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GoldGroup + CoalaPay: Donation Impact Verification in Mining

Problem

Mining companies lack an auditable, real-time system to verify the impact of value-chain charitable donations, limiting transparency for communities, stakeholders, and government oversight bodies.

Solution

Enable Cardano settlement rails in CoalaPay so enterprises can manage value-chain social-impact grants in ADA or USDM with transparent programmable disbursements and proof-of-funding NFTs.

580,000 $ADA
Total funds requested

About this idea

Team

Elizabeth Jacobi – Project Lead, Operations & IT Integration (GoldGroup)

Coordinates GoldGroup’s internal workflows, community engagement processes, and integration requirements. Serves as the operational bridge between GoldGroup, CoalaPay, and HashPoint. Ensures the pilot aligns with GoldGroup’s community-impact programs and broader Web3 strategy.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-jacobi-26615814b/

Javier Reyes GoldGroup Operations Member – Community Engagement & Field Coordination (GoldGroup)

Supports partner identification, community stakeholder communication, and operational readiness for the pilot initiative. Works closely with Liz and HashPoint to ensure community partners are onboarded and supported throughout the pilot.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-reyes-de-la-campa/

Melyn Mckay– Impact Verification Specialist (CoalaPay)

Leads the modeling, refinement, and implementation of KPIs and impact-verification logic for the pilot initiative. Ensures all reporting and verification flows align with CoalaPay’s humanitarian-sector best practices and the needs of GoldGroup’s community programs.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melyn-mckay-derville/

Alejandro – Platform Integration & Operations (CoalaPay)

Supports implementation of CoalaPay V2 components required for Cardano rail activation, including workflow orchestration, partner onboarding, and data-handling processes. Contributes operational insights from CoalaPay’s global payment deployments.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandro-j-guzman/

CoalaPay Engineering Team – Backend & Multirail Activation (CoalaPay)

Implements the Cardano transaction layer, supports system testing, and ensures the platform meets reliability and performance expectations for the pilot.

Shay Gammer– Project & Ecosystem Coordinator (HashPoint)

Responsible for structured delivery, multi-partner coordination, Cardano ecosystem alignment, milestone planning, and Catalyst reporting. Ensures coherence across technical, operational, and impact-verification workstreams.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shay-gammer-8046966/