Auditing South American Proposals.

[IMPACT]

Filming the work being done is one of the most effective ways to measure the visible progress of Project Catalyst proposals. We will be documenting the work being done in these countries with professional quality and compiling the footage into a digestible format that most will see and understand. In completing this work, we will illustrate to the Catalyst and Cardano communities the effect of community-based funding. This will also address issues of fraudulent proposals, ensuring that the work is actually being done and funds are not misallocated.

We aim to successfully audit over four proposals to start; as we aim to establish a baseline for future auditing with a 'proof of concept'.

Added below are preliminary measures meant to show our own transparency in working in Ecuador already, with the Fundación Hogar de Esperanza. In showing this preliminarily, we hope to foster the trust that we will accurately and truthfully audit other South American proposals.

Showing investors the results of their investment; seeing funds and work in action will garner further trust in the community and emphasize more transparency.

Creating pride in the accomplishments made possible through funding. Seeing the work done will further the sense of community and a common goal towards a better global future.

Risks include circumstances surrounding the Covid Pandemic and its ability to change the landscape of travel and international work. Additional risk comes from operating in a 3rd world country; a potential lack of policing and other unknown variables could compromise the shoot. These latter risks can somewhat be mitigated with proper funding and pre-production research.

[FEASIBILITY]

Pre Production/Research: 4 months

Prep: 4 weeks

Shoot: 20 days (over four weeks)

Wrap: 1 week

Edit: 12 weeks

Total Post: 15 weeks

TOTAL: 44 weeks

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Initially, we would communicate with separate teams within Catalyst to coordinate travel dates and film concrete landmarks for each project. Coordinating with each project to establish an efficient timeline will take some necessary time, including time to ensure safety and comfort for the crew and all others involved.

The shoot itself will happen in coordination with project leaders including Techademia to ensure transparency and honesty with the allocation of funding in Project Catalyst. With sufficient planning, the shoot will be efficient and sufficient in successfully auditing multiple catalyst projects.

Upon return to the United States, we will compile the footage in an easily digestible fashion that all members of the Cardano community can look to as a successful implementation of their funds. The observable results will be both a successful means of audit and a way for the Cardano community to showcase its efforts across the globe.

Operational Costs (Hardware/Software infrastructure)

Cameras, sound equipment, hard drives, editing software.

Total: $8,000

Production Budget: $11,000

Transport to locations, insurance, basic accommodations, salary to hired employees.

Contingency: $2,000

Total: $21,000

Will Shelton: https://www.willpshelton.com/

Writer, Actor, Producer. 10+ years in entertainment and performance, including Film and TV. Writing and producing on various films and theater. Bachelors in Writing - Rutgers University. Connections to former marketing manager of HBO and Comedy Central and other resources to aid in production.

Craig Tiber: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9681641

www.craigtiber.wixsite.com/craigtiber

Filmmaker, Producer, Director. Bachelor of Sciences in Television and Radio and a Minor in Theater Studies from Ithaca College.. 10+ years in Film and television. Has worked and Produced a multitude of projects in varying positions that have gone through the festival circuit. Many connections in the NY/LA indie film world, including Emmy and Festival award winners.

Gavin Briggs Perez: Founder of Defi Discussions LLC Project Manager & F7 Fund Recipient

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-briggs-perez-163330a5/

Jose Velazquez: CEO Defi Discussions LLC, Project Manager, Asset Acquisition Manager, F7 Fund Recipient

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-velazquez-809665186/

Richard Lago: International Logistics, Digital Marketing & Marketing Manager

Nathan Samson: Latte Swap Co-Founder & F5, F6, and F7 Project Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-samson-419349135/

Humberto Bacquerizo: (Advisor) MentorU CEO. Educational Specialist at New Jersey Medical School. Hispanic Commissioner of the City of Newark. Author: "Hispanic Star Rising Volume II"

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hxbed/

Moto Oba: Fortune 500 Business Consultant, Merchify co-Founder, Cardano Community Ambassador

Mit Patel: Professional Coder, Project Manager, Digital Security, Multilingual

Garry H. Vatcher: Director and Founder - Fundación Hogar de Esperanza

https://hogaresperanza.org/en/home-2/

[AUDITABILITY]

The best way to measure our progress is through as much transparency as possible. Given the nature of the challenge goals set, consistent communication with our investing community is imperative to maintaining our goals within the budget.

To accomplish this transparency we must relay our research accomplishments, goals for footage, and eventual results to the Catalyst community in a timely fashion.

Measurable points of progress could look like:

• number of projects willing to be audited
• number of projects shown implemented successfully
• amount of footage shown to investors

Success for this project will be effectively meeting each of the performance indicators set by the challenge. Improving auditability within the Catalyst ecosystem will vastly improve the standard to which other Catalyst projects are held. Bad faith practices will hopefully decrease with further adoption of this method of auditing so that there is far greater progress unmitigated by misallocated funds.

New. In cooperation with a previously funded proposal during fund 7.

Linked Here: https://cardano.ideascale.com/c/idea/384439

SDG Rating

SDG goals:

Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

SDG subgoals:

4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

4.b By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries

8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

4.4.1 Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill

4.b.1 Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study

8.6.1 Proportion of youth (aged 15–24 years) not in education, employment or training