In the past three months, My First Bitcoin has shifted from a local education initiative to a global network of educators. The organization now operates across 83 communities in 46 countries, transitioning from directly teaching students to supporting independent educators worldwide.
Measuring impact differently
The network’s growth reflects a fundamental shift in measurement. Rather than counting direct student enrollments, success is now measured by educator capacity and community independence.
The focus shifts to how many educators we can support — and how effective they are in their own communities.
This approach makes impact assessment more complex, but arguably more meaningful.
A scalable model: the Kenya example
Kenya’s Core community exemplifies the organization’s scalability model. Felix and his team demonstrated how initial instruction can spawn multiple generations of educators who establish their own programs. This cascading effect — where students become Bitcoiners, Bitcoiners become educators, educators build communities — demonstrates organic network expansion without proportional increases to the central team.
Infrastructure for global reach
Recent infrastructure developments enable unprecedented reach. The team created systems allowing content translation and adaptation across 40+ languages without manual redesign. This technological backbone supports distributed growth while maintaining educational quality across diverse cultural contexts.
Originally published at myfirstbitcoin.org
