{"signature": "0xd1aa725244253c17c702ffd6c31ccc4aff6c134fc602f408d603bf2ef03ed6ba74da433b4ff1707150625da3f76fc34a90681dcf316e2a4cf61c1fe19544ae241c", "application": {"round": "0xe03a19f4921d69cddd37f54dfe814dc66aa92100", "answers": [{"type": "email", "hidden": true, "question": "Email Address", "questionId": 0, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "V8hkfg89OPR8txS/9maJ5nzBpW712F1nGe2lFICRXZmU3m6w82OLj/E4q/69Vxom", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "a5de8a46ab0d13bedbfc8cad7e3c1b7526033c0039c7a526c21075763cdd675e8ee29091beff358c9895ff051d76f5049e23d91d39c80c3921b7965529555b9e1c0bec49377a345224df25ccff4f570ad82bd8581a98dcbd153c9fc858098b8ff9905b02e0cb16c96d5ce6382d015daf45f17124cff6d7a0b34c4a72667f6f4f0000000000000020c43e5154fba4ba3366033a82c13823fc1153d4b3759a12663c557d63ff8531ca7a37a201a1bba3f112df16d732a57286"}}, {"type": "short-answer", "hidden": true, "question": "Telegram Handle We Can Use To Contact You(you can answer N/A)", "questionId": 1, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "9agYtdgr5RhG+9ozKC4rANMOlQyvMU6cqRJ0cvWu+TY=", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "942949567ee99715fa7a9aeb186525b4233244b370010a2198a90133f613a0a75a6acfe1110d8c84170e68476d92e40ce056e8728fbc2a56cdd6f7d2b791adb64f514ffee0f23a36a032cea86ff62ef1d9c59af3f186b63c35b0cf0192286cac9421bf26627736db2a1fef1a07d22ad8087e9e56ea73ac5dfea263428481db28000000000000002042f82c161e50a48c7f182b0379da7f17efea687598deab31e675cbcc7ca777570f6998e56843367a5d75d1f156456993"}}, {"type": "link", "answer": "https://github.com/fundingthecommons/akashic", "hidden": false, "question": "Project GitHub Repo (Not Team Page): ", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "number", "answer": "5", "hidden": false, "question": "Total Team Size", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Github & Twitter: dukejones Wallet: d0rje.eth\nGithub: davidacasey \n", "hidden": false, "question": "List the Github Handles and Wallet Addresses of Each Team Member (e.g. owocki - 0x123, kbw  - 0x456):", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Twitter - @dukejones, @david1casey, @TheOtherZuck, @wecareimpact\n\n\n\n\nLinkedIn:\nDavid Casey[https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidacasey/]\nDuke Jones[https://www.linkedin.com/in/dukejones/]\nMike Zuckerman[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikezuckerman/]\nNesma Bensalem[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nesmabensalem/]\nKim Buisson[https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimbuisson/]\n", "hidden": true, "question": "Social profiles (Twitter, Farcaster, Lens, etc.) of other main team members publicly associated with the project (N/A for solo founders): ", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "link", "answer": "https://t.me/+CP3biAqSPSo0NDI5", "hidden": false, "question": "Link to your Public Group Chat (e.g. Discord or Telegram)", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "As the RefugeeNet has just been launched and Akashic is a product in early development, the main milestones to note that are specific to this brand new initiative are the notable partners already on board, including Protocol Labs, Refunite, impactMarket, Artizen Fund, Monaverse, Rohingya Project, Internet Archive, Filecoin Foundation, Celo Foundation, and more incredible organizations to be announced soon.\n\n\nWhere should we look to see the impact of your project? Please provide links to public websites and/or the latest values for key metrics you track privately. This might be used in future impact reports\n", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months (N/A if you haven’t participated previously). ", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "address", "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": "http://fundingthecommons.io/\nhttps://www.relayhelp.world/projects-1\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Where should we look to see the impact of your project? Please provide links to public websites and/or the latest values for key metrics you track privately. This might be used in future impact reports", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "\n\nGrants & Sponsorships from blockchain foundations, including Protocol Labs, Filecoin Foundation, NEAR Foundation, Celo Foundation, Octant, Brave: $300,000\nOptimism retroPGF: $200,000\nGitcoin rounds, including Zuzalu: $30,000\nEvent registration fees: $25,000\n\n15% of the $200,000 received by Funding the Commons from Optimism retroPGF is being deployed into this initiative.", "hidden": false, "question": "Total Prior Funding Amounts, Sources, and Dates for the project in USD", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Grants", "Sales"], "hidden": false, "question": "Which of the following funding sources do you have? Check all that apply", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "number", "answer": "4", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?  ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "North America", "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is based ", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? ", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "no", "hidden": true, "question": "Are you applying for any other OSS rounds in GG20? (Reminder: you can only be accepted into one) ", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "**Akashic: Preserving the Voices of the Displaced**\n===================================================\n\n**Introduction**\n----------------\n\nInternational refugees number 35 million, alongside 110 million+ forcibly displaced peoples who have not crossed an international border. By some accounts, these numbers will increase by tenfold before 2050. Refugees often lack access to basic financial services, access to a basic income, access to identity verification _(which is a crime in many countries)_, and safe storage and transport of valuables. Current humanitarian aid infrastructure is unable to meet the growing demand and most often doesn't address the reintegration of displaced people into our economies. There is therefore an urgent need to allocate resources to innovative solutions. The global refugee crisis requires innovative solutions to these persistent challenges.\n\nCrypto is seeking tangible real world use cases that are unequivocally beneficial to society aka crypto has a narrative problem. **The refugee use case gives opportunities for adoption of multiple platforms along the decentralized web stack**, including public blockchains, self-custodied wallets, self-sovereign identity, p2p cross-border payments & remittances, inflation-resistant savings accounts, micro-work platforms, creator/publishing platforms, decentralized finance, key management & account abstraction, learn-to-earn, SBT’s, decentralized KYC/AML and on-chain analysis.\n\nThe RefugeeNet, of which Akashic is the first product, is an effort spinning out of Funding the Commons. The Funding the Commons team has a proven track record of closing sponsorship funding, grant funding, and public goods funding from leading blockchain protocols including Protocol Labs, NEAR, Ethereum Foundation, Optimism Foundation, Celo Foundation, Filecoin Foundation, Golem Foundation (Octant), Brave, Gitcoin, and Centrifuge.\n\nBreakthrough use cases are often supported and propelled by compelling stories and narratives. The stories and experiences of the dispossessed, particularly refugees, are often lost, untold, or forgotten, creating a void in our collective memory and understanding of these crises. Akashic aims to address this issue by providing a digital sanctuary for the oppressed and dispossessed to share their stories and be remembered, while also providing those same individuals with a basic income for their contributions. In parallel, the Funding the Commons platform, a highly engaged community of interdisciplinary talent provides a network of influential thought-leaders to further amplify the use case through the dissemination of talks, high-quality content production and media amplification.\n\n**Project Overview**\n--------------------\n\nAkashic is a groundbreaking initiative that seeks to create a digital archive to permanently store, preserve, and organize memories, stories, and cultural knowledge of refugees. By leveraging the power of decentralized storage solutions like IPFS and Filecoin, Akashic will ensure that these narratives remain accessible, immutable, and resistant to censorship. This project leverages IPFS infrastructure to become a public record for humanity by enshrining the stories of the most vulnerable cultures and populations on earth.\n\n**Benefits**\n------------\n\nAkashic will provide numerous benefits to refugees, researchers, policymakers, and society as a whole:\n\n1.  **Financial Inclusion & Basic Income**: Refugees can access basic financial services and earn a dignified basic income through crypto by creating media that is consumed by the global crypto community.\n    \n2.  **Empowerment**: Refugees will have a platform to share their experiences, ensuring their voices are heard and their stories are not forgotten.\n    \n3.  **Preservation**: The use of decentralized storage will ensure that these narratives are preserved for future generations, even in the face of political instability or censorship attempts.\n    \n4.  **Impact Measurement:** Videos and other peer-produced media documenting the on-the-ground impact of contributions from the global crypto community creates a positive feedback loop of contribution -> impact -> contribution.\n    \n5.  **Empathy and Understanding**: By presenting these narratives, Akashic fosters empathy and understanding, humanizing statistics and abstract concepts, informing more effective and compassionate responses to refugee crises. This social impact use case can be leveraged by blockchain foundations to present to governments around the world, demonstrating the positive capabilities of blockchain technology to make real-world impact.\n    \n6.  **Cultural Heritage**: Akashic will serve as a repository for the cultural heritage of displaced communities, helping to maintain their identity and connection to their roots.\n    \n\n**Functionality and Features**\n------------------------------\n\nAkashic will offer a range of features to facilitate the collection, curation, and presentation of refugee stories:\n\n1.  **Story Submission**: Contributors can submit stories anonymously or self-identified, along with geolocation data. The platform will accept a wide range of media formats, including audio, video, and written accounts.\n    \n2.  **Story Curation**: Submitted stories will undergo a two-step process of filtering and curation into thematic collections. Professional staff and reputation-based groups will ensure the selection of compelling, high-quality content.\n    \n3.  **Story Exhibition**: Curated collections will be transformed into immersive exhibitions, with each story represented as an on-chain NFT or hypercert. Patrons can explore these exhibitions in 3D gallery spaces and contribute to the works by purchasing a portion of the hypercert.\n    \n4.  **Partnerships**: Akashic will collaborate with organizations including the Internet Archive for long-term preservation, MonaVerse for creating virtual exhibition spaces, Artizen Fund for solicitation, distribution, and tokenization of exhibited works, and the Filecoin Foundation for decentralized storage.\n    \n\n**Technology**\n--------------\n\nAkashic will be built on a robust technical infrastructure:\n\n1.  **IPFS and Filecoin**: Decentralized storage solutions will ensure the long-term preservation and accessibility of the archived content.\n    \n2.  **User-friendly Interface**: A mobile-optimized web interface will allow easy access for contributors, curators, and patrons.\n    \n3.  **EVM Integration**: NFTs and hypercerts will be used to represent and track the creation and financial support of exhibited works, while digital wallets will enable self-identification and authentication.\n    \n\n**Execution Plan**\n------------------\n\nThe Akashic project will be executed in several phases:\n\n1.  **Development**: Building the technical infrastructure and user interfaces for story submission, curation, and exhibition.\n    \n2.  **Partnerships**: Establishing collaborations with key partners including Refunite, the Internet Archive, MonaVerse, Artizen Fund, and Filecoin Foundation.\n    \n3.  **Pilot Phase**: Launching a pilot program to gather initial stories and test the platform's functionality.\n    \n4.  **Expansion**: Scaling up the project based on feedback from the pilot phase, and conducting outreach to encourage more story submissions.\n    \n\nAkashic is a vital initiative that will ensure the stories of the world's most vulnerable individuals are heard, preserved, and celebrated. By leveraging the power of decentralized storage and blockchain technology, Akashic will create a lasting record of the experiences of refugees, fostering empathy, understanding, and action. With your support, we can make this vision a reality, and ensure that no story is ever truly lost.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please describe your dApp or App, focusing on its innovative utility or service within the ecosystem. Highlight the problem it solves or the need it addresses.", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Akashic uses a simple, intuitive UI to enable even non-technical users to upload and interact with content. It will feature multilingual support and mobile-optimized design to ensure accessibility regardless of the user's device or primary language. Akashic enables a gateway to onboard refugees and vulnerable populations around the world onto the blockchain and offers them a meaningful use case, which is to access basic financial services and earn a basic income by creating content. On the other hand, Akashic offers the global crypto community a meaningful avenue to make micro-contributions towards projects that have impact measurement and tangible outcomes baked in.", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe how your application improves user experience in the Web3 space. Include any specific design choices or features that enhance accessibility and practical utility.", "questionId": 17}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Akashic contributes to financial inclusion by allowing refugees to monetize their digital content through global micro-donations. Additionally, the RefugeeNet, the umbrella project developing Akashic, serves educational purposes by providing blockchain-based learning modules that help refugees understand and utilize crypto to earn a basic income via micro-work, learn-to-earn, and the creation of media. Meanwhile, the global community becomes educated about the plight of refugees, and how crypto can tackle some of the largest challenges that this community faces.\nOur wider solution encompasses the provision of access to blockchain-based financial services, various opportunities to earn a basic income, and educational programs on crypto usage, aiming to support the refugees globally, in partnership with Refunite (https://refunite.org/). With strategic partnerships and blockchain infrastructure, we plan to reach hundreds of thousands of refugees, providing them with tools for better financial resilience and autonomy.\nThrough the RefugeeNet, each $1 contributed to refugees has the potential to result in $5-$10 in cash distributions to the wallets of refugees through learn-to-earn campaigns and retroactive public goods funding programs rewarding early users. Add a 10x-20x economic multiplier in terms of local circulation volume per dollar (velocity of money) in local communities - this means that each $1 donation has the potential to cause a 50x-200x multiplier effect in refugee economies.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "In what ways does your project contribute to financial inclusion, education, or social impact? Explain the specific areas of impact and the target audience or communities you serve.", "questionId": 18}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "All our code is open source, dual-licensed Apache 2.0 / MIT.", "hidden": false, "question": "What type of open source software (OSS) license(s) do you have? Is all of your code available on public repos or is some portion of your codebase private?", "questionId": 19}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "*   Story Submission\n    \n    *   Web-based upload\n        \n    *   Directly supporting multiple media formats for stories\n        \n    *   Metadata including name, wallet address, description, tags, location\n        \n    *   Backend processing for uploading into decentralized permanent storage (IPFS)\n        \n*   Curation\n    \n    *   Curators create curated lists of submissions.\n        \n    *   Useful for filtering for quality and defined thematic collections of the work\n        \n    *   Collective tag management\n        \n    *   Robust collection management tools\n        \n*   Search\n    \n    *   Search for stories by keyword, phrase, location\n        \n*   Discovery\n    \n    *   Exhibitions: curated collections are shown and exhibited in various formats and galleries\n        \n    *   Beginning with online “metaverse” galleries\n        \n    *   Raise awareness through social events where specific aspects of the work are highlighted and discussed, such as particular refugee groups, or a particular segment or treatment across multiple groups.\n        \n\n**Story Submission for Creators**\n=================================\n\nThe story submission feature is a crucial component of the Akashic platform, enabling creators to easily share their stories, experiences, and cultural artifacts. The submission process should be user-friendly, intuitive, and accessible to creators with varying levels of technical expertise. The platform should support a wide range of media formats and allow creators to provide relevant metadata to enhance the discoverability and context of their submissions.\n\nThe integration with IPFS and Filecoin ensures the long-term preservation and decentralized storage of the submitted content, creating a robust and trustworthy platform for creators to entrust their valuable stories and experiences.\n\n**User Interface**\n------------------\n\n1.  **Web-based Form**\n    \n    *   Create a responsive, mobile-friendly web form for story submission\n        \n    *   Implement a clean, intuitive design with clear instructions and guidance\n        \n    *   Use a multi-step form to guide creators through the submission process\n        \n2.  **Drag-and-Drop Interface**\n    \n    *   Incorporate a drag-and-drop interface for easy file uploads\n        \n    *   Support multiple file uploads in a single submission\n        \n    *   Provide real-time feedback on upload progress and success\n        \n3.  **Media Format Support**\n    \n    *   Allow creators to submit various media formats, including:\n        \n        *   Images (JPEG, PNG, GIF)\n            \n        *   Audio (MP3, WAV, AAC)\n            \n        *   Video (MP4, WebM, OGG)\n            \n        *   Text (TXT, PDF)\n            \n    *   Implement client-side validation to ensure supported file types and sizes\n        \n4.  **Metadata Input**\n    \n    *   Include fields for creators to provide relevant metadata, such as:\n        \n        *   Name (optional for anonymous submissions)\n            \n        *   Wallet address (optional for self-identification)\n            \n        *   Location (region, city, or latitude/longitude)\n            \n        *   Title of the piece\n            \n        *   Description\n            \n        *   Tags or keywords\n            \n        *   (Include other standard NFT metadata)\n            \n    *   Implement input validation to ensure data consistency and integrity\n        \n\n**Backend Processing**\n----------------------\n\n1.  **File Storage**\n    \n    *   Upon successful submission, store the uploaded files temporarily on the server or in a storage service like Amazon S3\n        \n2.  **IPFS Integration**\n    \n    *   Integrate with IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) for decentralized storage of submitted content\n        \n    *   Use services like Estuary or web3.storage, or interact directly with Filecoin for long-term preservation\n        \n    *   Generate unique content identifiers (CIDs) for each submitted file\n        \n3.  **Metadata Storage**\n    \n    *   Store the associated metadata in a database (e.g., PostgreSQL, Ceramic) along with the corresponding IPFS CIDs\n        \n    *   Implement proper indexing and querying mechanisms for efficient retrieval\n        \n    *   Metadata should support attestation via cryptographic signature from submitter’s wallet to verify authorship\n        \n4.  **Submission Confirmation**\n    \n    *   Upon successful processing of the submitted files and metadata, provide a confirmation message to the creator\n        \n    *   Include a unique submission ID for future reference and tracking\n        \n\n**Security and Privacy**\n------------------------\n\n1.  **Authentication and Authorization**\n    \n    *   Implement secure authentication mechanisms for creators (e.g., Wallet, OAuth)\n        \n2.  **Anonymous Submissions**\n    \n    *   Allow creators to submit stories anonymously by omitting personal information\n        \n\n**Error Handling**\n------------------\n\n1.  **Monitoring and Logging**\n    \n    *   Implement comprehensive monitoring and logging mechanisms to track system health and performance\n        \n2.  **Error Handling and Retry Mechanisms**\n    \n    *   Implement robust error handling and retry mechanisms to handle network disruptions or service failures\n        \n    *   Provide clear error messages and guidance to creators in case of submission failures\n        \n\n**Curation Process**\n====================\n\nCuration happens in a two-step process: 1. Filtering, and 2. Curation into thematic collections.\n\nInitial filtering involves evaluating and selecting stories that are compelling, powerful, and of high quality. Consider professional staff for this task, such as partnering with the Internet Archive.\n\nCuration into collections is performed by various groups according to their missions and criteria for showcasing selected works. Collections are then placed into exhibitions.\n\n### **Technical Implementation**\n\n*   Filtering can be carried out by professionals, or by a decentralized reputation-based group that applies tags, keywords, and ratings, that can be used by an algorithm that filters out lower-quality submissions for the curators.\n    \n*   Partnership opportunity: Collaborate with the Internet Archive for long-term preservation and access.\n    \n\n**Search Function for Story Curation**\n======================================\n\nThe search function will empower curators to efficiently find, organize, and showcase the most compelling and impactful stories within the Akashic platform. The combination of advanced search capabilities, user-friendly tagging and categorization, and intuitive collection management tools will streamline the curation process and enable the creation of powerful, immersive exhibitions.\n\n**Search Functionality**\n------------------------\n\n1.  **Basic Search**\n    \n    *   Allow curators to search for stories using keywords or phrases\n        \n    *   Search should cover all relevant metadata fields (e.g., title, description, creator, tags)\n        \n    *   Implement full-text search capabilities for efficient retrieval of relevant stories\n        \n2.  **Advanced Search**\n    \n    *   Provide an advanced search interface with the following features:\n        \n        *   Metadata-based filters (creator, type of artifact, tags, location, date range)\n            \n        *   Wildcard and partial matching for flexible search queries\n            \n    *   Geolocation search\n        \n    *   Allow curators to save and load complex search queries for future use\n        \n3.  **Search Results**\n    \n    *   Display search results in a clear, organized manner with relevant metadata\n        \n    *   Implement pagination or infinite scrolling for handling large result sets\n        \n    *   Allow curators to sort search results based on various criteria (e.g., relevance, date, creator)\n        \n    *   Provide preview functionality for quick assessment of story content (e.g., thumbnails, excerpts)\n        \n\n**Tagging and Categorization**\n------------------------------\n\n1.  **Tagging Interface**\n    \n    *   Implement a user-friendly interface for curators to add, edit, and remove tags for stories\n        \n    *   Suggest existing tags based on previously used tags or common keywords\n        \n    *   Allow curators to create new tags as needed\n        \n2.  **Categorization**\n    \n    *   Enable curators to assign stories to collections\n        \n    *   Provide an interface for managing and organizing collections (e.g., create, edit, delete)\n        \n    *   Allow stories to be assigned to multiple collections\n        \n\n**Collection Management**\n-------------------------\n\n1.  **Collection Creation**\n    \n    *   Provide a simple, intuitive interface for curators to create new collections\n        \n    *   Allow curators to specify collection metadata (e.g., title, description, theme)\n        \n2.  **Story Assignment**\n    \n    *   Enable curators to easily add stories to collections\n        \n    *   Allow curators to remove stories from collections as needed\n        \n    *   Provide an option to bulk-assign stories to collections based on search results or filters\n        \n3.  **Collection Organization**\n    \n    *   Implement a drag-and-drop interface for curators to arrange stories within a collection\n        \n    *   Allow curators to specify the order or sequence of stories in a collection\n        \n    *   Provide options for grouping stories within a collection based on metadata or themes\n        \n4.  **Gallery Layout Templates**\n    \n    *   Offer a range of pre-designed gallery layout templates for showcasing collections\n        \n    *   Allow curators to customize gallery layouts based on their preferences\n        \n    *   Provide easy integration with virtual spaces like Monaverse or OnCyber for immersive exhibitions\n        \n\n**Technical Considerations**\n----------------------------\n\n1.  **Database**\n    \n    *   Analyze feasibility of using a Ceramic-based data store for flexible and scalable storage of stories and metadata, to maximally leverage the censorship-resistant IPFS stack.\n        \n    *   Implement efficient indexing strategies for optimized search performance - (e.g. Meilisearch, or caching on a local indexed DB)\n        \n2.  **Search Engine**\n    \n    *   Integrate a powerful search engine (e.g., Meilisearch) for full-text search capabilities\n        \n    *   Leverage the search engine's built-in features for handling complex queries and filters\n        \n3.  **Caching**\n    \n    *   Implement caching mechanisms to improve search performance and reduce reliance on decentralized storage\n        \n    *   Use a CDN for fast file access\n        \n4.  **API Design**\n    \n    *   Design a RESTful API for the search function, allowing for easy integration with other components\n        \n    *   Use clear, consistent naming conventions and documentation for API endpoints and parameters\n        \n5.  **AI**\n    \n    *   Explore use of AI techniques to transcribe videos, and vectorize text for semantic retrieval\n        \n    *   Develop retrieval-augmented-generation flow for searching via natural language\n        \n    *   Include facilities for AI Language translation\n        \n        *   Explore translation and voice generation in the same voice but different language\n            \n\n**Discovery, NFTs, And Financial Support**\n==========================================\n\n**Display**\n-----------\n\nDiscovery can happen in multiple ways. As well as allowing curators to create exhibits, the web application will include a dynamic globe with placemarks for the stories.\n\n**Exhibitions**\n---------------\n\nAn exhibition takes a curated collection and displays it, showcasing selected works.\n\nEach featured story will be encapsulated into an on-chain representation (e.g. NFT) to represent each exhibit, and assigned a unique location within the exhibition's address space. In the case of a 3D “metaverse” gallery, this address would be spatial.\n\nWe will use methods of our partners such as Artizen to allow Patrons exploring the exhibits will be able to the works, purchasing a portion of the hypercert as a memento and a record of their impact.\n\nAkashic supports the creation of immersive 3D gallery spaces for exhibitions.\n\n### **Technical Implementation**\n\n*   3D Gallery Partner: Integrate with MonaVerse for creating virtual exhibition spaces\n    \n    *   Monaverse is willing to create gallery templates for us\n        \n*   NFT Partner: Collaborate with Artizen for tokenization and provenance tracking of exhibited works\n    \n\n**NFTs and Hypercerts**\n-----------------------\n\nhypercert: copy of the art with a donation certificate\n\nworking with the artizen fund and hypercerts foundation to execute .\n\n**Possibilities For a Data Commons**\n====================================\n\nThe stories and art gathered as part of Akashic are available, part of a data commons. Curated collections are a layer placed on top of this substrate that are also open and available. Other sorts of data structures can be overlaid.\n\nOne data overlay we envision for future iterations is allowing curators to create connections between stories. This graph structure can be represented using something like ComposeDB. We can create an interface to visualize and traverse the interconnections between related refugee stories, weaving the threads of personal narrative into a rich multi-cultural tapestry.", "hidden": false, "question": "What stage of development is your application currently in, and what are your immediate next steps? Provide a roadmap or development timeline if available.", "questionId": 20}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "The first $10,000 in donations will accomplish:\nThe entire Story Submission Web App for Creators to upload stories to IPFS\nWithin the Search Function For Story Creation\nBasic Search\nTagging and basic curation functions\nWithin the Discover section:\nDynamic globe with placemarkers\nFurther contributions will allow creation of curation interfaces, collection management, AI search features, curating connections between related stories, UI to explore the stories, and more as outlined in the tech specs.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "How would funding from this round support your project's development and goals? Outline specific areas where the funds would be allocated (e.g., development, user research, community building).", "questionId": 21}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Blockchain technology is uniquely poised to solve a number of refugee-specific problems, including efficient and cheap cross-border distribution of aid funds, micro-payments, access to massive pools of public goods funding ($1b+/month) for users of the technology, access to other forms of blockchain-based micro-work and work that relies on crypto payment rails, secure and resilient storage of value during emergency border crossings and forced diaspora, secure and resilient documentation of “proof of refugee” status for asylum cases, and secure and resilient identity credentials for stateless persons fleeing authoritarian regimes. Web2 and traditional banking rails are simply not equipped (or not willing) to tackle these issues, due to the specific nature of the refugee population’s pain points which are not serviced by incumbent institutions.\nBorn from a series of public goods funding events, our organization has evolved into a key player in experimenting with blockchain for social impact, supporting a growing community of open-source developers dedicated to creating digital public goods. \nDavid Casey is the founder of ReSource (now StableCredit - a mutual credit protocol), and a Celo Scout who has onboarded 7+ projects into the Celo ecosystem. David has spent over 11 years implementing crypto in emerging markets for last-mile use cases. Storyteller Kim Buisson sharpened her pen as Global Marketing Director at L'Oréal and co-founder of a global creative agency Whooden/Studios. Co-creator of American Refugee Committee (Alight) Mike Zuckerman has joined the RefugeeNet project, in addition to Nesma Bensalem, producer of World Bank project ‘Uprooted: The Resilience of Refugees’, and cryptographer Duke Jones, CEO of Identikey.\nAkashic, leveraging partnerships and blockchain technology, represents an ambitious step towards providing tangible support and empowerment to one of the world's most vulnerable populations. We believe this initiative will not only address immediate needs but also pave the way for scalable, blockchain-driven humanitarian solutions globally.\n\n[RefugeeNet Deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LZ_xeXfNf5vT1daGcXxnLURt34SvP-2Uw6kxuRRE9tM/)\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? 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