African Real Estate With Empowa & the Cardano Blockchain and NFTs

Africa's population will grow from 1.3 billion to over 4 billion by 2100.

It already has a housing shortage.

Glen Jordan hopes to solve that with blockchain technology.

Glen is the CEO of Empowa, the first DeFi property platform on the Cardano blockchain.

Empowa combines emerging technology, sustainable building, and decentralized financial inclusion.

You can watch this interview on YouTube.

Glen Jordan and Francis Tapon discuss the following:

00:00 Intro
00:40 Structural issues
03:00 What is the scope of Empowa?
04:15 Mozambique example
06:00 Lease to buy vs. Mortgage
07:30 NOT for sale sign
11:40 Currency risk - EMP Token
14:00 How to pay rents
15:00 NFTs
21:00 Pensions for informal sector
23:00 Circular building
25:00 Housing shortage in Africa
27:45 Cinder block savings
30:30 Cardano
36:00 Impact investing
37:00 NFT Revenue Stream
39:20 Is Empowa too ambitious?
42:30 ISPO Oct 2021
44:00 Benefits of staking ADA
45:00 Future of Empowa

Cardano ISPO Stakepools

EMP1 (Smiles on Africa)

ID: d27af8f35c3d336500ff190011cd01edd1f84254002fad053

d326356

EMP2 (Proof of Africa)

ID: 4c419cdf15bae400b98aa9ec9a7d3de6dafc9eb258b31f

172c891dd5

 

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ISPO Stakepools:
EMP1 (Smiles on Africa)
ID: d27af8f35c3d336500ff190011cd01edd1f84254002fad053
d326356

EMP2 (Proof of Africa)
ID: 4c419cdf15bae400b98aa9ec9a7d3de6dafc9eb258b31f
172c891dd5