiasts dedicated to helping users understand and navigate dApps on Flare through accessible, structured learning. It is run by three well-known and passionate Flare community members: @whale589, @AceThaGreatest, and @hudspeth589. Goal: Help users understand and navigate DeFi, with a focus on the Flare ecosystem. Project: "DeFi University" courses, interviews, and live sessions, along with a portfolio tracker for users to monitor assets, measure performance, and apply DeFi strategies. Motivation ☀️: "Education is the biggest barrier to cryptocurrency adoption. We want to bridge the gap between complexity and user experience, empowering anyone to confidently learn DeFi." 3️⃣ Burstnodes @burstnodes Burstnodes, known for operating reliable FTSOs, is expanding into the education space through short, multilingual video content. Goal: Simplify the concept of Flare and drive adoption through accessible, engaging content. Project: A 12-part "90-second Flare" video series, covering minting, staking, wallet setup, and more, has been launched across YouTube, X, and TikTok over the past six months. Motivation ☀️: "For many, DeFi can be daunting. 90-Second Flare lowers the barrier to entry and makes Flare accessible." 4️⃣ Scandinavian Community Initiative @BrukerikkenavnJ The Scandinavian Initiative is dedicated to building a Flare community in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark through localized content and updates. Goal: Increase awareness and engagement across Scandinavia through regionalized content. Project: Publish weekly Flare news digests, reward claiming reminders, memes, short videos, and multilingual images to attract new users in the region. Motivation ☀️: "Scandinavia holds a vast untapped opportunity. Through localized content, we can connect with users, creators, and developers in ways that global channels can't." 5️⃣ Street Flare Naija @StreetFlareNG_ Street Flare Naija is a grassroots initiative aimed at bringing Flare directly to Nigerian communities through street-level content and campus engagement. Goal: To change the negative narrative surrounding cryptocurrency by demonstrating Flare's real-world utility in accessible ways. Project: TikTok and X campaigns in English and Pidgin, interviews with students and traders, campus meetups and workshops, a Telegram onboarding group, and a "Flare for Normies" series to mentor beginners. Motivation ☀️: "Most people here are joining the market the wrong way—through hype or memecoins. Street Flare Naija is committed to listening, educating, and guiding users in the right direction." 6️⃣ Flare en Español @flareenespanol Flare en Español is led by @lavaentmt, a Spanish-speaking creator with a large TikTok following known for co-hosting livestreams with @cryptoview_1 and guiding users on how to use Flare. Goal: To make Flare accessible to Spanish-speaking users, particularly those in Latin America. Project: Weekly livestreams on TikTok, short educational videos, and in-person meetups in the US Motivation: “Spanish-speaking users are often the last to learn about cryptocurrency. Language barriers hinder their access to knowledge and opportunities – and we’re working to change that.”