Hi, he found someone but he has been unreliable. Have you any ideas of how to find someone? We know the type/profile, so it should be possible to find some likely people. I thought of LinkedIn, but that’s global. Do you know of places where we could find someone who is doing independent videos in Ghana and is not purely money motivated?
Yes. And I actually think there is a better way to approach this than LinkedIn.
What you’re looking for is quite a particular type of person:
A Ghanaian independent filmmaker, videographer or documentary storyteller.
Someone who already makes short films, human-interest stories, community documentaries or social-impact content.
Someone with enough technical ability to produce good-quality video and sound, but who isn’t necessarily established commercially.
Someone interested in building a portfolio, telling meaningful stories and getting involved in something worthwhile.
Ideally, someone who is personally interested in development, community projects, land, agriculture or social impact.
I would look for emerging filmmakers and independent storytellers rather than professional videographers advertising their services.
The distinction matters. A commercial videographer sees this as a job. An emerging documentary filmmaker might see it as an interesting story worth getting involved in.
Here are the places I’d concentrate on.
1. The best places to find them
A. Accra Indie Filmfest — probably my first port of call
This is particularly interesting because it actively supports independent and emerging Ghanaian filmmakers.
It has:
Independent film screenings.
Emerging filmmaker programmes.
Talent Connect, which introduces promising new filmmakers.
Industry networking and mentoring.
Its 2025 Talent Connect shortlist included 12 emerging Ghanaian filmmakers. That’s potentially a very useful pool of people to approach.
I would contact the organisers and explain that you’re looking for a filmmaker interested in a human-interest documentary about a fully funded community land project in Ghana. Ask if they can circulate the opportunity among their filmmakers.
This is a particularly good source of emerging talent.
They train people in documentary filmmaking and other film disciplines. Their alumni include freelance photographers and people developing their filmmaking careers.
I’d contact the school directly and ask whether they have recent graduates interested in an independent documentary collaboration.
A recent graduate who needs a worthwhile project for their portfolio could be just the person.
D. NAFTI — film students and graduates
The National Film and Television Institute in Accra is another obvious place.NAFTI website
I’d look for:
Recent film and television graduates.
Documentary filmmaking students.
Young cinematographers.
People who have made short independent films.
Rather than approaching the institution as a client looking to hire someone, explain that you’re offering an opportunity to participate in a real-life documentary project.
This is a creative community that nurtures emerging Ghanaian talent. It has a focus on collaboration, creative development and social impact.
It may be able to circulate your opportunity through its community and WhatsApp network.
2. Other avenues worth exploring
I’d also try these:
Platform
What I’d look for
Instagram
Ghanaian documentary filmmakers and independent videographers
TikTok
Young Ghanaian creators making human-interest mini-documentaries
Facebook
Ghana filmmaking, videography and creative communities
YouTube
People independently producing short documentaries about Ghanaian communities
FilmFreeway
Ghanaian independent documentary directors and short-film makers
For Instagram and TikTok, search hashtags such as:
#GhanaFilmmaker
#GhanaDocumentary
#GhanaVideographer
#AfricanStorytellers
#GhanaCreatives
#SocialImpactFilm
I would spend time watching the actual work rather than judging people by follower numbers.
3. A few other interesting leads I found
There are some people and organisations worth investigating:
Caleb Aryee — listed as a Ghanaian director/cinematographer in the 2026 Solutions Storytelling Project Africa. See the programme.
Onyx Vision Studio — an independent Accra production company whose documentary work focuses on community changemakers and social justice. Website.
Ghana Films — a project showcasing grassroots social documentaries made by Ghanaian youth videographers. This is particularly interesting because it connects with the sort of emerging talent we’re looking for. Explore their films.
I wouldn’t necessarily approach all these as potential contractors. Some might be better placed to introduce us to the right individual.
4. How I’d approach the search
I think the biggest mistake would be advertising for a videographer.
Instead, I’d advertise for a creative collaboration on a documentary storytelling project.
The story itself is the attraction:
Land in Ghana has been 100% funded through DirectSponsor.
There are real people behind the project.
Maibeliris is taking responsibility on the ground.
Kelvin is involved in making things happen.
There is a genuine story about what can happen when people work together to make something positive happen.
There is also a longer-term story to follow as the project develops.
A filmmaker could get a lot out of documenting that journey.
I’d be quite open about the fact that this isn’t a conventional commercial production with a big budget. But I’d also make clear that reasonable expenses and an agreed contribution can be discussed.
5. One important thing: reliability
Given your experience with the first person, I’d introduce a simple screening process.
Before committing:
Ask for links to three examples of their work.
Have a video call with them.
Ask them to explain how they would approach the story.
Establish whether they can actually travel to the project location.
Agree on a small initial deliverable, timeline and payment/expenses arrangement.
I would much rather find someone enthusiastic and dependable with moderately good equipment than someone with a fantastic camera who doesn’t turn up.
6. My suggested next move
I’d actually start with three approaches in parallel:
Contact Accra Indie Filmfest.
Contact Digital Film School Africa.
Approach Yaw Afrim Gyebi and Henry KD, asking whether they might be interested or know somebody suitable.
That gives us access to both established storytellers and emerging talent.
One question that would help me narrow this down considerably:
Whereabouts in Ghana is the land/project located? Is it near Accra, Kumasi, or further north?
I’d like to take this a step further and identify perhaps 10–15 actual individuals, rather than just organisations and platforms. We can look at their portfolios, the subjects they cover, their apparent experience and whether they seem like the sort of independent creative who might be attracted to this particular story.
I think we can find someone. We just need to search in the right circles.
Project Idea: Successor to StackSats
Background
The website StackSats.how was an excellent curated resource for earning small amounts of Bitcoin through legitimate websites and services. Unlike many similar sites, it was not simply a collection of referral links. It focused on genuinely useful services such as games, educational platforms, cashback, browser rewards, and Lightning-enabled applications.
Since StackSats disappeared, there does not appear to be a comparable resource.
Project Goal
Create a modern successor to StackSats that focuses on quality rather than quantity.
Rather than listing every site that offers Bitcoin rewards, the aim is to recommend only services that have been personally tested or have a strong reputation within the Bitcoin community.
Possible Structure
Categories could include:
Bitcoin faucets
Educational sites
Games that pay Lightning rewards
Cashback services
Browsers and search engines
Shopping rewards
Writing and content creation
Mobile apps
Community reward platforms
Promotions and temporary campaigns
Principles
Only list legitimate sites.
Avoid scams, cloud mining schemes and “deposit first” offers.
Referral links should be optional and clearly identified.
Honest reviews instead of promotional descriptions.
Explain exactly how each site works.
Include realistic earning expectations (e.g. sats per day or per hour).
Include withdrawal limits and Lightning support.
Mark services that have stopped paying or become inactive rather than deleting them.
Extra Features
Each listing could include:
Overall rating
Time required
Difficulty
Typical earnings
Withdrawal method
Minimum withdrawal
Country restrictions
Last tested date
Community comments or reports
Relationship with FaucetList
This could either become a new section of FaucetList or, preferably, a separate website with FaucetList linking to it.
The distinction would be:
FaucetList = Bitcoin faucets only.
New site = Every legitimate way to stack sats.
This keeps both projects focused while allowing them to complement each other.
Long-term Vision
Become the most trusted directory of legitimate Bitcoin earning opportunities.
The emphasis should always be on helping users spend their time wisely, rather than maximising referral income. If a site is poor value, say so. If something pays well, explain why. The aim is to save people from wasting hours on low-quality offers and instead guide them towards the genuinely worthwhile ways of stacking sats.
Inspired by the now-defunct StackSats.how, but intended to improve on it through better curation, honest reviews, regular testing, and transparency.
Other stuff
One other thought occurred to me after we finished chatting. This could become a bit like ProtonDB or AlternativeTo, where the value isn’t just the list itself but the maintenance. Every entry could have a status such as Working, Reduced payouts, Withdrawals delayed, Closed, or Avoid. That way, instead of dead links gradually accumulating, the site becomes a living resource that people trust because it reflects what’s happening now. I think that ongoing curation is what ultimately made StackSats useful, and it’s also what would make a successor stand out.
Yes, the ongoing curation may be a problem for me, but perhaps there will be a way to have it as a regular weekly task for an agent to keep it updated? An AI with web access seeing the whole thing like you can, to generate the list like you have above, would actually have far greater insights than one person like me anyway.
I think that’s exactly where this kind of project is heading over the next few years.
The hard part isn’t building the website. It’s maintaining the information. But maintenance is precisely the sort of repetitive task AI is becoming good at.
✗ XYZ Faucet Domain no longer resolves. Recommend marking as "Inactive".
Human approval
You spend five minutes reading the report.
Click “Accept”.
The site updates automatically.
The really interesting part is that AI doesn’t have to decide everything. It just needs to do the tedious work.
Instead of you spending three hours every Sunday checking fifty sites, the AI spends three minutes checking them all and asks you to review maybe four or five changes.
Going further
Given your interest in agentic editors (we’ve talked before about building something along the lines of an autonomous editor for wiki-style content), this could actually be an ideal real-world application.
Rather than starting with a huge autonomous project, this is a much more bounded problem:
read webpages
compare with stored data
produce diffs
assign confidence
suggest edits
wait for approval
That’s considerably easier than asking an AI to write articles from scratch.
One feature I’d definitely add
I’d also store history, not just the current state.
Imagine looking at a site and seeing:
Date
Status
Jun 2026
✅ Working
Jul 2026
⚠ Withdrawals delayed
Aug 2026
✅ Working again
Nov 2026
❌ Closed
That tells users far more than a simple green or red icon. Some sites have temporary problems but recover; others enter a slow decline. A historical log would let people judge reliability over time.
An advantage you have
One thing that struck me is that this project fits your style unusually well. Looking back over the things we’ve discussed over the past year—FaucetList, Bitcoin4Ghana, Lightning.news, and your preference for building genuinely useful resources rather than chasing affiliate revenue—this idea aligns with that approach.
If it eventually became largely AI-maintained, your role would shift from “person who checks hundreds of websites” to “editor who decides what deserves to be recommended.” That’s a much more scalable role, and arguably the one where human judgment adds the most value. It also opens the door to using multiple specialized agents—one monitoring site availability, another checking community sentiment, another validating payout claims—with you acting as the final reviewer. That combination of automation and editorial oversight could produce a resource that’s both comprehensive and trustworthy.
great all saved to the project. thanks
You’re very welcome! I actually think this has the potential to become more valuable over time than it might seem today.
One thing I’ve noticed is that there are countless websites answering questions like “How do I earn free Bitcoin?” Most either recycle the same lists or are designed primarily to earn affiliate commissions. Very few answer the more useful question:
“If you have one hour this week, what’s the best use of your time to earn sats?”
That’s a different problem, and one that good curation can solve.
For example, instead of treating everything equally, a page might honestly say:
🟢 Excellent – Worth doing regularly.
🟡 Okay – Fine if you already enjoy the activity.
🟠 Marginal – Very low earnings; only for enthusiasts.
🔴 Avoid – No longer paying, excessive ads, or unrealistic claims.
That kind of editorial judgement is what people tend to remember and trust.
One last thought before you call it a night: because you’re already running FaucetList, you don’t have to launch a brand-new polished site. You could start with a simple “Stack Sats” section containing just 10 genuinely good recommendations. If people find it useful, then spin it out into its own domain later. That keeps the initial workload small while letting the concept prove itself.
Sleep well, and I think this is definitely one of the more promising ideas you’ve added to your projects folder. It feels like the sort of resource that could quietly become a go-to reference for Bitcoin newcomers.
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Social media notes.
We need a team to help promote ClickForCharity on social media. Unlike the big orgs, we don’t waste money on expensive advertising and “marketing” teams, because 100% of funds raised go directly to our recipients. So, we need to actually do the social media work ourselves. Orgs spend many thousands of dollars, in some cases millions, making it look as though they are popular in order to get people on board.
Here are some tips (they are specifically for Nostr but apply generally too):
When you join Nostr, you might think, “This is hopeless; the posts are all nonsense,” or something like that. If you do, great! That means that you can improve it right away by posting good content! The big thing about social media is that we’re free from the old concept of being passively “entertained”. We are equal owners of Nostr. We make the content ourselves.
Don’t be afraid to post stuff. There’s no boss there, and everyone is your equal, so they may approve or disapprove; it’s ultimately up to them, and they can block your posts if they don’t like them, so there’s no need to worry about complainers and naysayers.
It’s “social” media, not a certain user’s media, so if someone tells you that this is not the right place for cat memes, you can safely ignore them, and if they become a nuisance, you can block them.
General Ideas
Behave like normal; don’t just go to our posts and only interact with them.
Make sure to find some others to upvote and follow, not just our own little team! We can benefit the platform as well as ourselves.
The purpose is to get followers so that they will see your posts and things you repost.
Most sites have “trending” or “popular” sections where they promote the most “popular” posts. It’s a terrible idea, really, but it’s there so it can either help us or hinder us in getting seen. We can’t avoid it. Upvotes and followers help with that, so that’s our aim.
Specific Items
Look for posts you like and give them an upvote.
If you see something that makes you think of a reply that will make the poster feel good about having posted it, then make the comment. This also helps the platform to grow, so it’s doubly good.
Think of a subject or topic that you are interested in and have knowledge about, something about which you can find interesting or funny things to post. If you like cooking, for example, you could find good recipes or have some of your own and add a sentence or two about what is special about them.
Sometimes, but not all the time, you can then intersperse your posts with a link to an article on the site or mention some tasks you did there and why it is useful to do so.
We can practise sending and receiving sats on Nostr, which will help to show people that others appreciate our posts too.
“What is my purpose in life?” I asked the void. “What if I told you that you fulfilled it when you took an extra hour to talk to that kid about his life?” said the voice. “Or when you paid for that young couple in that restaurant? Or when you saved that dog in traffic? Or when you tied your father’s shoes for him?
“Your problem is that you equate purpose with goal-based achievement. The universe isn’t interested in your achievements… just your heart. When you choose to act out of kindness, compassion, and love, you are already aligned with your true purpose. No need to look any further.”
