Participant-Proposed DAO – the inspiring spirit of our applicants

✨ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐀𝐎 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬

Following the journey of DEP 1, we continue into DEP 2 — where experimentation moves closer to real-world impact. Within this journey, the Participant-Proposed DAO (PPD) opens a different kind of space: a space where participants do not only join an existing DAO, but can also propose their own DAO idea and bring it into the ecosystem.

In PPD, applicants are invited to shape a mission they truly care about by proposing a DAO with a clear Impact Goal, a Regeneration Goal of at least USD 3,000, and a simple execution plan aligned with DEP 2’s decentralized process. More than a DAO category, PPD is where personal conviction starts taking collective form.

🌍 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭

Across the 14 applicants currently choosing PPD, the pool already shows strong diversity in geography and lived experience. From the applicant rows that are clearly visible in the tracking extract, about 57% are aged 25–34, while around 43% are 18–24. Geographically, the strongest concentration comes from Africa, with visible applicants spanning Guinea, Nigeria, Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire, alongside proposals connected to Asia such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. What connects these different backgrounds is a shared mindset: many applicants are already rooted in grassroots agriculture, education, youth empowerment, media, cultural preservation, or rural community development, and are now looking to explore how decentralized collaboration can help turn local initiatives into more community-owned and regenerative impact models.

🌱 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐏𝐃 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

What stands out across the applications is not just the diversity of ideas, but the mindset behind them. Many applicants are drawn to DEP 2 because they want to test whether decentralized coordination can support lasting community impact, shared ownership, and more regenerative ways of organizing. Again and again, their responses point to the same impulse: not only to join impact, but to help design it. This spirit appears across proposals connected to agriculture, education, and social inclusion.

🚀 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬

Among many highlighted proposals, the applicant stories reveal a shared pattern of grounded motivation. Anyanwu Glory Ifechi brings experience supporting small-scale farmers, artisans, and women entrepreneurs, reflecting her belief in community-driven and livelihood-centered innovation. Xuan Vu sees DAO as a tool for social inclusion, with a strong commitment to improving healthcare access for the transgender community in Vietnam. Sorie Alpha Tholley emphasizes building impact-driven initiatives that are sustainable over time, shaped by his experience in education, youth empowerment, and community development. João Emerson Lobo draws from his work with smallholder farmers, where collaboration, listening, and practical support reinforced his commitment to community resilience and co-created solutions.

𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝑻𝑫 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. 💙

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