metadata: {"signature": "0xff2c386ed4e8afb733c34097d59afbb2399df49b5e35e33d887ba106505d306b7e230146655d04c71df2e5f4728df7e177a8dd20149a9918e918f32a8dfeb6c91b", "application": {"round": "0x1b0caf40f491dce9c51e7e33d6e86112bb0bb91b", "answers": [{"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Research on grant program design and effectiveness", "Contributions to Web3 grants on-chain registry", "Experiments with innovative funding mechanisms"], "hidden": false, "question": "How does your project contribute to the advancement of the Web3 grants ecosystem?", "questionId": 0}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our organization, deeply rooted in community engagement and sustainable agriculture, stands at the forefront of addressing the multifaceted crisis gripping rural communities. With a mission to empower rural women through education on sustainable agriculture techniques and digital financial literacy, we aim to combat poverty, environmental degradation, and food insecurity head-on.\nBy bridging the gap in crypto literacy, providing training in sustainable farming practices, and establishing women saving groups, our project offers a beacon of hope for those marginalized in the digital age. Through proactive planning and empowerment initiatives, we not only seek to uplift individuals but also lay the groundwork for resilient and equitable rural communities. With a budget of over two years, we aspire to transform the lives of over 5000 farmers and 100 women saving groups, fostering a future where sustainable agriculture thrives alongside economic empowerment\n", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe your previous work or plans related to the Web3 grants ecosystem.", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Introducing crypto/Web3 technology to our project adds significant value by revolutionizing the way we incentivize and empower farmers and women saving groups. By rewarding farmers who save $20 on their crypto wallets and those practicing regenerative agriculture with organic manure, we create a direct financial incentive for sustainable practices. This not only encourages environmentally friendly farming techniques but also promotes financial inclusion and literacy among rural communities.\nBlockchain technology is essential for ensuring transparency, security, and immutability in these reward systems. Through blockchain, we can track and verify transactions securely, guaranteeing that rewards are distributed fairly and efficiently. The decentralized nature of blockchain also eliminates the need for intermediaries, reducing costs and increasing trust among participants.\nA traditional or Web2 solution would fall short in providing the same level of transparency, security, and efficiency that blockchain offers. Without blockchain technology, tracking rewards and ensuring their proper distribution could be prone to errors, delays, or even manipulation. Additionally, the decentralized nature of Web3 allows for greater autonomy and control over financial transactions compared to traditional centralized systems.\nBy leveraging crypto/Web3 technology and blockchain in our project, we not only enhance the effectiveness of our reward mechanisms but also pave the way for a more inclusive and secure financial ecosystem for rural communities. This innovative approach goes beyond conventional methods by combining sustainability incentives with digital financial empowerment, ultimately creating a more resilient foundation for agricultural development and economic growth in rural areas.\n", "hidden": true, "question": "How does your project create value for the Web3 grants ecosystem?", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our primary goal is to empower over 5000 farmers, including the establishment of 100 women saving groups, within a 24-month period. This will be achieved through comprehensive training programs focused on sustainable agriculture practices and financial literacy, specifically in the realm of digital savings tools and cryptocurrency. By equipping these farmers and women groups with the necessary skills and knowledge, we aim to enhance food security, promote environmental sustainability, and foster economic empowerment within rural communities.\nObjectives:\n  Train at least 5000 farmers in sustainable agriculture techniques such as crop rotation, organic farming, and water-efficient irrigation methods to improve soil health and increase crop resilience.\nEstablish 100 women saving groups that are educated in financial literacy with a focus on digital savings tools and cryptocurrency, enabling them to secure their economic future. Develop and distribute educational materials tailored to the local context that emphasize the importance of biodiversity conservation and sustainable land management practices. Create model farms that showcase sustainable agricultural practices in action, serving as learning sites for other farmers in the community.\nConduct pre-and post-season planning workshops for farmers to enhance their agricultural practices, increase crop yields, and improve overall farm sustainability\nAs part of our commitment to ensuring the success of the pilot project, our organization will provide a range of resources and support to facilitate the implementation and monitoring of the initiatives. Drawing on our expertise in community engagement, sustainable agriculture, and educational outreach, we will contribute the following resources:\n1.\tTechnical Expertise: Our team includes agricultural specialists, educators, and project managers who will oversee the planning and execution of training programs, workshops, and educational materials. Their technical expertise will ensure that all activities are aligned with best practices in sustainable agriculture and financial literacy.\n2.\tEducational Materials: We will develop tailored educational materials that emphasize sustainable agriculture techniques, biodiversity conservation, financial literacy, and the use of digital savings tools and cryptocurrency. These materials will be designed to be accessible, culturally relevant, and engaging for rural farmers and women saving groups.\n3.\tTraining Programs: Our organization will conduct comprehensive training programs for over 5000 farmers on sustainable agriculture practices such as crop rotation, organic farming, water-efficient irrigation methods, and financial literacy. These programs will empower participants with the knowledge and skills needed to improve their agricultural practices and financial management.\n4.\tModel Farms: We will establish model farms that showcase sustainable agricultural practices in action. These farms will serve as practical learning sites where farmers can observe successful techniques firsthand and receive hands-on training from our experts.\n5.\tWorkshops: Pre-and post-season planning workshops will be organized for farmers to enhance their agricultural practices, increase crop yields, and improveoverall farm sustainability. These workshops will provide farmers with practical guidance on effective planning strategies, pest control, soil management, and water conservation techniques. By participating in these workshops, farmers will be equipped with the tools to make informed decisions throughout the farming cycle.\n6.\tMonitoring and Evaluation: Our organization will implement a robust monitoring and evaluation framework to track the progress and impact of the pilot project. This includes collecting data on key performance indicators, conducting surveys, and engaging with participants to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the interventions.\n7.\tPartnership Coordination: We will actively engage with our network of partners, including Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), local leaders, and government officials, to ensure seamless coordination and collaboration in project implementation. By leveraging these partnerships, we aim to maximize the reach and impact of our initiatives within rural communities.\n8.\tFinancial Support: As part of our commitment to the project's success, we will allocate a portion of the budget towards covering operational costs, training expenses, materials development, and other essential components of the pilot project. This financial support will enable us to deliver high-quality programs that benefit farmers and women saving groups in tangible ways.\nBy providing these resources and support mechanisms, our organization is dedicated to ensuring that the pilot project is successful in achieving its goals of empowering rural farmers with sustainable agriculture techniques and digital financial literacy. Through a holistic approach that combines technical expertise, educational materials, training programs, model farms,workshops, monitoring and evaluation, partnership coordination, and financial support, we are confident in our ability to make a meaningful impact on the lives of farmers and women saving groups in rural communities. Our commitment to excellence and sustainability drives us to provide the necessary resources for the pilot project's success, ultimately contributing to a more resilient and empowered agricultural sector for all stakeholders involved.\n", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe your team's expertise in your chosen focus area within Web3 grants. Include relevant experience, publications, or past projects.", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our organization, dedicated to community engagement and education, has a strong background in hosting workshops for local farmers. Our mission is to promote sustainable agriculture techniques that enhance food security while minimizing environmental impact. With our expertise in developing educational materials tailored to the local context, we emphasize the importance of biodiversity conservation and sustainable land management practices.\nFurthermore, our ability to achieve the project's goals lies in our experience in implementing sustainable agricultural practices. We have successfully introduced agroecological techniques such as crop rotation, organic farming, and water-efficient irrigation methods to improve soil health and increase crop resilience. Additionally, we have established model farms that showcase these sustainable practices in action, serving as valuable learning sites for other farmers in the community\n", "hidden": true, "question": "How do you plan to share insights, methodologies, or tools developed through your project with the Cartographer Syndicate and the broader Web3 grants community?", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "List any contract addresses with the associated network(s), EOAs, or deployer addresses your project has deployed.", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you received any previous grants or support for your work in Web3 grants? If so, please provide details and estimated funding amounts.", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "dropdown", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Please confirm that you have read and agree to comply with the ethical standards outlined in the eligibility criteria, including Gitcoin's Quid Pro Quo policy (https://support.gitcoin.co/gitcoin-knowledge-base/gitcoin-grants/general-questions/what-is-our-quid-pro-quo-policy)", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "Do you have any potential conflicts of interest to disclose? If yes, please provide details.", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "Is there anything else you'd like to share about your project or team that wasn't covered in the previous questions?", "questionId": 9}], "project": {"id": "0x4dcebba7be9ee6c0faa15fae4a00e33934bde5cae2515769bd2e0a90b08dc2d9", "title": "Ayowecca Uganda: Training rural farmers & indigenous communities on regenerative agriculture, providing women & girls with new skills for economic empowerment, and planting fruit trees in schools, health centers & churches.", "logoImg": "bafkreic4b4xpviizdwdevp2zengwmd3daukgpigytq6a7rutzq76fuipba", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreicgaphudmcz2keosd3xbpz4frd3dcsb3dm33rttghdtgpvagu22eq", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://ayoweccauganda.org", "bannerImg": "bafkreiboffhfnng3f3q7emcgxtmex2ukaiaq7lschwjrhuppfvprqwgy7i", "createdAt": 1712433845493, "userGithub": "JJonathanOlwenyi", "credentials": {"github": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..QcN0FA9z3sEAslEO5Quke40VoWxAkgvcnBuRXyrbgX84szyfS0JzvqbXvUILI_V60Ng8ugNCUVE_-4dHVQC0DA", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-04-21T11:56:09.049Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-04-21T11:56:09.048Z", "expirationDate": "2024-07-20T11:56:09.048Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x0d0c0941e2578da2b9E2Ad03619615f7EeBc48f7", "hash": "v0.0.0:YmUodKYn0zMkLOe7qPhNWlRWFN1lhQbxHehdFx6ASFA=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextGithubOrg#AYOWECCA-UGANDA#95035913"}}, "twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..3IvfeANc75m7TjnqhZQkRzjeLuBACpPdu3LpMorPJWLmD4oxq6BNi5KvfPX0vaVkFnBn9dAgqwEBcCxcN62DBA", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-04-06T17:02:18.798Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-04-06T17:02:18.798Z", "expirationDate": "2024-07-05T17:02:18.798Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x0d0c0941e2578da2b9E2Ad03619615f7EeBc48f7", "hash": "v0.0.0:QN0u1dXDT5zeVfDi/vfcUwe8TTkH/cF0nSeDFiqpLS4=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#ayowecca_uganda"}}}, "description": "**AYOWECCA UGANDA** is a community led NGO in Tororo, East Uganda. At **AYOWECCA UGANDA,** we train rural farmers on regenerative agricultural methods/smart agriculture that are environmentally sustainable, map agricultural practices in carbon credits, promote agroforestry and permaculture where farmers can plant fruit trees besides growing food or cash crops and learn how to make organic manure and pesticides.\nWe also have a charity which works in our local communities to mobilize climate change awareness and education, crypto education, tree planting and wetlands and peatland restoration campaigns, workshops, storytelling, giving seeds to farmers, etc.\nFor GG21, we request that with your support, we can create a thriving community training/skilling center and demonstration farm to help our community adapt to the escalating impacts of climate change. We seek to build climate resilience for rural, low-income communities with a focus on women, families and youth. Your support will also help us plant more fruit trees in schools, health centers and churches. Our training space is small and we would like to get a bigger place in order to help more people, and also to be able to pay additional facilitators. Our vision is that by next year, many of our Climate Round supporters can visit our farm and recommend interns for our organization. \nAt **Ayowecca Uganda,** we believe the time to act is now to safeguard not only the natural heritage of Tororo, Eastern Uganda, but also the health, prosperity, and resilience of its communities in the frontlines affected by the climate crisis. We invite you to join us in making a difference to the lives of those who really need it.\n![AyoweccaChildrenPinkSkirts](https://ayoweccauganda.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot_20240618-095236.jpg)\n\n\n## About\nIn the heart of Tororo, Eastern Uganda, a crisis of environmental degradation threatens the region's biodiversity and agricultural productivity. Rampant deforestation and wetland destruction have led to irreversible damage, impacting the livelihoods of local\ncommunities. Our proposed solution aims to restore the natural landscapes through community awareness campaigns and large-scale tree planting efforts. By addressing the lack of awareness and engaging communities in restoration efforts, we can\ncreate a sustainable shift towards conservation practices.\n\nOur project's goals include planting 1 million native trees, rehabilitating 100 hectares of wetlands, and increasing environmental conservation awareness among 80% of the local population. We are committed to reversing the tide of environmental degradation in  Tororo  and fostering a culture of conservation for generations to come. \n\n**AYOWECCA UGANDA\u2019s** wide range of programs provide support in some of the poorest and most underprivileged communities in Uganda, East Africa. We work with wetlands, peatlands and ecosystem restoration to help address climate change; we also plant fruit trees in schools, health centers and communities to fight food insecurity, increase plantations and provide forest cover.\nBesides agroforestry/permaculture, plastic wastes and management and energy conservation, **AYOWECCA UGANDA** also trains young adolescent girls on how to make reusable sanitary towels and provides scholastic materials to the most vulnerable to attend and access education and creates awareness among communities to actively empower women and children.\nSince AYOWECCA UGANDA is community founded, our activities are community based to benefit the local people facing both social and environmental challenges.\n![ayoweccanursery](https://ayoweccauganda.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ayowecca-Nursery-GG20.jpg)\n\n\n## Update\n1213 rural farmers and community members trained on regenerative/smart agricultural methods, onboarded into web3, sensitized and educated on the impacts of climate climate change\n34,000+ fruit trees have been planted in 105 schools and 73 health centers\n8 wetlands have been restored\n683 women and girls are undertaking the skills training on both tailoring and hairdressing\n3,000+ children receive scholastic materials every year\n1067 girls and women have been trained on making reusable sanitary towels\nWe also bought tailoring, catering and salon services to train rural girls and women who have dropped out of school and to empower them with hands-on skills to be economically empowered.\n![womenontailoringmachine](https://ayoweccauganda.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JPEG_20240703_133651_8197707277131995110.jpg)\n## Project Objectives\n**Objective 1**\nSensitize stakeholders on the importance of Agroforestry/permaculture/regenerative agriculture.\nForm groups among communities and train them in agroforestry practices.\nEnhance the capacity of 1,000 households in 50 groups to raise and plant seedlings on their individual/community farms.\nEstablish nursery beds for raising seedlings to supply schools, health centers and across Tororo District.\nTrain rural farmers on regenerative agricultural practices including making organic manure and pesticides.\n**Objective 2**\nProcure training materials for agroforestry/permaculture demonstrations.\nEstablish agroforestry seedlings/permaculture sites per Sub County.\n**Objective 3**\nDistribute seedlings to their individual members/community members.\nSupervise and monitor planting by their members.\nIntercrop established plots with Agricultural crops.\n**Objective 4**\nDistribute seedlings to schools, health centers, churches and to the communities.\nSupervise and monitor planting of trees in schools, health centers and churches.\nWe welcome anyone or any organizations willing to work with us to make this world a better place for everyone as partners and collaborators.\n\n\n![ayoweccaskills](https://ayoweccauganda.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ayowecca-Skills-GG20.jpg)\n## Partnerships\n\nWe are so grateful for our continued collaboration and partnership with [The Solar Foundation](https://solarfoundation.xyz) in the past years, financing our office with solar power, security fencing and solar lights at our greenhouse/nursery bed and powering 206 families with solar lanterns (women and vulnerable families).\n\nWe are also collaborating with [Silvi Protocol](https://www.silvi.earth/) to track the growth of fruit trees we have planted from potting at the nursery bed, to planting through maturity when they bear fruits through dMRV data.\n\n![AyoweccaSilvi](https://ayoweccauganda.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ayowecca-Silvi-GG20.jpg)\n\n## Conclusion\n\nThe environmental crisis in Eastern Uganda presents a pressing need for action to reverse the tide of degradation and safeguard the region's natural heritage. Our proposed solution, centered on community awareness campaigns and large-\nscale tree planting efforts, addresses the root causes of environmental degradation while fostering a culture of conservation.\n\nThe significance of this project extends beyond local impact, as it contributes to global concerns such as  climate change and biodiversity loss. Absolute poverty and water scarcity, education and technology literacy\n\nThe impact of our project will be transformative, leading to improved biodiversity, enhanced community resilience against climate change impacts, and a shift towards sustainable land use practices. By implementing a comprehensive framework for\nevaluation and planning for future funding through eco-tourism initiatives and international partnerships, we are dedicated to ensuring the long-term sustainability of our conservation efforts in Tororo Eastern Uganda and economic empowerment for women and rural farmers.\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "AYOWECCA-UGANDA", "projectTwitter": "ayowecca_uganda"}, "recipient": "0x0d0c0941e2578da2b9E2Ad03619615f7EeBc48f7"}}