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DeSci Youths
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Empowering the next generation of scientists in the global south through education and participation in open source tech, focusing on public goods and sustainability with 200+ initiatives.

The unlimited potential of open source technologies is being pioneered by ecosystems addressing the most wicked challenges in our societies. DeSci Youths is on a mission to nurture and empower the next generation of citizen scientists , particularly in the global south by providing a discovery space to learn , contribute and pioneer in these new realms . Through our notion page we have been able to aggregate over 200 initiatives with a focus on Public goods, Decentralized Science, Regeneration and Space sustainability with over 50 participants. We also launched a discord server that showcases real time proceeds of these ecosystems . Below is a documentation for the space proposal . https://docs.google.com/document/d/14A_t3bC41JXKjZ3nlWt8sb7E49E9Np53WxUeSxnbQtA/edit?usp=drivesdk

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Space systems engineer Rod Mamin has introduced Arbitrum to the DeSpace QF community, launched a funding round for decentralized space projects on the platform, onboarded projects, and actively promoted space exploration democratization through Gitcoin initiatives.
Contributed to Gitcoin and engaged in multiple initiatives, nurturing community growth, promoting space sustainability, and supporting decentralized science and space exploration through organizing events, stewardship, and educational content. Aiming to enhance DeSci and DeSpace ecosystems via Quadratic Funding.
A Gitcoin community builder since May 2021, curating cause rounds, fostering PR initiatives, and developing regenerative funding models for public goods, including dynamic NFTs and new grants mechanisms.
Six-month DeSci Fellowships for building open-source DeSci tooling; involving education, funding, and collaboration for a cohort of scientists and developers; mixture of in-person (London) and remote participation.
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