ReFi Cape Town
{"title": "refi Cape Town", "logoImg": "bafkreicgwasontik6iz5uyzqffvu33xeq47x4dan7lmgeauzaxxqw5lide", "website": "https://reficapetown.com/", "createdAt": 1743519634089, "credentials": {}, "description": "ReFi Cape Town\nReFi Cape Town: Empowering Youth for a Regenerative Future\nReFi Cape Town is an initiative led by youth in Cape Town who are driving an urban regeneration project to address socio-economic disparities, youth unemployment, and limited access to essential resources such as energy, water, sanitation, housing, and education through blockchain technology. Our goal is to create a transformative impact in our community by fostering innovation and collaboration. We invite you to support our mission as we aim to raise $10,000 for programs, events, and a marketplace designed to upskill 120 youth.\n\nMission Statement\nThe ReFi Cape Town Cooperative is a community-driven initiative focused on regenerative urban development through blockchain, biomimicry, nature-based solutions, and impact innovation. Our mission is to empower young South Africans, NGOs, and grassroots social enterprises in Cape Town to tackle the city’s most pressing challenges, including socioeconomic inequality, youth unemployment, and limited access to essential resources such as energy, water, sanitation, housing, and education. We aim to build the necessary infrastructure and networks that connect programs, events, and a marketplace, supporting decentralized measurement, reporting, verification (dMRV), tokenized finance, and meaningful social and environmental impact\n\nOur Core Objectives\n\n1. Engage the Local Community\nWe host monthly ReFi Cape Town events to activate community participation and learning. These gatherings feature expert guest speakers from the fields of Regenerative Finance (ReFi), Web3, biomimicry, nature-based solutions, and African urbanism.\nAdditionally, we organize bi-annual hackathons focused on developing infrastructure and applications dedicated to ReFi. These hackathons offer incubation support for standout projects, helping teams move from concept to implementation.\nWe also conduct community outreach activities, such as park clean-ups and other initiatives aimed at fostering community spirit and addressing local needs. Furthermore, we offer workshops to train individuals on integrating blockchain technology into their DApps, empowering them with the skills to innovate and contribute to the ReFi ecosystem.\n\n2. Support Web3 & Regenerative-Oriented Innovations (ROIs)\nWe incubate and invest in youth-led social enterprises that address pressing, context-specific developmental challenges across Cape Town. Our goal is to build a pipeline of locally relevant innovations that use regenerative principles and decentralized technologies to create positive change.\n\n3. Create an Impacts Marketplace\nWe are building a digitally enabled Impacts Marketplace designed to support local organizations in implementing decentralized measurement, reporting, verification (dMRV), and outcomes-based finance. This system allows for the tokenization of impact, enabling transparent, scalable financing of projects that drive urban ecological regeneration and inclusive socioeconomic participation.\n\n4. Bridge Ecosystems Through Knowledge Transfer\nBy connecting youth, local NGOs, Web3 founders, and regenerative finance experts, we’re cultivating a cross-sector network of builders and thinkers who can co-create resilient systems. Through educational outreach, including visits to universities and technical workshops, we foster future leadership in regenerative development.\n\nTeam\nReFi Cape Town is led by a diverse and multidisciplinary team rooted in both local action and global innovation:\n\nShawn Alimohammadi\nSystems Builder & Sustainability Strategist\nEcosystem Developer at IXO World and social entrepreneur. Shawn leads the development of dMRV infrastructure and tokenized finance models for impact, with a focus on enabling community-driven solutions across Africa.\n\n\nPhumlani Dlamini\n Community Organizer & Innovation Catalyst\nA dynamic youth leader, Phumlani bridges grassroots movements and technology adoption. He drives local engagement through immersive event experiences and strategic partnerships within Cape Town’s creative and development sectors.\n\n\nAyakha Mzimkulu\nTechnologist & Youth Advocate\nWith experience in civic technology and digital inclusion, Ayakha leads youth outreach and learning programs. He ensures accessibility of Web3 tools and fosters early adoption among students and aspiring innovators.\n\n\n\nFunding Plan & Resource Allocation\nItem\nEstimated Cost (USD)\nWebsite hosting and infrastructure\n$168\nVenue hire for events & hackathon\n$2,000\nHackathon prize pool\n$2,000\nEquipment and logistics\n$1,500\nCommunity outreach and transport\n$1,200\nDigital advertising and promotions\n$800\nProject management & coordination\n10% of total grant budget\nWorkshop materials and refreshments\n$600\n\n\nTrack Record\nWe have successfully hosted multiple public ReFi events with curated speakers, such as Kristina Zittel(Unicef), Alwyn Van Wyk(ixo) and Mattias Ohlson(Emerging Cooking Solutions), drawing over 50 participants each. Our most recent hackathon brought together more than 60 youth, developers, and impact leaders, producing early-stage ReFi solutions with real implementation potential. These achievements highlight our ability to mobilize Cape Town’s innovation ecosystem toward regenerative outcomes.\nThese are the links to some of our events and hackathon; \nhttps://www.reficapetown.com/post/our-goal-is-to-make-water-available-for-everyone\nhttps://www.reficapetown.com/post/hacking-the-tokenised-impacts-economy\n\nJoin the Movement\nSupport ReFi Cape Town Local Node in shaping a regenerative urban future, powered by decentralized infrastructure, youth innovation, and grassroots solutions. Your contributions will help us build resilient ecosystems from the ground up—starting right here in Cape Town where solutions are urgently needed.\n🔗 Learn more: https://www.reficapetown.com/\n 🤝 Partner with us or donate today to accelerate local impact through global tools.\n\n\n\n\n", "logoImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "reficapetown"}