Eric Osuorah is the founder of AFOMA, an ecosystem comprised of three main projects built on blockchain infrastructure aiming to empower artisans and artists in Africa and around the world: Sellitic, a decentralized artisanal marketplace, Oruvan, an NFT marketplace for traditional arts, and Afomaland, a metaverse dedicated to artisans and artists.
This episode discusses the solutions each one of these projects aims to bring to the developing world and how they are enabled by blockchain technology and its attributes.
Eric also shares his experience with Azoneta, a charity in Africa he has launched and that was one of the inspirations behind the AFOMA ecosystem.
He then shares his views on blockchain and its potential in the developing world, his vision for the future of Africa, and some advice for entrepreneurs and aspiring ones!