**We aim to decentralize science (DeSci).** 
Our previous work and plans related to Web3 grants center around our initiative to develop a decentralized scientific publications platform. This platform aims to revolutionize the way scientific research is published, shared, and accessed by leveraging the principles of decentralization and blockchain technology. More specifically, we:
1.	**Developed The DeSci Journals platform.** Solely using Gitcoin’s grants we have successfully developed and deployed a decentralized platform for scientific publications, currently in its version 2 at https://platform.desci.reviews. By creating a scientific publications platform called *The DeSci Journals* to empower collaborative creation of scientific publications, leveraging web3 principles and technologies, through their platform's digital cooperative model. Version 2 allows submission of papers and new journals. *The DeSci Journals* has onboarded communities in new areas of knowledge (such as Legal Engineering) and communities struggling to locate suitable venues for publishing their work (such as biohackers, capstone works and frontier biotech research communities in Latin America). These communities and their peer-reviewed publications will maintain 100% of their copyrights, share gains and monetize the work of their highly skilled content creators, such as scientists, and technical professionals.
1.	**Partnerships.** We have established partnerships with 4 communities (https://descier.science/partnerships/). These collaborations have helped us better understand services our clients need and increase awareness on web3 solutions for science.
1.	**Community engagement and awareness on DeSci.** We have actively engaged with the web3 and scientific community to increase awareness on DeSci and our solution for scientific publications. This has involved hosting webinars, participating in X spaces, events and conferences. More recently, we have: 1) Attended as Invited Speaker in the Publishing Panel at DeSci London, March 24-25th 2024. 2) Created and launched the TCC Journal during our participation in the Tech Girls stage at the Campus Party Brazil 2024 July 10th, 2024 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9P4wdTRllL/?igsh=MTNiZmo1Nmhod3p3dw==. 3) Organized and executed the event Decentralized Arts & Science | DeSci Americas 2024 Venue: Meta Gallery, Rua da Assembleia 40, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Date: July 23, 2024 Time: 15:00h. LinkedIn Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maria-goreti-freitas-phd-68a27738_desci-activity-7221576911456509952-a5Od? Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9qkEomJrGf/?igsh=dTQ3MGpzd2F2eHM=