Stairs Protocol
{"type": "project", "title": "Stairs Protocol", "logoImg": "bafkreibdd6pbgihkms2rcwpfwwmxnltxbvfp7f3h2gb2yghxjsguimucce", "website": "https://app.buidlbox.io/projects/builder?path=projects%2Fbuilder", "createdAt": 1730188107056, "credentials": {}, "description": "The **Stairs Protocol Grant Program** builds on the success of **Build3r**, a winning project from the Allo on Arbitrum Hackathon, which looked to transform real estate investment through transparent, milestone-based fund distribution. Using this model, **Stairs Protocol** provides **milestone-based, no-profit grants** to smallholder farmers in the Global South, ensuring that funds are only released when clear progress is made. \n\nBy implementing a **custom strategy from the Allo Protocol**, Stairs Protocol is a capital allocation infrastructure, bringing transparency, accountability, and efficiency to agricultural grants. It empowers farmers to modernize their operations while providing funders with full confidence that their contributions are effectively and responsibly utilized.\n\n### Key Features:\n\n1. **Traceable Capital Distribution**:\n    \n    The customized Allo Protocol strategy allows funders to release capital only when farmers meet predefined milestones, such as upgrading equipment or improving irrigation systems. This ensures efficient resource allocation and full transparency, enabling funders to trace the capital's path and see exactly how and when their contributions are being utilized.\n    \n2. **Milestone Verification via EAS**:\n    \n    The program integrates the Ethereum Attestation Service  to verify that milestones are completed before funds are released. This independent verification can be carried out by funders or trusted third-party validators, ensuring accountability at every stage of the project and significantly reducing the risk of fund misuse.\n    \n3. **Evidence on IPFS**:\n    \n    Farmers are required to submit tangible evidence of their progress, such as photos, financial records, or reports. This evidence is securely stored on **IPFS** (InterPlanetary File System), a decentralized and tamper-proof storage system. Storing documentation on IPFS ensures that all evidence is transparent and easily verifiable by funders, further enhancing trust in the capital distribution process.\n    \n4. **Reputation Building**:\n    \n    As farmers achieve their milestones and provide verified progress, they build a **reputation score** within the Stairs Protocol ecosystem. This reputation score is crucial for future grant eligibility, allowing farmers to access larger funding as they demonstrate responsible use of resources and consistent progress. This incentivizes farmers to maintain high standards of accountability and promotes sustainable growth.\n    \n\nThe **Stairs Protocol Grant Program** offers **non-profit funders** a reliable, transparent, and impactful way to allocate capital to smallholder farmers. Through its combination of **milestone-based funding**, **blockchain-enabled transparency**, and **decentralized evidence storage**, the program ensures that contributions lead to lasting, measurable improvements in farming communities. \n\nUltimately, **Stairs Protocol** allows funders to maximize the social impact of their contributions, ensuring that their investments in farming communities create long-term, positive change.", "logoImgData": {}}