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Community Reviews across funding rounds

1186
Total reviews
Impact / Alignment
4.49 Star
Feasibility
4.11 Star
Auditability
4.19 Star
Impact Alignment
4.22 Star
Value for Money
3.86 Star
Addresses Challenge
4.09 Star
Value for money
3.98 Star

Proposals Across Funding Rounds

2
Completed
3
Approved
16
Proposed
₳1.6M
$218.8K
Requested
₳95K
$115.9K
Awarded
₳11.4K
$115.9K
Received

Henrik.metsamaki Proposals (19)

DID market study & deployment

$30,000 Requested

Solution: Conducting a market study in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro for DID based recruitment in the fields of banking, finance and insurance

Challenge: Fund 7
over budget Requested 0.375% of the fund.
0 (1)

Recruitment utilising Atala PRISM

$60,000 Requested

Solution: Utilizing Atala PRISM DID in Fairway SaaS system to create, record and leverage contracts and documents related to employment and job market

Challenge: Fund 7
over budget Requested 0.75% of the fund.
0 (1)

Employment Credentials in Zanzibar

$17,500 Requested

Solution: We aim to create a service to issue Proof of Employment-Credentials in PRISM DID to the employees in Zanzibar

Challenge: Fund 8
over budget Requested 0.109% of the fund.
0 (1)

Recruitment Utilizing Atala PRISM

$48,500 Received
$48,500 Requested

Solution: With practical and engaging Fairway software, PRISM based educational Credentials are easily accessible for ordinary businesses in Ethiopia

Challenge: Fund 8
completed Awarded 0.303% of the fund.
0 (1)

Employment Credentials on PRISM

$60,900 Requested

Solution: We have created a user-friendly SaaS software that can apply PRISM making the issuing of Proof of Employment-Credentials efficient and easy

Challenge: Fund 8
over budget Requested 0.381% of the fund.
0 (1)

Blockchain Innovation Hub Finland

$29,000 Requested

Solution: We develop a reproducible, cross-sectoral collaboration model that brings advanced, highly scalable blockchain innovations to Catalyst.

Challenge: Fund 8
over budget Requested 0.181% of the fund.
0 (1)

Employment Credentials in Tanzania

$24,500 Requested

Solution: We test the feasibility of our solution to issue and verify credentials for a better recruitment market in Tanzania and Zanzibar and form a deployment plan. We'll also publish a report of our findings

Challenge: Fund 9
over budget Requested 0.153% of the fund.
0 (1)

Engaging Early Adopters: Incentivizing PRISM-based Educational Credentials for IT Professionals in Recruitment and Establishing a Governance Framework

₳290,000 Requested

Solution: Addressing adoption challenges by targeting early adopters. Incentivizing tech schools to utilize DID to issue certificates empowering graduated developers with VCs to global employment opportunities

Challenge: Fund 10
not approved Requested 0.58% of the fund.
0 (1)

Bootstrapping PRISM adoption with a tool to build Educational Credentials

₳228,000 Requested

Solution: Fairway's SSI solution aims to simplify the process of issuing edu-credentials for schools and offer a practical incentive for Ethiopian IT-students to bootstrap the process through European IT-hires

Challenge: Fund 11
over budget Requested 0.456% of the fund.
0 (1)

Fueling Africa's Cardano Revolution: Empowering university graduates with PRISM based credentials that facilitate job opportunities in Europe.

₳120,000 Requested

Solution: Issuing 500 new VCs to Ethiopian graduates in higher education and exploring their efficiency in facilitating employment opportunities across Europe through a pilot program.

Challenge: Fund 12
over budget Requested 0.24% of the fund.
0 (0)

Real-world job contract signing on Cardano utilizing SSI

₳257,500 Requested

Solution: Building an MVP of a DApp that facilitates DID-based job contract signing and employment VC issuing on Cardano.

Challenge: Fund 12
over budget Requested 0.515% of the fund.
0 (0)

Leveraging National ID system in Ethiopia for more scalable adoption of Cardano in identity solutions

₳11,400 Received
₳95,000 Requested

Solution: Building a partnership with one institutional National Identity provider in Ethiopia to pilot identity verification of IT candidates, accelerating global hiring.

Challenge: Fund 12
funded Awarded 0.19% of the fund.
0 (0)

Exploring Web 3.0 Job board: A secure job platform, having built-in identity solution with seamless Web2.0 Integration 

₳58,900 Requested

Solution: Prototype Secure Web3 Job Board on Cardano with verified postings, KYC/KYB as well as exploring seamless Web2 integration with interoperable credentials. Build trust & transparency in recruitment.

Challenge: Fund 12
not approved Requested 0.118% of the fund.
0 (0)

Make Cardano a better choice for SSI applications: Secure & Scalable Credential Verification with DApps

₳123,600 Requested

Solution: Developing a DApp for automated credential verification in recruitment, creating real-world use cases for the use of SSI with Cardano applications.

Challenge: Fund 12
not approved Requested 0.247% of the fund.
0 (0)

Fairway: Empowering African Graduates in Higher Education with Cardano-based SSI and VCs to enable Job Opportunities in Europe

₳100,000 Requested

Solution: Issuing 500 new VCs to Ethiopian graduates in higher education and exploring their efficiency in facilitating employment opportunities across Europe through a pilot program.

Challenge: Fund 13
vote pending Requested 0.2% of the fund.
0 (0)

Fairway: Leveraging Ethiopia's National ID System for Scalable Cardano Adoption in Microfinance Solutions

₳110,000 Requested

Solution: This proposal aims to understand the requirements to leverage Fairway’s Professional SSI wallet and Ethiopian National ID to accelerate microfinacing needs in Ethiopia

Challenge: Fund 13
vote pending Requested 0.22% of the fund.
0 (0)

Fairway: Exploring Web 3.0 Global Job platform. Empowering emerging market talent through Cardano powered verification, to bridge to jobs in the west, starting from Ethiopia

₳145,000 Requested

Solution: Empowering East African Tech Talent: A Cardano-based job platform with verified profiles, secure contracts, and integration with Ethiopian National ID for seamless global hiring.

Challenge: Fund 13
vote pending Requested 0.29% of the fund.
0 (0)

Fairway: Digital ID Wallet Concept Study for The Ethiopian Government (National ID System Using Cardano)

₳95,000 Requested

Solution: We will study the feasibility of a Cardano integrated National ID wallet for Ethiopia, assessing their requirements, exploring global case studies, and creating POC with their government officials.

Challenge: Fund 13
vote pending Requested 0.19% of the fund.
0 (0)

Monthly Reports

We have completed the project and submitted a Close Out Report

Disbursed to Date
$48,500
Status
Complete
Completion Target
1. In the next month
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Progress on the project in September:

  • Completed the remaining feature for both the Job seekers and Business account.
  • Reached this month’s mile-stone and made a private launch for Job-seekers as well as the
  • Business owners, applying some marketing strategy.
  • Now we are receiving requests from businesses who are interested to work with us and have job seekers testing our platform now.
  • We have been doing successful marketing meetings and calls with more potential clients.

Next steps for September & October:

  • Complete Prism integration and open for the service to users.
  • Feedback collection and continuously polishing and adjusting our platform to fit the market and users.
  • Run a demo of credential verification feature internally and then with a real user with non-relevant credential
  • Try to find a credential provider for more realistic demo
  • Create a plan for the real pilot project
  • Plan real piloting timeline according to IOG on the piloting timeline Prism integration and open for the service to users.
Disbursed to Date
$48,500
Status
Still in progress
Completion Target
1. In the next month
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Require more info from IOG about the launch of Student credentials by MoE in Ethiopia to plan our launch

Disbursed to Date
$48,500
Status
Still in progress
Completion Target
2. In the next 3 months
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As stated in the document, some deliverables will be delayed since IOG MoU deal implementation is not ready yet. We'll deliver and pilot everything else and do the final piloting once the IOG implementation is adequate

Disbursed to Date
$48,500
Status
Still in progress
Completion Target
2. In the next 3 months
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No

Disbursed to Date
$48,500
Status
Still in progress
Completion Target
9/30/2022
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Our team needs access to PRISM Pioneer Program, and contacts with IOHK about Ethiopian Student VC development

Disbursed to Date
$48,500
Status
Still in progress
Completion Target
9/30/2022
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