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(VC, grants by foundation, token sales, etc)", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "number", "answer": "4", "hidden": false, "question": "Total team size", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "number", "answer": "3", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 7, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "dZsLEqCHaDski4DTUaL+I4HvxpzptzW+v1Ed8T+fYDY=", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "8ac0955c4d84cdcf4607855f5b3a008e94fa3bdb43d498eddaca08a01ebbeac1bf6b98624d50d0e9b7a7d97fb296920c8e286ccb01ea7ee627934bf5a979543c89fee38ff75b03d6af6128857a45c9b187d1b9ef735b8d9fd418d94ec52cc9a989086b6cac12863c6702fe2e229f21488b3d7b2bc2a270d8e3573c88df5b05a9000000000000002045f0a18feed5523d9259653e9289229ba764cda25712bcce13888a47e270d6f48f1b223f01c7f727e148dc106af6f480"}}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "https://twitter.com/sandramp https://twitter.com/yayita092. https://twitter.com/pinchechuchismo", "hidden": true, "question": "Profiles or socials of other main team members publicly associated with the project: ", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? https://gitcoin.notion.site/GG18-Eligibility-cb4a5754c56043d4b3ed34eddbac261c?pvs=4", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We are committed to community engagement, education, onboarding and storytelling.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please explain how your project meets the round-specific eligibility criteria. ", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We have partnered with Petgas to bring a new plastic transformation innovation to Tulum that will help us create a circular economy for plastic waste toward our goal of the deplastification of the planet.", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months. ", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "New member\nFunds raised\nAmount of plastic retrieved, weighed \nAmount of tokens distributed as rewards\n", "hidden": true, "question": "How do you measure the impact of your project? Please provide examples and/or standard metrics. This might be used in future impact reports ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Yes, we have been focused on this goal for some time and we are very aligned as to what needs to happen. It has been a vision of 2 years that has now been materializing through ReFi, web3 and NFT sales, the NFT Boutique and Cafe, Web3 Womens education and networking weekly for over a year, Petgas technology, the whole web3 ecosystem that has been building in Tulum and the Quintana Roo area. It is all now coming together", "hidden": true, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We have been operating out of our own savings and running on fumes. We know we are so close to seeing success on many business fronts, so this funding will come at just the right time to ease the burden and help keep us focused on our mission of deplastifying the planet, saving jaguars, onboarding underrepresented communities, sharing the world what we are up to in order to inspire action at a massive global scale.", "hidden": true, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from Gitcoin for updates, information, and/or interviews? ", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["no"], "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for potential opportunities for them to invest in your project? ", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "North America", "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is based ", "questionId": 17}], "project": {"id": "10:0x8e1bD5Da87C14dd8e08F7ecc2aBf9D1d558ea174:1008", "title": "Tulum\u2019s Tomorrow, Accelerating the Regenaissance with ReFi Tulum", "logoImg": "bafkreihvo6ixpooogxnozcqygjlyxjaoiq6cctz7iqfonp45qft6f3r5c4", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreiagrtoniuaop63y5p35p2j5ysvpelpzbrnxd7qz26roijtbgobmm4", "protocol": "1"}, "website": "https://refitulum.io", "bannerImg": "bafkreicizxukv2cagilcffm6wlhbas4xgvps7ojaxtuxcpvtawfcorlqp4", "createdAt": 1692084075332, "userGithub": "Sandrapdl", "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..iRtDZA8Q6a7Or5_nqqesOPp7Q-hIdh-yulFrYbJGCzUBbIjvdEb3lES7Fi5808HTP_iDNCUVXQAxpzyqtZw0Dw", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2023-08-15T06:32:59.834Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2023-08-15T06:32:59.833Z", "expirationDate": "2023-11-13T06:32:59.833Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x3fB0D1e89693b8709de60d835452a4712d1c9B04", "hash": "v0.0.0:mtvkNR/DOF6D2rBzTQu9rjozAsMzLgbl6jI8UL932n8=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#ReFiTulum"}}}, "description": "### Tulum\u2019s Tomorrow: Accelerating the Regenaissance with ReFi Tulum\n\nReFi Tulum is an instrumental force driving positive change for Mexico and the world, embracing the two key pillars of **circular economies** and **regenerative tourism** to shape a sustainable, equitable future for generations to come. Our vision focuses on innovation, community engagement, women's empowerment, and impactful storytelling to ignite the \"Regenaissance.\"\n\n\n[![tulumbeach.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/0Qh8Xct0/tulumbeach.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/KkrSRrh1)\n## Why Circularity and Tourism?\n\nThe world is at a pivotal point, demanding a paradigm shift towards circular economies and regenerative practices. Tulum, with its pristine beaches, lush landscapes, and vibrant culture, has captured the hearts of travelers, digital nomads, and expats from around the globe. However, its popularity has come at a cost; the growth of the population and influx of millions of visitors have put a strain on its fragile ecosystems, infrastructure, and cultural heritage.\n\nTulum's allure is deeply rooted in its natural beauty and rich heritage. By adopting circular economies and regenerative tourism, we're not only preserving these unique attributes but enhancing them. Our innovative initiatives bring together tourists, local communities, and businesses in a collective effort to restore and protect Tulum's environment. This approach goes beyond sustainability; it ensures Tulum thrives for generations to come.\n\n### Circular Economies through Innovation: Technology and Incentivization\n\nWith our core partner, [Petgas](https://www.petgas.com.mx/), we're leading the charge in the de-plastification of the planet, leveraging existing technology solutions to address a lack of waste disposal options especially prevalent in Mexico, as well as impacting humanity around the world. Our mission is clear: to embrace circular economies and regenerative tourism as pivotal strategies that will shape a sustainable and equitable future for generations to come.\n\n**Plastic pollution is a global crisis**, and ReFi Tulum is committed to addressing it head-on. Here's how we're tackling this critical issue through **Web3 incentivization, Education, and Innovation**:\n\n- **Web3 Incentivization**: We're harnessing the power of blockchain tech and Web3 to incentivize and reward individuals for their active participation and \u201cmining\u201d of plastic waste from the environment.\n  - Through a measurement and rewards system powered by a mobile app, we want to change the way people, both tourists and locals, see plastic, from a waste into a resource. They will see their wallets gain tokens with each plastic drop-off and successful plastic weigh-in.\n  - We plan to use NFTs to fund investments in plants, machinery, measurement, and logistics to start the circular flow of waste to sellable products and passive income streams for holders. NFTs can be used in a multitude of ways from plastic traceability and measurement to rewards for actions such as POAPs, and many types of membership structures that provide access to machinery and other benefits.\n\n[![jaguarplasticbeach.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/g22K4D17/jaguarplasticbeach.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/D8RswqvQ)\n\n-**Education** ReFi Tulum is deeply committed to fostering education and awareness as cornerstones of our mission. We intend to cultivate a learning ecosystem that spans various dimensions of sustainability, regenerative practices, and plastic waste management. Through workshops, training sessions, and engaging experiences, we will empower local communities, tourists, and children with knowledge about responsible plastic use, circular economies, and the significance of the Blue Circular Economy. \n\n- **Innovation - Thermoformation for New Products:** Through thermoformation technology, ReFi Tulum plans to transform plastic into a variety of usable resellable products, from furniture and building materials to plastic collection bins. This process not only addresses plastic waste but also supports our self-sustainability, as the repurposed plastic contributes to our operations and initiatives.\n[![tf100.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/50XvD9Jd/tf100.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/XG0pCbXQ)\n\n- **Measurement**\nIn our commitment to tackle plastic pollution, we have implemented a beginner system of measurement and traceability. For instance, each plastic jaguar collector, when filled, holds 12 kg of plastic waste. At the National Beach jaguar zone, the placement of 3 of these collectors results in the collection of 36 kg every 5 days. This cumulative effort, amounting to 180 kg per month, effectively neutralizes significant amounts of plastic waste. This measurement and traceability approach ensures the tangible impact of our initiatives in combating plastic pollution.\n\n[![tracking.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/KjDSKFkG/tracking.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/kRGhZ0vz)\nThrough these innovative strategies and collaborations, we can lead the charge in deplastifying the planet. By leveraging technology and aligning incentive structures, we can turn the tide against plastic pollution, and showcase that success to inspire others around the world.\n\n## Regenerative Tourism Movement to Clean, Restore, and Transform\n\nThe **ReFi Tulum Regenerative Tourism** initiative aims to reimagine Tulum's tourism industry by shifting from a focus on sustainability to regenerative practices. By engaging tourists, businesses, and local communities, we aspire to create a thriving and resilient destination that preserves and enhances Tulum's natural and cultural heritage for generations to come. We believe Tulum and the surrounding area offer the right and necessary conditions to be a successful model to the world of how to regeneratively develop a tourism industry that not only mitigates its negative impacts but actively contributes to the restoration, preservation, and thriving of both the natural environment and local communities, setting a powerful example for global destinations seeking a more responsible and regenerative approach to tourism.\n\nTulum's Riviera, known for its exquisite natural splendor, ancestral heritage, and magnetic allure, serves as the canvas to illustrate tales of regeneration. These experiential narratives not only profoundly impact travelers but also leave enduring, regenerative imprints on the very places they explore. We want to shift tourism from exploitative to one of rejuvenation, all while targeting the critical global issue of plastic waste.\n[![milagros.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/6QDLWNTs/milagros.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/67fGcgdz)\n## Our Vision: Immersive Regenerative Experiences\n\nOur goal is to develop immersive and educational experiences that provide visitors with an opportunity to actively participate in regenerative activities such as beach cleanups, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable agriculture. This will also provide an opportunity to showcase local Mexican projects to the world for greater visibility, growth, and project acceleration. Using regenerative tourism to create a collective effort to regenerate and protect Tulum's ecosystem.\n\n### Experiences\n\nEngage in IRL (in real life) utility of web3 planet positive collections such as the House of Panther, Restore Coral, CocoCoin.club, Entre Monedas, Maya Spirits, Crypto Papaya, and many others in regenerative land cultivation and other ReFi companies that are using web3 to accelerate positive change. We will develop experiences as well as a 7 or 8-day road trip that visits the best examples of ReFi in the area.\n\n### Collaborative Restoration\n\nWork with local groups and government agencies to develop scalable mangrove planting and jungle restoration operations and attract global organizations for large scale planting activities.\n[![siankaanmangrove.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/25MFkL28/siankaanmangrove.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/XZKyxJRT)\n\n**SolarPunk Electric Scooter Private Beach Experience** is the first a la carte regenerative tourism experience that can be purchased with crypto and takes visitors on an unforgettable journey along Tulum's Mayan Jaguar Road, with a stop at the breathtaking archeological ruins while engaging in regenerative practices and ending at a private beach for self regeneration and ocean healing.\n[![sandrascootersolarpunk.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/Vkyx64L2/sandrascootersolarpunk.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/fJK2qcdv)\n\n## Community Engagement\n\n-**ReFi Web3 Women** gatherings take place once a month at the NFT Boutique. These gatherings cover and educate on topics such as What is ReFi, quadratic funding, and DAOs. The aim is to inform and empower women to join the ReFi movement and share their insights with their communities.\n[![2.png](https://i.postimg.cc/zGf93z2X/2.png)](https://postimg.cc/Vd37V8c3)\n[![web3women.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/4dBK4m6F/web3women.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/gXLcNcBv)\n- Development of art and functional works with children made from plastic, as well as artworks turned into NFTs.\n- Collaborate with indigenous leaders and businesses to develop web3 educational programs that resonate with the community.\n- Creation of workshops and training sessions for children\u2019s web3 education and parent onboarding in parallel to helping children.\n[![ashanti.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/6pH7r72V/ashanti.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/HrysHktj)\n\n## Use of Funds\nThe allocation of funds will play a pivotal role in advancing our mission. Specifically, a substantial portion of the funds raised will be directed towards the acquisition of the TF100 machine, a cutting-edge technology that holds the key to transforming plastic waste into valuable resources. This crucial step will mark the initiation of our blue circular economy, where repurposed plastic will be utilized in the creation of functional and sustainable products. By investing in the TF100 machine, we are laying the foundation for a self-sustaining ecosystem that not only combats plastic pollution but also generates revenue to fuel our regenerative initiatives.\n\nTo supplement these costs, we are embracing the innovative power of NFTs  Through strategic NFT offerings, we aim to not only raise additional funds but also engage our community in a unique and rewarding way. NFTs will serve as more than just digital assets; they will be a symbol of collective action, allowing supporters to have a tangible stake in our circular economy journey and allow holders to take part in sales from the new economy outputs. This fusion of cutting-edge technology and community engagement will drive the financial sustainability of our initiatives and amplify their impact. Your support will directly contribute to jumpstarting this transformative cycle of environmental restoration and economic empowerment, made possible through Gitcoin Grant quadratic funding.\n\nReFi Tulum stands as a potent catalyst for transformative change, not only in Mexico but across the globe. Rooted in the pillars of circular economies and regenerative tourism, our mission is a resounding call to action, forging a path towards a sustainable and equitable future for generations to come. A vision fueled by innovation, community empowerment, women's agency, and impactful storytelling ignites what we proudly term the \"Regenaissance.\"\n\n\n\n\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "refitulum"}, "recipient": "0x3fB0D1e89693b8709de60d835452a4712d1c9B04"}}