There have been various ideas put forward seeking to elevate the overall visibility of Gridcoin in the general market place.
Gridcoin is, I believe, seeking to challenge the perception of the general public that crypto currencies are often used for 'seedy' and downright unlawful transactions.
Gridcoin is advertised as the “crypto currency that compensates the coin miners (researchers) for participating in BOINC projects that may lead to advances in medicine, biology, mathematics, science, climatology, particle and astrophysics, thus providing real benefits to humanity”.
The key words in this statement are - “providing real benefits to humanity” and I'm sure you will agree we all aspire to this ethos.
I believe that we should endeavour to continue further with this ethos of “providing real benefits to humanity” and look very carefully at the aspect of Gridcoin as a charitable currency.
There are many charitable organisations that we should seek to partnership with, from the local charity within your neighbourhood, to the large multi-national non-governmental organisations (NGOs) we read about, hear and see on the media.
I would like to put forward a proposal that we contact these charitable organisations by the various all means at our disposal.
I have researched and singled out a particularly important, high profile charity, which I'm sure you will all agree is a worthy recipient of donations from the general public.
FACTS, STATS AND RESOURCES
WATER FACT #11:
Did you know that you could survive for about five to six weeks without food – but without water, life would come to a screeching halt in about three to five days?
WATER FACT #12:
The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns (from 2010).
WATER FACT #13:
The UN Children’s Fund reports that over 2.6 billion people who were without access to safe water in 1990 now have it.
WATER FACT #14:
More than 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes. Nearly all deaths, 99 percent, occur in the developing world.
WATER FACT #15:
1/3 of what the world spends on bottled water per year would pay to provide water to everyone in need.
WATER FACT #16:
The average distance that women in Asia and Africa to collect water is 3.7
WATER FACT #17:
In 9 countries in Africa, access to improved drinking water sources is less than 50%.
WATER FACT #18:
Regarding access to sanitation, Sub-Saharan Africa has a startling 30% coverage with only a 4% increase from 1990
WATER FACT #19:
About 66% of Africa is arid or semi-arid and more than 300 of the 800 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live in a water-scarce environment – meaning that they have less than 1,000 m3 per capita per year.
WATER FACT #20:
98 percent of water-related deaths occur in the developing world.
WATER FACT #21:
115 people in Africa die every hour from diseases linked to poor sanitation, poor hygiene and contaminated water.
WATER FACT #22:
Lack of access to clean water and sanitation kills children at a rate equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing every four hours.
At present The Water Project accepts donations in Bit Coin so they are already aware that crypto currency is an alternative and appropriate medium for public/corporate donations.
They are a very organized and media savvy entity and I believe would be open to our approach with the view to a possible future charitable partnership.
I would like to see Gridcoin added as a new medium of donation for this project as a continuation of our ethos of “providing real benefits to humanity”.
I believe that we should discuss this proposal and others of a similar type in our next hangout.
I also believe that it would benefit us if we approached this with the 'blessing' of all our partners for example BOINC, Steemit, reddit etc.
This is an opportunity to put Gridcoin firmly in the public eye, so it is important that we do this in a sensitive, organised manner and therefore we require a rational well planned strategy.