Taking steemit to the students of Lira University; 2nd biggest University in the North

in #promo-steem6 years ago (edited)

My next destination after Gulu had to be Lira, the next big District in the North having the third most populated Cities in the country after Kampala and Gulu respectively. The youth make the largest number of this population that's why they are key in increasing the numbers on steemit here in Uganda.
I set for Lira University joined by @samarlykristen eager to show the students that their voice is worth a lot more than they think.

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There were a lot of students on Campus, probably because it was a Monday, and without wasting any time started approaching them. I took time explaining to some of them the idea of steemit and blockchain technology which many had never heard of. With this, they got to understand how rewards are generated for publishers; A concept many of them felt were fortunate to know about. They have always known social networking as a leisure activity, spending time writing and blogging without expecting pay. They admitted the enormous amount of time they have wasted on facebook which would have got them some good wealth if they had signed up earlier on steemit. I directed them on the process of signing up and to read and understand the welcome page as they wait for account approvals.

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I shared with them on how steemit could bring a big transformation in their lives and the lives of their families. Most of them have lived in poverty for a long time and they can't see a way of getting out of it even after finishing studies, seeing unemployment eating up every part of the country. They have seen hope in my steemit message, learning they could get paid what their work is worth. Steemit is giving them hope as it has done for many of us here in Uganda. I continued and shared with them some of the testimonies of the users whose life has been transformed by steemit. With some even quitting their jobs to settle in steemit full time.

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We passed on flyers to these students and many of them around the campus with the intention of the steemit word moving further to the students we are not able to reach. There are signs of bigger numbers from the North joining the steemit Uganda team. More numbers joining steemit will reduce on the job searching on the streets and poverty. Lives have been transformed because of steemit and many more are about to witness transformation here in Lira district.

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It looks like a great place with great people!

That's a huge step and congratulations. I need to invite to cross over to Kenya and we do a joint meetup. Thanks for growing Steemit.

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