UrbanChange 
{"type": "project", "title": "UrbanChange ", "logoImg": "bafkreiaom4lvusjf4jnptx47foukb6hvgkucq454vbdapsu7ljyczhqk3q", "website": "https://urbanchange.com", "bannerImg": "bafkreigabqaiebq545bzzuumltli32b7ts2smim2t4ggnzokmoivs256vy", "createdAt": 1682095856300, "credentials": {}, "description": "The UrbanChange Protocol revolutionizes the way we create change by empowering NGOs to mobilize, measure, and maximize the impact of their funds. The decentralized dual-token economic model uses local coins to incentivize residents to take actions that support community goals. With unparalleled transparency, efficiency, and accountability. \nUrbanChange provides community leaders with the tools to set, track, and achieve their goals while driving residents to take concrete steps towards bolstering their community, fostering a culture of civic involvement while promoting a genuine sense of community ownership among residents.\n\nThrough the UrbanChange app, residents earn LocalCoins for taking actions in their community. Residents can exclusively redeem their LocalCoins at local businesses in their community, which creates a circular and closed loop economy. \nMeanwhile, community leaders can leverage the app to provide information about community events and initiatives, solicit feedback from residents, establish clear benchmarks for success, and track progress towards those goals in real-time. \nThe UrbanChange Protocol is excited to propose a partnership with Algorand, which will enable UrbanChange to demonstrate the full potential of its platform and create sustainable change in local communities in Africa. The current focus of UrbanChange is on sustainability, women's health and crypto education, together with community leaders in Lagos, Abuja, Jos, and Port Harcourt as pilot communities.\n\nFirst Pilot:\nLagosCoin (Lagos, Nigeria) - Sustainability\nThe initiative's overall objective is to promote and enhance civic participation among Lagos residents in local initiatives geared towards urban change and prosperity. As part of this effort, the initiative plans to incentivize residents to participate in a 3-hour recycling course and take action by recycling. The initiative has a tripartite focus: raising awareness among local communities about the impact of climate change, empowering residents to take steps to mitigate these effects and reduce their carbon footprint, and promoting greater environmental responsibility throughout Lagos.\nBy achieving these objectives, the initiative hopes to contribute to a more sustainable and prosperous future for Lagos and its residents. The initiative recognizes the importance of educating and empowering residents to participate actively in shaping their community's future, and believes that through collective action, Lagos can achieve its goals of environmental sustainability and economic prosperity.", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "UrbanChange_"}