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Passionate about sustainable energy and food production, and researching the intersection of climate, agriculture, and Web3 in Africa. Founder- \u00dab\u00ec Africa, Contributor- ReFi DAO, member- Climate Vine, Alumni- Climate Leadership Fellowship (Cohort 4), and fellow European Carbon Offset Tokenization Association (ECOTA). He holds a certificate in regenerative finance (ReFi Talents)  from the Frankfurt School Blockchain Centre in partnership with Climate Collective and ECOTA, \na bachelor's degree in Information Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO),  and a master\u2019s in International Management from Nottingham University Business School. https://twitter.com/ezeugosimon \n\nAdaeze Okafor (Event /Content Manager):  A Web3 and Regen enthusiast, passionate about sustainability and agriculture in Africa. Founder of Afri Learn, contributor- ReFi DAO,  Alumni - SheFi,  Ex-contributor- ReFi By South, Ex-ambassador- Valora Wallet. She holds a certificate in regenerative finance (ReFi Talents) from the Frankfurt School Blockchain Centre In partnership with Climate Collective and ECOTA, and a degree in Soil Science from the prestigious Michael Opara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeriahttps://twitter.com/Aida_Regen \n\nBenson Ubah (Project Advisor) A renewable /IoT expert with 5 years of experience in Africa's commercial and industrial (C&I) solar PV projects. Founder of Solatrify Nigeria, Ex BD- Odyssey,  Ex-BD West Africa- Circadian. He holds a bachelor's degree in Information Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology (FUTO), and a master\u2019s degree in Information Technology from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). https://twitter.com/ubahbenson ", "hidden": true, "question": "Profiles or socials of other main team members publicly associated with project", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "15", "hidden": true, "question": "How old is the project? (Months)", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "ReFi Lagos (a **ReFi DAO** Local Node) is a grassroot initiative combating deforestation and climate change in Nigeria. By promoting awareness through community-based research and organizing tree-planting events, we aim to restore ecosystems and support biodiversity. \n\n**The problem** \nDeforestation in Nigeria, driven by logging and agriculture, has led to the loss of 96% of its primary forests. This has exacerbated climate change impacts, including biodiversity loss and severe coastal erosion in coastal communities. Addressing this issue is crucial for environmental sustainability and community well-being and we are passionate about solving this problem \n\n**Our Solution**\nWe are collaborating with Silvi Protocol and local volunteers (stewards) to organize on-chain tree-planting events. Our activities include: \n*On-chain tree-planting events in schools and coastal communities \n*Climate research and content at the Intersection of Climate and web3 in Africa \n\n**Key Milestones** \n*Q1 2023 - Launch and Community Growth: The ReFi Lagos node was established in 2023, quickly attracting a dedicated community of impact agents.\n*Q2-Q4 2023- Climate / Web3 Education: Team ReFi Lagos actively engaged in research at Climate Leadership Fellowship (CLF), Tsinghua University IEDE program in China, and ReFi Talents program by Frankfurt School Blockchain Center in partnership with ECOTA and Climate Collective. \n*Q1-Q2 2024-Climate Events: Hosted and co-hosted over 4 events to gather climate leaders/ impact agents and map the current state of regenerative finance (ReFi) in Nigeria. Notable events  include tree planting at Lufasi Nature Park, climate change awareness and tree-planting at Mopo Akinlade beach community and Omole Grammar School, Ikeja Lagos  State \n*Q3-Q4 2024- Product Development: Began building community-driven climate research and content platform collaborating with ReFi DAO, GreenPill Nigeria to incentivize knowledge-sharing. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe your project in a few paragraphs (ideally including a problem statement, solution, roadmap, and timeline for implementation)", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "One of our focus areas is promoting community-based research and content at the intersection of climate and web3 in Africa. Here's the link to our pilot research https://tinyurl.com/ReFiLagosresearch ", "hidden": false, "question": "How does your project support the mission or goals of DeSci?", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Build a platform connecting climate researchers to collaborate and create engaging content ", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe how funds from the grants program will be used for your project. ", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Nil", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds (i.e. DeSci GR15/ Beta) using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here.", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Nil", "hidden": false, "question": "If this project participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones since the last round.", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Here are our past published articles on the ReFi DAO blog  https://blog.refidao.com/author/simon/ ", "hidden": true, "question": "Is there any other information you would like to share about your project, previous work, other project affiliations, or potential conflicts of interest? 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By organizing tree-planting events and raising climate change awareness, **we aim to restore ecosystems and support biodiversity**.\n\n**Why?** Deforestation in Nigeria, driven by logging and agriculture, has led to the **loss of 96% of its primary forests**. This has exacerbated climate change impacts, including biodiversity loss and severe coastal erosion in coastal communities. Addressing this issue is crucial for environmental sustainability and community well-being and we are passionate about solving this problem \n\n**Where?** Our project focuses on rural and urban communities in Nigeria, particularly coastal areas such as Lagos and the Niger Delta region. These areas are heavily impacted by deforestation but lack the resources and awareness to combat climate change effectively.\n\n**How?** We are collaborating with Silvi Protocol, Celo PG, and local volunteers (stewards) to organize on-chain tree-planting events. Our activities include: \n**Climate change awareness** campaigns in local communities \n**On-chain tree-planting** events in schools and coastal communities \n**Climate research and content** at the Intersection of Climate and web3 in Africa \nThese efforts aim to empower local communities to promote reforestation efforts in Nigeria.\n\n**When?** Our project is ongoing, with specific milestones. Tree-planting activities are planned to take place throughout the year, with continuous engagement and monitoring. \n\n\n**Key Milestones** \ud83d\udcaa\n*Q1 2023 - Launch and Community Growth: The ReFi Lagos node was established in 2023, quickly attracting a dedicated community of impact agents.\n*Q2-Q4 2023- Climate / Web3 Education: Team ReFi Lagos actively engaged in research at Climate Leadership Fellowship (CLF), Tsinghua University IEDE program in China, and ReFi Talents program by Frankfurt School Blockchain Center in partnership with ECOTA and Climate Collective. \n*Q1-Q2 2024-Climate Events: Hosted and co-hosted over 4 events to gather climate leaders/ impact agents and map the current state of regenerative finance (ReFi) in Nigeria. Notable events  include climate change awareness and tree-planting at Mopo Akinlade Beach community and Omole Grammar School, Ikeja Lagos  State \n*Q3-Q4 2024- Product Development: Began building community-driven research and content at the intersection of climate and Web3 in Africa. Plan to Publish research on ReFi DAO, Carbon Copy, and Mirror. Partner with GreenPill Nigeria to promote research and incentivize knowledge-sharing (ecosystem cross-pollination)\n\n**Past Projects/ Links** \u2728\ud83c\udf89\n*Project Ol\u00f3kun- climate awareness and tree planting event at Mopo Akinlade community, Ajah, Lagos State. This event was supported by **Silvi Protocol**, **ReFi DAO**, and **Celo Foundation**  through **Gitcoin Grant (GG19)** https://tinyurl.com/projectolokun \n\n*Project Omole - a climate change awareness and tree planting event at Omole Junior/Senior Grammar School Ikeja, Lagos State. This event was supported by **Silvi Protocol**, **CeloPG**, and **Climate Coordination Network** through **Gitcoin Grant (GG20)** https://tinyurl.com/Treeplantingevent\n\n*Pilot Research- a community-driven research and contents creation- Analyzing causes  and effects of climate change, potential solutions and web3 use-cases in Africa.  https://tinyurl.com/ReFiLagosresearch \n\n**How Does It Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission?** \ud83c\udf42\ud83c\udf3f\n*Trees absorb and store carbon dioxide (CO2), which makes up 76% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Trees can help restore ecosystems, support wildlife and  biodiversity \n*Climate activism could drive government policies to combat major causes of climate change such as deforestation and gas flaring (methane emission) in Nigeria. Methane (CH4) is 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2) and a leading cause of many health challenges, air and water pollution  in the oil-rich Niger Delta region \n\n**Impact Metric** \ud83c\udf31\n*Hosted and co-hosted 5 virtual and  IRL community events with over 1000 attendees\n*Planted over 100 trees in community schools and coastal areas.\n*Educated over 700 students and youth on climate change and possible solutions.\nPublished educational content on ReFi DAO blog, reaching over 1,000 subscribers \n\n**Visit our blog post** for content at the intersection of climate, agriculture, and Web3 in Africa - https://blog.refidao.com/author/simon/ \n\n**Karma Gap Link** https://gap.karmahq.xyz/project/refi-lagos-projectolkun \n\n**Challenges**\ud83d\udc65\n*Navigating the complexities of Climate science and  Web3 concept could be challenging. Education is important to promote knowledge and technology adoption \n*Environmental conservation can be difficult, especially in rural communities that rely on firewood and charcoal to cook their  everyday meals. Clean energy source is key\n*Although Nigeria is ranked high in global cryptocurrency adoption, regulation is largely a gray area.\n\n**Unlocking Opportunities**\ud83d\udd13\ud83d\udcb0   \n**Climate is a multitrillion-dollar opportunity**. The global carbon market is estimated at $272 billion, with a 20% annual growth rate. The voluntary carbon market is anticipated to be worth more than $1 billion, growing at 50% annually. The global impact investing market is estimated at $1.164 trillion.\nExpanding our impact by onboarding more farmers, environmentalists, and nature lovers to learn about Web3 and ReFi could increase financial opportunities and **scale nature-based solutions in Africa** \n\n\n**Support Our Gitcoin Grant** \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\ude4f\n* Wallet address 0xC117d2f70BE4A766e7F3e055547E7C5403D447BC\n\n**Join The Movement**\ud83e\udd1d\n* Join ReFi Lagos telegram group to collaborate and share your climate / web3 ideas https://t.me/+zGhwit24SUNkZWJh \n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "refilagos01"}, "recipient": "0xe0150c1c32a0b4f137b32a79376053da3f96ff70"}}