Purpose
This project aims to bridge the opportunity gap for Ukrainian children through outreach, education, and fundraising. Nearly 2 million Ukrainian refugees are staying in Poland, 90% of whom are women and children. Our partnership between IBO, Children of Ukraine Educational Center, and KelseyRae4Peace is a united effort to help Ukrainian youth regain their dignity. Amid the expansion of Russia's war aims, an increasing shortage of opportunities has left refugee families and children in desperate need of resources.
Our campaign goals are three-fold: 1) Outreach — Produce a concert to jump start an active, trusted community to convert them to donors and volunteers. Our target reach is 10,000 members on our social media platforms by December 2022; 2) Education — Throughout the campaign, we will host webinars and trainings on music therapy, refugee access to opportunity via digital assets, and how to provide legal identity for all. With the help of subject matter experts, we aim to educate legal professionals, technologists, and policymakers on the impact of digital identity and instill a sense of fervor to being part of the solution; and 3) Fundraising — Our store will sell digital assets made by vulnerable youth aiming to reach $100,000 to help Ukrainian children regain their opportunity to study and families to regain their dignity.
Goal 1: Outreach with Music & Art
To achieve our first goal and launch the campaign, we will be celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day on August 24th with a live-streamed concert (please see the below poster for more information.)
Goal 2: Education & Training for Legal Identity
The second goal will be achieved by our webinars and trainings to scale impact. With 5 billion people having unmet justice needs around the world, new skill sets will be needed to serve this market. To promote learning through values-aligned interactions, we find it vital to teach strategies and opportunities around the topics of digital assets and legal frameworks in humanitarian settings. Open session dialogues about trusted marketplaces in the metaverse will supplement webinars. As for concrete trainings, the Digital PenPal trainings will enable volunteer PenPals and Verifiers to work effectively with "invisible" youth to identify, locate, and/or create ID Elements, and to facilitate placement of ID Elements into a blockchain with access controlled by the newly "visible" members of society. This is because in order to effectively participate in the world, millions of children without a legal identity (called "invisible") need effective systems to identify them. In November, we will bring together legal, tech, and policy experts at the intersection of human rights, legal frameworks, and education as well as our learners and PenPals for implementing the first frameworks for digital identity, smart contracts, digital assets, and online dispute resolution.
Goal 3: Fundraising with NFTs
Bee 1 World Honeycomb digital marketplace
Last, to achieve the third goal, we aim to use blockchain-based applications for impact. The Bee 1 World Honeycomb is a digital marketplace for crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens (otherwise known as NFTs) illustrating how young artists see their reality in an accessible and meaningful way while raising awareness about building a justice movement in the new data economy. Our gallery exhibits works of art, photography and music from refugee youth who are showcasing their cultures and portfolios of their homelands such as Ukraine, Zambia, and Syria! By participating in our Bee 1 World Honeycomb marketplace, individuals are enabling youth to continue their studies while helping families regain their dignity. At the same time, these same individuals are gaining digital NFT assets in return that not only enables them to turn this meaningful artwork into a collectible, but they have the authenticity to rent these NFTs, resell them with unlimited royalties, stake them, or even invest and apply them towards our community programming for rewards.
Our approach is centered on building relationships to effect real improvements in people's lives. Our progress is measured through performance metrics defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
About the Partners:
InternetBar.Org Institute
IBO is a 501c3 nonprofit that builds projects which align with information communications technology for development (ICT4D) efforts aiming to increase access to justice. Their award-winning PeaceTones program provides young artists in underserved communities with access to opportunity through its legal resources, mentorship, digital platforms, and song competitions.
Children of Ukraine Educational Center
Children of Ukraine is a start-up secondary charter school and music therapy school for grades 1-11 that aims to service more than 1,000 refugee children in Warsaw who are looking for an opportunity to study but cannot due to capacity restraints in Polish schools. Currently, this school enrolls 150 students and has served 300 alumni.
KelseyRae4Peace
Kelsey Rae has traveled the globe creating music that inspires all generations. While writing “Be One World” in Africa, she sees how impactful music is for all cultures. Though her target audience is the youth, she believes through positive vibrations; we will save our planet and bring hope for a future of peace.