Trezor Academy education initiative expands to 20 more countries 

BITCOIN hardware wallet company Trezor has expanded its Trezor Academy education programme to a further 20 countries.

Throughout 2023 Trezor Academy ran meetings, workshops and Q&A sessions in six African nations to engage local educators in spreading the Bitcoin message. 

The programme will now include Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia, Kenya and 16 more countries, with Trezor’s commitment to provide a minimum of three programmes per month with a total of 40 Trezor Academy programmes throughout 2024.

Each programme consists of three consecutive meetups that provide a platform for attendees to learn about the benefits of Bitcoin via a specially-created Trezor curriculum and contributed to by Trezor Bitcoin Analyst Josef Tetek, author of the book 'Bitcoin: Separation of Money and State'.

Students are encouraged to become educators themselves to continue the programme in perpetuity with the potential to reach thousands more individuals.  

As part of the project, Trezor is funding 'Bitcoineta' - a branded Land Rover in conjunction with Bitcoin Cowries, which is touring the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) taking the Bitcoin message to rural communities and schools in Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria.

Trezor Academy has been made possible by the support of the Bitcoin community.  21 Euro from each sale of Trezor’s limited edition, Bitcoin-only version of its recently launched Trezor Safe 3 hardware wallet has been pledged to fund this ongoing education work. 

“We’re immensely proud of the work completed by the Trezor Academy programme to date which has provided a solid platform to build out the initiative throughout 2024," said Matěj Žák, Trezor CEO.

“Developing countries are a perfect example of how, by applying the unique properties of Bitcoin, individuals can achieve financial self sovereignty. That may sound like an ideal but in countries where financial systems are not as inclusive, Bitcoin improves access to things like payment schemes, microfinancing, and savings for everyone. The results can be dramatic.”

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