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(VC, grants by foundation, token sales, etc)", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "number", "answer": "3", "hidden": false, "question": "Total team size", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "number", "answer": "13", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "address", "answer": "0x84178186a503ef41d30Da4cDB2bC27AEFA65eD0F", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Jon Ruth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonruth/\nColeen Chase: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coleenchase/\nAnna Stone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annalstone/", "hidden": true, "question": "Profiles or socials for other main team members publicly associated with the project. These may be used to determine eligibility of the project.: ", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed that your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? https://gitcoin.notion.site/GG19-Eligibility-50843c8b3ab44ad297731a00efa6e389?pvs=4", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our project is over 3 months old. The Solar Foundation's mission is to increase access to off-grid solar energy in underserved areas of emerging markets. Through solar power and blockchain, we provide affordable, clean electricity, reducing carbon emissions and enhancing climate resilience. We believe decentralized clean energy is a public good, benefiting communities with empowerment, self-sufficiency, and climate resilience. We have several successful projects in Uganda, Nigeria, and Puerto Rico that demonstrate our impact. We are focused on contribute to achieving universal clean energy access by 2030 (SDG #7).\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Please detail how your project meets the Climate Solutions Round eligibility criteria. https://climate-coordination-network.notion.site/Climate-Solutions-Round-Eligibility-bf14ea78d9d24a2f8952cb5270f11b00?pvs=4", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "The Solar Foundation has focused on the following key areas since the completion of GG18:\n- Funded an off-grid solar solution and computers for a new project with Helpers Social Development Foundation to support their new Community Center and the development of a computer lab in the Ugwuaji community in Enugu, Nigeria. Helpers Foundation is expanding their mission to another community and this center will serve as a hub where people can charge their phones and electrical devices and learn coding, software development, website development, digital marketing, basic computer training, etc.\n- Funded solar lights for increased security at Care for the Needy orphanage in Uganda. Care for the Needy Charity seeks to provide education, Love, Hope and Care for the Orphaned and Abandoned children of Uganda.\n- Continued to work out details of our partnership with OMAWA in Tanzania to complete a solar microgrid and retroactive funding pilot to power the Iring\u2019ong\u2019weni Primary School in Mataleto. We have faced some challenges with completing this project, including sending cryptocurrency and ensuring the microgrid can fully address the stated needs. \n- Launched a new website for The Solar Foundation.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've received funding in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months. You can also include the challenges you've faced. ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": false, "question": "Have you minted a Hypercert for your project? ", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "link", "answer": "https://hypercerts.org/app/view#claimId=0x822f17a9a5eecfd66dbaff7946a8071c265d1d07-18291198069101205226546775273279836670394368", "hidden": false, "question": "If Yes, please provide a link to your Hypercert (https://hypercerts.org/app/gallery-all) ", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Solar installed, GHG reductions, # of people empowered", "hidden": false, "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": 15}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "GoodDollar has also participated in past rounds independent of the Solar Foundation. We are excited to partner on this exciting initiative.", "hidden": false, "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": 16}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from the Climate Coordination Network (CCN) for updates, information, and/or interviews? ", "questionId": 17}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for investment opportunities? ", "questionId": 18}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Renewable Energy", "hidden": false, "question": "Which of these categories best represents your project? Choose from: ", "questionId": 19}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["North America", "Africa"], "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is based: Choose from: ", "questionId": 20}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Africa"], "hidden": false, "question": "Primary Location/Region where the project is making an impact: Choose from: ", "questionId": 21}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "No", "hidden": false, "question": "Would you like to be included in an additional 150k sub-round funded by Shell? All grantees must agree to a KYC process to be eligible to receive these funds. ", "questionId": 22}], "project": {"id": "10:0x8e1bD5Da87C14dd8e08F7ecc2aBf9D1d558ea174:1023", "title": "The Solar Foundation & GoodDollar: Solar + UBI to Empower Women in Uganda", "logoImg": "bafkreifn5qtcv2qj4epn3aqy3errusoabm36zgsnds5yw3dmseud5gqrzm", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreigifcmin2ya42i25bdgrozbt2hjv5hsvbzb3aioh64zvgjtuknjcq", "protocol": "1"}, "website": "https://solarfoundation.xyz", "bannerImg": "bafkreih2odcpcozroikmd5yr6u3hzxlgmmqltzhac7g7cwd6qkjkjiseee", "createdAt": 1692099904817, "credentials": {}, "description": "# TL;DR\nBridging the digital divide via solar energy for women in rural Uganda\n50 women, 50 mobile phones, 50 off-grid solar devices, 50 social solar entrepreneurs... powered by blockchain public goods; brought to you by the Solar Foundation & GoodDollar.\n\n# Summary\nThe Solar Foundation\u2019s mission is to fund and accelerate off-grid solar solutions for underserved communities in emerging economies. We believe decentralized solar energy is a public good and we\u2019ve witnessed how small solar solutions in rural, low-income communities unlock profound, real-life, tangible benefits. We are utilizing new technologies such as the blockchain to develop innovative, sustainable funding models to enable more people to access clean energy with an ownership stake in the solar deployed.\n\nFor GG19, our grant will focus on raising funds for an innovative Solar + UBI pilot project in collaboration with [GoodDollar](https://www.gooddollar.org/), and with [Ayowecca Uganda](https://ayoweccauganda.org/) as our local partner. The project aims to utilize G$, a blockchain-enabled Universal Basic Income (UBI), to deliver digital connectivity and clean energy to 50 women who currently lack phones and direct access to electricity. This multi-faceted approach has the potential to develop an open-source, scalable model to address energy poverty, close the digital divide, empower women and increase climate resilience.\n\nAre you looking for a way to take meaningful, sustainable climate action that impacts real lives? Please support our #GG19 grant and join our efforts to accelerate solar in underserved communities.\n\n![womenayowecca](https://assets-global.website-files.com/64faf088f0101dc9ac9fbc6c/6552625fcdf42107e6574b8e_PeE2OXm4FPaaQR_8nvemp7efFx6cEJAeDarW6ylyU0BsGcHOB3nBBuKXZMyk51xI45wy565jnwHCJrQKwf12Ho5u4hsNKbZwvmhvtsHn3dfZvwT8ClzxZOCMzY1q0s3J_IzqIZ-KDVdEfIiCs3A-lPw.jpeg) *Photo courtesy of Ayowecca Uganda*\n\n# Overview: Solar+UBI Pilot Project with GoodDollar \nThe Solar Foundation has completed off-grid solar projects in Uganda, Nigeria and Puerto Rico (please see the [The Solar Foundation website](https://www.solarfoundation.xyz/) for details and pictures). We are now working on a Solar + UBI pilot project with GoodDollar, a blockchain-based UBI protocol, that aims to empower 50 women in Uganda\u2019s Tororo District to receive digital funds to purchase mobile minutes and contribute towards the ownership of a small, expandable solar energy system. The selected women currently borrow phones and rely on small, locally made, unhealthy kerosene lamps for lighting as shown below in the photo of children studying during the evening. \n\n![kerosenelampstudy](https://assets-global.website-files.com/64faf088f0101dc9ac9fbc6c/6552625fb76f506f0cc025e0_HcgRdL0PaWAVy8ypnF6trbGyxctAKKGtygvRAJAKr73p2-p8EGQ9VO39gl9EreKjzbq5v0YBGIAkuMJiCOrZdzdEAsX64C3VEyHLzZnyExmC12-rzEKvDS_caZyIfSTC3908VdWhz707E9cMdJV6qII.jpeg) *Photo courtesy of Ayowecca Uganda*\n\nEquitable access to renewable energy, technology and financial products is critical for ensuring economic empowerment, community resilience and climate adaptation. We believe that this blockchain-enabled solution will create an open-source, replicable model for remote communities in emerging economies.\nThis proof-of-concept implementation is a collaboration among three partners: \n\n- **The Solar Foundation:** Our mission is to leverage blockchain-enabled tools to fund and accelerate solar adoption in underserved communities. We believe in a just transition to clean energy and have witnessed the exponential benefits of small solar solutions.\n\n- **GoodDollar:** Widely recognized by the World Economic Forum and the Crypto Council for Innovation, GoodDollar makes digital payments and assets accessible to underserved regions, with over 650,000 users worldwide.\n\n- **Ayowecca Uganda:** Our partner NGO in Tororo, Uganda, is an agroforestry and regenerative community led organization with a focus on empowering women and girls. We have an established working relationship with Ayowecca\u2019s director, Jonathan Olwenyi, who will act as an on-the-ground community facilitator.\n\nFor this pilot, each woman will receive a small, off-grid solar energy system (50W panel and 142Wh battery); a mobile smartphone and a digital UBI to pay for the solar system and mobile data. We are excited to see the positive ripple effects of creating a local micro-economy; we believe there will be many potential benefits to empowering women and closing the gender digital divide, as shown in the graphic below: \n\n![benefitsgraphic](https://assets-global.website-files.com/64faf088f0101dc9ac9fbc6c/6552625f1d9e71043462ec88_l4egS4Um6pUWFF7zisJ0eNdCzFkDGPFoyyUjSyJKNu7GkJy_9aMdQfcgDTGcjJs5ZknFLy0MzqBRFHCjABNaVMF-CeDshrY1caV-4D_DFvIKMA6vmuOSe4aI2k55ccRwayz89vgGTjlH2nbnmIHNxco.png)\n\nFor more detailed information and project plans, please see [The Solar Foundation website](https://www.solarfoundation.xyz/)\n\nTo learn more about GoodDollar, visit the [GoodDollar website](https://www.gooddollar.org/)\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "Solar_FND"}, "recipient": "0x99573d9494cA4bffe5984FfdDB3aD3F92E091920"}}