Support COVID-19 battle in Africa
Support quality education n Machakos County
Support building a school for 120 students
Shining Hope for Communities will gather 333 food baskets for 1500+ people, 6,000+ masks for frontline workers, and clean water to 60 handwashing stations in Kibera for a month.
GROW Educare Centres will send food parcels to thousands of families in the Western Cape and hopefully other provinces, besides building high-quality Early Childhood Development centres in South Africa.
Zam Zam Water will provide more than 1,000 underserved people with food, vitamins, sanitizers, face masks, diapers, and carrier bags in states such as Kaduna, Kano, Adamawa, Enugu, Abuja, Lagos, and Kwara.
To make a donation, send BTC to the address below.
Your donation goes directly to Zam Zam Water to build schools and other facilities.
Please note that Paxful does not receive or hold any of the donations and is not responsible for any such donated funds
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Your donation goes directly to Shofco to bring, food, clean water and other supplies to tackle the pandemic.
Please note that Paxful does not receive or hold any of the donations and is not responsible for any such donated funds
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Your donation goes directly to Grow to bring food and early education to families in the Western Cape.
Please note that Paxful does not receive or hold any of the donations and is not responsible for any such donated funds
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"The #BuiltWithBitcoin initiative is a testament to the power of cryptocurrency. We firmly believe that it can improve lives and make the world a better place."
— Ray Youssef, CEO and co-founder of Paxful.
Paxful launched the #BuiltWithBitcoin charitable initiative in 2017 to show that bitcoin can help people around the world. With the goal to build 100 schools, water wells, and community gardens for sustainable agriculture funded entirely by bitcoin all across emerging markets, the initiative showcases the capability of charity and philanthropy within the crypto industry.
Paxful’s very first bitcoin-funded school was completed in December 2017, serving a community of 7,500 people. The nursery education center is located in the Nyamata Sector of Rwanda’s Bugesera District, and consists of 3 classrooms, 4 restrooms with potable irrigation system, and a 15,000L water tank and water-catchment system.
In January 2019, Paxful officially cut the ribbon of the second school #BuiltwithBitcoin in Kigali, Rwanda. This school doubles the size of the first school, with six classrooms and six full-time teachers serving up to 300 primary school students aged 6 to 15. It also includes a cafeteria, a 35,000-liter potable water well, solar panels for sustainability, and many other resources for the education and enjoyment of students, staff, and faculty.
400 Students
Finished in 2017 and 2019With COVID-19 on the rise in Africa and cases growing at exponential rates, the #BuiltWithBitcoin Africa Fund is on a mission to provide a solution to the supply gap that the most vulnerable are feeling. Paxful is kicking off the fund with $15K USD, and matching any additional donations submitted up to $15k USD to the fund by members of the community in BTC. With this initial injection of funds, they will focus on the biggest issues facing Africa right now which include access to food, water, and medical supplies.
Launched in 2020
Pencils of Promise (“PoP”) works with communities to build schools and create programs that provide educational opportunities for students, no matter where they are born or what resources they have. Funds raised through the #BuiltWithBitcoin initiative will support Pencils of Promise’s mission to provide access to quality education to children around the globe. PoP builds schools from the inside out, providing safe structures in which to learn and equipping teachers, students, and communities with programming and resources for them to thrive. To date, PoP has built over 500 schools and provided access to education to over 100,000 students throughout Ghana, Guatemala, and Laos, establishing itself as a leader among the innovative global nonprofits working toward sustainable social change.
The fourth school by Built With Bitcoin will be an early education center in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Situated in Ankara Nandu Village, this building will serve 120 students aged 3 to 6 and house 3 classrooms. There will also be 8 bathrooms, a water well, a water reservoir, solar panels, a conference room, and space for storage. Most recently, we laid out the foundation for the structure, installed the tank reservoir, and finished the digging for the well. Be sure to keep an eye out for progress updates and news on opening.
Our third school will be coming soon in Machakos County, Kenya. Construction has commenced on the project that will provide an educational home for 120 children, aged between 3 to 6. The school will include a kitchen, a teacher’s office, solar panels, as well as bathrooms, and classrooms.
Construction was scheduled to be completed by April 2020 but has unfortunately been delayed by COVID-19. We’ll provide updates when we get them.
With a number of African countries coming under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, we feel an urgent need to step in and help.
We hope to put donations through the Africa Fund towards essential supplies such as food, hand sanitizers and other protective equipment.
We will be donating to three non-profit organizations in total. For each organization, we will kick off with a donation of $5,000 USD and match every donation made after for up to $5,000 USD in bitcoin. This means that Paxful could be donating $10,000 USD to each organization, but to do so we’ll need your help.
Shining Hope for Communities will gather 333 food baskets for 1500+ people, 6,000+ masks for frontline workers, and clean water to 60 handwashing stations in Kibera for a month.
GROW Educare Centres will send food parcels to thousands of families in the Western Cape and hopefully other provinces, besides building high-quality Early Childhood Development centres in South Africa.
Zam Zam Water will provide more than 1,000 underserved people with food, vitamins, sanitizers, face masks, diapers, and carrier bags in states such as Kaduna, Kano, Adamawa, Enugu, Abuja, Lagos, and Kwara.
One of our key goals is to bring financial inclusion to the underbanked, via bitcoin. #BuiltwithBitcoin is the next logical step. Now we are not only helping those in emerging economies meet their day-to-day financial needs; through our work with Zam Zam, we are also making a real and lasting difference in their communities. We hope that others in the cryptocurrency scene will join this important venture."
It has always been our CEO Ray Youssef’s dream to build schools in places where they are most needed. In 2017, his dream finally came true — Paxful launched the #BuiltwithBitcoin charitable initiative with the goal to build 100 schools, water wells, and community gardens for sustainable agriculture funded entirely by bitcoin. This initiative is the perfect showcase of the capability of charity and philanthropy within the crypto industry.
Join us in making education and clean water possible for children who need it the most. Become a partner of the initiative, send an email to [email protected]
