Why is it important?

This is important to Cardano because it places emphasis on the socio-economic and political identity of everyone.

What does success look like?

Successful proposals will be able to deliver shared solutions that have an impact in multiple regions, countries, and continents.

Key Metrics to measure

Number of teams on one proposal
Number of proposals submitted by the same group of teams
Number of proposal teams created that have not worked together before.
Categories of cross border cultural sharing.
Number of Countries represented on one proposal.

Challenge brief

Cardano's mission is to bring about positive global change.
In order to do so, it is necessary to identify the margins of society, and identify the trends that are pushing humanity to the edges.

The Global South is a term based on socio-economic and political characteristics opens up more opportunity to work together; cross organization.
This proposal is not to steer any funds away from any country, location or geography, but rather to steer development and action towards all areas and all people.

This approach can make sure that everyone benefits from cardano. This approach also removes the East versus the West binary and allows us to recognize that people everywhere are affected by systems that are too complex to challenge.

It is also important to begin thinking this way because it lifts everyone up as opposed to creating a siloed improvement. It is important to realize and understand that these challenges are not unique, they are Global. Absent and deteriorating economic identity is spread across the world and that is because of social, economic, and political factors.

An additional factor that this proposal addresses is the transitioning from traditional labor models and creating the globalization of the gig economy. The "gig" or contractor labor pool is the largest growing labor force in the world and that will continue well through the next decade if not become the permanent form of "work".

It is also important to consider that the gig economy is growing not because companies and corporations are inherently bad but rather because of regulations and statutes, laws that create a system where businesses cannot operate profitably.

The final reason this proposal is a defining moment in Cardano's story, is the fact that it goes beyond imaginary lines and allows the community to focus efforts on areas that are in desperate need or show great opportunity for mass adoption.