{"id":558567,"date":"2023-03-02T16:18:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T13:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/polygon-and-mercy-corps-bring-blockchain-to-underserved-communities\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T16:18:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T13:18:21","slug":"polygon-and-mercy-corps-bring-blockchain-to-underserved-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/polygon-and-mercy-corps-bring-blockchain-to-underserved-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"# Polygon and Mercy Corps bring blockchain to underserved communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28581cd57d4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28581cd57d4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/polygon-and-mercy-corps-bring-blockchain-to-underserved-communities\/#%E2%80%9D_Polygon_and_Mercy_Corps_bring_blockchain_to_underserved_communities_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Polygon and Mercy Corps bring blockchain to underserved communities  &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Polygon_and_Mercy_Corps_bring_blockchain_to_underserved_communities_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Polygon and Mercy Corps bring blockchain to underserved communities  &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDMvZGYwODJiNTUtYTRkYi00ZTRkLThlMDYtYmJhOWVmZmQ2Y2ZlLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-48054ca8>Blockchain <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> continues to make its way into mainstream view, as many companies adopt the technology as a part of their operations. In the push for adoption of this technology comes the simultaneous need for more education on the technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A new partnership <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.technology\/blog\/mercy-corps-ventures-and-polygon-labs-partner-to-empower-underserved-communities\">announced<\/a> on March 2 between the Polygon blockchain network and Mercy Corps Ventures, the investment arm of the humanitarian organization Mercy Corps, focuses on bringing blockchain education and opportunities to underserved communities. <\/p>\n<p>According to the announcement, the new partnership has three primary objectives in its effort to bring blockchain and Web3 solutions to \u201ctraditionally excluded and underserved communities.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>These objectives include funding blockchain pilots that enable access to the financial system, blockchain hackathons with developers serving users in emerging markets and creating a blockchain bootcamp roadshow in areas with a Mercy Corps presence.<\/p>\n<p>The partners believe these efforts can help &#8220;provide educational and informational sessions for local educational institutions, NGOs, and other organizations looking to improve operations through blockchain technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Mercy Corps Ventures launched its Crypto for Good Fund II, which aims to launch a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of pilots utilizing blockchain technology to drive global financial inclusion and further climate resiliency. The first iteration of the Fund launched in 2022 with almost 200 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>licants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Related: <\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Crypto and blockchain education becomes priority at top universities<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In light of the recent earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, Mercy Corps was involved in a series of donations coming from the crypto community to deliver aid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It reported receiving a 50\/50 split of funds donated by the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which at the time was around $60,000 in total. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/binance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Binance<\/a> community for your support of those impacted by the devastation in Northwest Syria. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F3FnLGf3m5\">https:\/\/t.co\/F3FnLGf3m5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mercy Corps (@mercycorps) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mercycorps\/status\/1625566925555392512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Additionally Ripple tweeted that it would be donating $1 million in (XRP) in light of the incident and highlighted MercyCorps as one of the recipients of the funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Ripple <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ripple\/status\/1625645970267463680\">tweeted<\/a> that it would be donating $1 million in (XRP) in light of the incident and highlighted MercyCorps as one of the recipients of the funds.<\/p>\n<p>Mercy Corps <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mercycorps\/status\/1625892708224204801\">responded<\/a> to the donation in a tweet, thanking Ripple for supporting its teams on the ground in northwest Syria. 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