REGENERATIVE ACTION

$343,920 Worth of Commons Care Labor Rewarded Through Revolutionary Regenerative Economic Protocol

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Planet Earth
dates
July 15 to September 30, 2024
participants
120
objective
Bloom Network completed our first grants round of our Local Action Rewards, an economic protocol for bootstrapping bioregional economies.

IMPACTS

  • - $343,920 worth of commons care labor rewarded - Distributed $15,600 in USDC to 120 participants across 34 Local Bloom hubs in 13 countries, documenting and compensating 11,464 hours of vital community care work that typically goes unpaid in traditional economies
  • - Indigenous community economic empowerment - An Indigenous community in the Philippines used their rewards to expand local economic opportunities by paying women to plant "power trees," creating sustainable revenue streams while contributing to ecosystem restoration and soil healt
  • - Entrepreneurship education innovation - Broadfield Enterprises Uganda directed funds toward "Infinity Tools" - erasable stone tablet surfaces paired with bamboo and beeswax prototyping toolkits, enabling zero-waste design and building for students across the Ugandan school system
  • - Decentralized community leadership model - Diamante Bridge Collective used collective funds to hire a local point person for community participation, creating revenue streams for community members while significantly reducing administrative burden on central volunteer teams
  • - Cross-border microfunding with minimal fees - Achieved transparent, cross-border microfunding with total fees of only $4 (vs $1,000+ in traditional international payment fees), unlocking potential of decentralized communities that traditional foundations struggle to reach
  • - Gift-first economy activation - Transformed cultural values into infrastructure where participation in community care work becomes economically viable, creating a virtuous cycle where social media participation directly funds real-world regenerative action