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ZOERDHUB × Zcash Ghana

Technology ResidencyBuilding the Future of Privacy, Blockchain & Innovation in Africa

A residency bringing together developers, builders, researchers and innovators to learn, build, collaborate and explore privacy-focused blockchain technology.

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Date
1–21 September 2026
Location
ZOERDHUB Nigeria
Duration
3 Weeks
Organizers
ZOERDHUB Privacy Blockchain & AI Innovation Hub
Partners
Zcash Ghana

About the Programme

A residency built around builders, not hype

The residency is an opportunity to develop technical skills, collaborate with other builders, work on practical projects and engage with the privacy and blockchain ecosystem.

What the residency is

A focused technology residency where developers, builders, researchers and innovators work together on privacy-focused blockchain technology. Over three weeks, residents move from fundamentals to shipping real projects.

Why it is being organised

To grow local capacity in privacy engineering and blockchain development, and to connect African builders with the wider open-source ecosystem.

The role of ZOERDHUB

ZOERDHUB Privacy Blockchain & AI Innovation Hub convenes the residency, provides the innovation environment, technical direction and research framing.

The role of Zcash Ghana

Zcash Ghana brings community, privacy-technology expertise and ecosystem connections to the residency programme.

What participants learn and build

Participants develop technical skills, collaborate with other builders, work on practical projects and engage with the broader privacy and blockchain ecosystem.

Why it matters for Africa

Privacy technology protects people, and blockchain development creates open infrastructure. Building that capability locally strengthens Africa's technology ecosystem.

Programme Timeline

Key dates and milestones

A clear arc from arrival to departure.

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Arrival & Induction

Residents arrive, register and are inducted into the programme.

Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Programme Launch

Lectures, practical sessions and project building officially begin.

Programme Duration: 3 Weeks

Three Weeks of Building

The programme combines education, practical development, daily challenges, community interaction, project building and friendly competition.

Sunday, 20 September 2026

Demo Day & Gala Night

Final presentations, awards, recognition of outstanding residents, networking and celebration.

Monday, 21 September 2026

Departure

Checkout and departure of residents.

Collaboration

ZOERDHUB × Zcash Ghana

The residency is organised through an equal collaboration between two organisations working on privacy, blockchain and developer capacity in Africa.

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ZOERDHUB Privacy Blockchain & AI Innovation Hub

An innovation hub working at the intersection of privacy technology, blockchain systems and applied AI research, supporting builders and researchers across the ecosystem.

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Zcash Ghana

A community advancing Zcash and privacy-preserving technology in Ghana through education, meetups and developer engagement.

  • Privacy
  • Blockchain
  • Developer education
  • Open-source technology
  • Innovation
  • Community
  • African technology development

The Learning Journey

16-Step Learning Journey

From blockchain fundamentals to demo day, each session builds toward shipping a real privacy-focused project.

1

Blockchain Fundamentals

zkSquirrel · 6:00 PM WAT

2

Understanding Financial Privacy

zkSquirrel · 6:00 PM WAT

3

Zcash Architecture

zkSquirrel · 6:00 PM WAT

4

Development Environment

zkSquirrel · 6:00 PM WAT

5

Wallet Development

Lowo · 6:00 PM WAT

6

Shielded Payments

Dismad · 6:00 PM WAT

7

Zcash SDKs

Lowo · 6:00 PM WAT

8

Backend Development

Gilmore · 12:00 PM WAT

9

Full Stack Development

Lowo · 6:00 PM WAT

10

Privacy Payment Applications

Inspire_s · 12:00 PM WAT

11

Security

ZOERDHUB · 12:00 PM WAT

12

Testing

ZOERDHUB · 12:00 PM WAT

13

Production Development

ZOERDHUB · 12:00 PM WAT

14

Open Source Development

Vancube · 12:00 PM WAT

15

Startup & Grant Writing

Gilmore · 12:00 PM WAT

16

Demo Day Preparation

ZOERDHUB · 12:00 PM WAT

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Participants

Meet the Residents

Meet the builders taking part in the residency. Each resident has a unique public ID.

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Community Choice

Support a resident with ZEC

Choose a resident and send a 0.001 ZEC payment through ZPay. Each payment request includes a participant reference for your wallet memo.

ZPay supplies a fresh Unified shielded receiving address. Your payment status is checked against ZPay before it is shown as received.

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YouTube

Watch ZOERDHUB TV

Visit the ZOERDHUB TV channel for residency broadcasts, sessions and recordings.

ZOERDHUB TV

Open our YouTube channel to watch the latest broadcasts and catch up on residency recordings.

Visit ZOERDHUB TV on YouTube

Event Schedule

Three weeks of building

The residency combines education, practical development, daily challenges, community interaction, project building and friendly competition.

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WEEK 1

Foundations

Blockchain basics, financial privacy, Zcash architecture, dev environments and wallet development.

  • Sept. 2: Blockchain Fundamentals + Residency Orientation — 6:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 3: Financial Privacy + Privacy Challenge — 6:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 4: Zcash Architecture + Architecture Challenge — 6:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 5: Development Environment + Setup Challenge — 6:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 6: Wallet Development + Wallet Task — 6:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 7: Weekly Build Challenge + Community Voting — ZOERDHUB, 12:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 8: Rest / Community Engagement Day — ZOERDHUB, 12:00 PM WAT
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WEEK 2

Building

Shielded payments, SDKs, backend, full-stack, privacy apps, security and testing.

  • Sept. 9: Shielded Payments + Shielded Transaction Challenge — 6:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 10: Zcash SDKs + SDK Integration Task — 6:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 11: Backend Development + API/Backend Challenge — 12:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 12: Full Stack Development + Full-Stack Task — 6:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 13: Privacy Payment Applications + Privacy App Challenge — 12:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 14: Security + Security Review Challenge — 12:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 15: Testing + Testing Challenge — 12:00 PM WAT
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WEEK 3

Ship, Open Source & Demo

Production deployment, open-source contributions, startup and grant writing, pitch prep and demo day.

  • Sept. 16: Production Development + Deployment Challenge — 12:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 17: Open Source Development + Contribution Challenge — 12:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 18: Startup & Grant Writing + Project Pitch Challenge — 12:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 19: Demo Day Preparation + Final Project Review — 12:00 PM WAT
  • Sept. 20: Demo Day + Gala Night

Awards

Recognition on Demo Day + Gala Night

Community Choice voting uses ZPay payments linked to each resident. All other awards are assessed independently by facilitators and judges on resident performance and project quality.

Best Overall Project
Best Privacy Solution
Best Technical Implementation
Best Daily Task Performance
Outstanding Resident Developer
Community Choice Award

Detailed timetable

DateTimeSessionFacilitatorDescription
Sept. 26:00 PM WATBlockchain Fundamentals + Residency OrientationzkSquirrelWeek 1 — Foundations
Sept. 36:00 PM WATFinancial Privacy + Privacy ChallengezkSquirrelWeek 1 — Foundations
Sept. 46:00 PM WATZcash Architecture + Architecture ChallengezkSquirrelWeek 1 — Foundations
Sept. 56:00 PM WATDevelopment Environment + Setup ChallengezkSquirrelWeek 1 — Foundations
Sept. 66:00 PM WATWallet Development + Wallet TaskLowoWeek 1 — Foundations
Sept. 712:00 PM WATWeekly Build Challenge + Community VotingZOERDHUBWeek 1 — Foundations
Sept. 812:00 PM WATRest / Community Engagement DayZOERDHUBWeek 1 — Foundations
Sept. 96:00 PM WATShielded Payments + Shielded Transaction ChallengeDismadWeek 2 — Building
Sept. 106:00 PM WATZcash SDKs + SDK Integration TaskLowoWeek 2 — Building
Sept. 1112:00 PM WATBackend Development + API/Backend ChallengeGilmoreWeek 2 — Building
Sept. 126:00 PM WATFull Stack Development + Full-Stack TaskLowoWeek 2 — Building
Sept. 1312:00 PM WATPrivacy Payment Applications + Privacy App ChallengeInspire_sWeek 2 — Building
Sept. 1412:00 PM WATSecurity + Security Review ChallengeZOERDHUBWeek 2 — Building
Sept. 1512:00 PM WATTesting + Testing ChallengeZOERDHUBWeek 2 — Building
Sept. 1612:00 PM WATProduction Development + Deployment ChallengeZOERDHUBWeek 3 — Ship, Open Source & Demo
Sept. 1712:00 PM WATOpen Source Development + Contribution ChallengeVancubeWeek 3 — Ship, Open Source & Demo
Sept. 1812:00 PM WATStartup & Grant Writing + Project Pitch ChallengeGilmoreWeek 3 — Ship, Open Source & Demo
Sept. 1912:00 PM WATDemo Day Preparation + Final Project ReviewZOERDHUBWeek 3 — Ship, Open Source & Demo
Sept. 20Demo Day + Gala NightZOERDHUBFinal presentations, awards, recognition, networking and celebration.

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ZEC Sponsorship & Community Support Programme

Support Developers. Build Privacy. Grow the Zcash Ecosystem.

An ecosystem-building initiative — not advertising. Individuals, developers, organisations, protocols and wallets can support the Residency and the developers taking part in it, using ZEC.

Support Developers

Sponsorship funds resident support, learning resources and developer prizes.

Build Privacy

Contribute in ZEC, with shielded options where technically supported.

Grow the Ecosystem

Sponsor a challenge, a workshop, an award — or a single resident for 1 ZEC.

Support the Residency with ZEC Sponsor a Developer

Support

Support the Residency

Want to support the residency beyond voting? You can contribute directly to the event using Shielded ZEC.

Event Support Wallet

This wallet is for residency support. To vote for a resident, use the ZPay payment flow; contributions sent here do not count as votes.

Why support matters

Your support helps us create opportunities for developers, innovators, researchers and builders participating in the residency.

Contributions are voluntary. Detailed allocation of funds is published by the organisers.

FAQ

Questions about the residency and voting