Alakanani Itireleng is an intrepid bitcoin evangelist and educator in Botswana, Africa. Alakanani is a bachelor with an arts degree in humanities and a postgraduate diploma in education. Currently, she is running for her masters degree in business administration.

With 10 years of experience in the Education field, Alakanani turned to be the first bitcoin evangelist in Botswana, starting in October 2013 with a successful first bitcoin meetup. She discovered it while researching online for opportunities to generate new income for her and her family.

Alakanani is a determined entrepreneur, positive about the new possibilities that bitcoin as a currency and technology can bring to the life of many more botswanans in the near future.

Check Alakanani’s story on Vice, join her Facebook Group and follow her updates on Twitter.