DeSci LATAM aims to bridge science and the blockchain ecosystem, becoming a public good that empowers the Latin American scientific community. Our goal is to support small foundations, scientific organizations, and researchers by providing them with visibility and essential tools to boost their projects. We are committed to addressing a wide range of societal challenges, including deforestation, malnutrition, autism, eating disorders, diabetes, and others. However, limited resources for science in LATAM make it an evolutionary problem. To make a social impact with decentralized science, knowledge, and funding resources, we aim to generate change and expand knowledge among the region's scientists who are often unaware of this ecosystem and blockchain tools.
We aim to fill a critical gap in the current ecosystem by focusing on DeSci in Spanish, making scientific progress more accessible to a wider audience. By spreading DeSci in our languages, we can break down language barriers and promote greater scientific collaboration and innovation.
Our project has a roadmap with milestones to achieve our objectives:

Q1 - First Steps
- Legal advice for trademark registration and creating a foundation (done)
- Connecting with other communities in the region (in progress)
- Creating DeSci content in Spanish and Portuguese (in progress)
- Hosting DeSci events in Argentina and Brazil, and networking with Ethereum Rio and ETH Samba (done)

Q2 - Setting up the Foundation
- Registering the foundation and developing a donation dashboard
- Launching our website v2 with more information and a blog
- Proposing the DeSci Argentina event and collaborating with Ethereum Argentina
- Creating a DeSci podcast in Spanish

Q3 - Keep Building
- Iteratively developing the donation dashboard and conducting audits
- Developing a platform for the scientific community
- Continuing to search for grants and curate articles
- Hosting Twitter spaces with projects and communities around Latam

Q4 - Final Steps of the Year
- Continuing to develop the donation dashboard and platform
- Producing new episodes of the DeSci podcast
- Hosting Twitter spaces with projects and communities around Latam
- Organizing a side event at ETH LATAM Honduras (TBD)
- Hosting the DeSci Latam event and party in December (TBD)
