Community Engagement: Organize workshops and educational programs with DEC to build environmental awareness and skills. Reforestation Projects: Collaborate with local communities to plant native species, restoring degraded lands. Clean Water Access: Implement sustainable water management practices to ensure access to clean water, addressing both human health and ecological balance. Research and Monitoring: Utilize IoT and Blockchain technology for measurement, reporting, and verification of reforestation progress and water quality, supported by Yale's academic resources. Advocacy and Education: Supporting DEC in conducting over 2 conferences with Congolese youth since start of 2024, focusing on environmental rights and awareness by also successfully planting 5,000 tree seedlings in Q1 2024, contributing to reforestation efforts. DEC organized “la ville sans plastique” / “City without plastics” campaigns in collaboration with the University of Goma for community cleanup and plastic waste reduction. Together with the Yale School of Environment we hosted an event. The "Clean Lake Kivu Conference" brought together climate advocates and academics to explore climate leadership in the global south, with a focus on the Democratic Republic of Congo. Key discussion topics included: Lessons from climate advocates in the DRC - what can be learned from their on-the-ground experiences and strategies? Building effective partnerships and synergies between academics and grassroots climate activists. How can these groups collaborate more effectively? Evaluating existing climate strategies that have been tested, and brainstorming new collaborative approaches through open dialogue. The goal was to capture insights and approaches from the DRC context that could inform more impactful climate action and leadership in other parts of the global south. yale event Resource Provision: Facilitated the acquisition of essential communication tools for DEC, including a smart phone, computer, and webcam funded through multiple ETH transactions. Provided funds to source first batch of seedlings for community reforestation initiative in Kivu through one ETH transaction. Research and Media Collaboration: Collaborated with the Yale School of the Environment for research support. Engaged in media outreach through the Yale Environmentalist publication and upcoming features in the Yale Daily News.
Help source and plant 12,000 seedlings of Acacia and Grevillea trees Assist in funding for a row boat to clean plastic out of lake Kivu and collect water samples Provide necessary media resources as well as fund at least 4 local conferences/awareness campaigns in the DRC