{"title": "Public Optimism", "logoImg": "bafkreidigpl2g7dntq23zd4joqlyjqsee2dmekdk55dmj7ayvuxfxlrnum", "website": "https://www.publicoptimism.org", "bannerImg": "bafkreidm5opbx566lmgaaqyrpbktjsyyrybvs6ziortrqllgxfmrxh7hyi", "createdAt": 1713286312151, "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..uysXmLZlxEQYSBW4RAjySWXuENm5f_L_apKdEGl1Al_NyzNS2OBkm6Y_lWwsNAZ22sxp9Yq-x54mwkNSTv0iAQ", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-04-16T16:51:09.353Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-04-16T16:51:09.353Z", "expirationDate": "2024-07-15T16:51:09.353Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0xDB87FA75652342aaC07414d249d723C1B93f7670", "hash": "v0.0.0:bf9g6EqRj9QhWUYAnb1D20iyx6DlTwd60F7gsUZeQZo=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#forkinwisdom"}}}, "description": "\"Public Optimism\" is a community-driven initiative (led by ForkinWisdom) dedicated to economically empowering women in off-grid rural areas through solar-powered business ventures. Our mission is to educate, engage, and support women\u2014especially in Sub-Saharan Africa\u2014in adopting solar technologies and productive appliances to enhance livelihoods, health, resilience, and agency. By fostering a sustainable community economy, we aim to generate income opportunities, improve family well-being, and contribute to climate change mitigation efforts.\n\n-\n\n[See our video walkthrough](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q3KyN-yzHObrsCysU_u7j_OIDZPmwQtyUqIastJVDF4/edit?usp=sharing)\n\n-\n\n![](https://i.imgur.com/woka6EC.png)\n\n\nHow It Works:\n\n1)\nWe will work with community leaders in off-grid rural areas and help them organize local contests and challenges that accelerate the adoption of solar technologies and productive appliances to enhance livelihoods, health, resilience, and agency.\n\n\n2)\nPoints will be offered as bounties for several challenges, many of which we develop collaboratively with our community members. Everything will be always accessible through the community dashboard.\n\n3)\nAs community members complete tasks, they accumulate points and see their \u201cBase/ENS Names\u201d rise on the leaderboard. At the end of each contest, prizes in USDC are sent directly to their wallets. In our initial test we learned that using a stablecoin builds trust and clarity, removing entry barriers and inviting more people to join.\n\n4)\nThe community pool and prizes will be managed in a \u201cgarden.fund\u201d. And all the points and voting systems will be tracked on-chain using our own smart contract. All of these demonstrate to non-Web3 users the benefits of a transparent and incorruptible system.\n\n[Link to our garden](https://app.gardens.fund/gardens/42161/0x912ce59144191c1204e64559fe8253a0e49e6548/0x7508c3bcc2ce964ef858762cfbfa8bbbcf406ec9)\n\n\n\n5)\nEvery participant will receive a free BaseName and every transaction will be fully sponsored. Just enter and start earning!\n\nIn our initial test within a Bogot\u00e1 neighborhood, an impressive 90% of participants successfully generated their wallets and created their BaseNames. We discovered that BaseNames and ENS names eliminate the confusion of traditional wallet addresses, allowing everyone to build trust and connections through their on-chain identity.\n\n-\n\nWe really appreciate your support ! With your help, we will economically empower many women and also you will help us secure the long-term sustainability of our project.", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "forkinwisdom"}
Public Optimism
"Public Optimism" is a community-driven initiative (led by ForkinWisdom) dedicated to economically empowering women in off-grid rural areas through solar-powered business ventures. Our mission is to educate, engage, and support women—especially in Sub-Saharan Africa—in adopting solar technologies and productive appliances to enhance livelihoods, health, resilience, and agency. By fostering a sustainable community economy, we aim to generate income opportunities, improve family well-being, and contribute to climate change mitigation efforts.

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[See our video walkthrough](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q3KyN-yzHObrsCysU_u7j_OIDZPmwQtyUqIastJVDF4/edit?usp=sharing)

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![](https://i.imgur.com/woka6EC.png)


How It Works:

1)
We will work with community leaders in off-grid rural areas and help them organize local contests and challenges that accelerate the adoption of solar technologies and productive appliances to enhance livelihoods, health, resilience, and agency.


2)
Points will be offered as bounties for several challenges, many of which we develop collaboratively with our community members. Everything will be always accessible through the community dashboard.

3)
As community members complete tasks, they accumulate points and see their “Base/ENS Names” rise on the leaderboard. At the end of each contest, prizes in USDC are sent directly to their wallets. In our initial test we learned that using a stablecoin builds trust and clarity, removing entry barriers and inviting more people to join.

4)
The community pool and prizes will be managed in a “garden.fund”. And all the points and voting systems will be tracked on-chain using our own smart contract. All of these demonstrate to non-Web3 users the benefits of a transparent and incorruptible system.

[Link to our garden](https://app.gardens.fund/gardens/42161/0x912ce59144191c1204e64559fe8253a0e49e6548/0x7508c3bcc2ce964ef858762cfbfa8bbbcf406ec9)



5)
Every participant will receive a free BaseName and every transaction will be fully sponsored. Just enter and start earning!

In our initial test within a Bogotá neighborhood, an impressive 90% of participants successfully generated their wallets and created their BaseNames. We discovered that BaseNames and ENS names eliminate the confusion of traditional wallet addresses, allowing everyone to build trust and connections through their on-chain identity.

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We really appreciate your support ! With your help, we will economically empower many women and also you will help us secure the long-term sustainability of our project.
Public Optimism