In the ecosystem of initiatives directed to social impact, the usage of blockchain has escalated as a tool to help nonprofits to extend their reach to new markets and push their impact forward.
Organizations focused on providing help to neglected sectors of society have a long history, with over 1.5 million only in the US. Currently these groups often face several challenges: corruption scandals, supply chain difficulties and under-funded programs.
As for 2018, it was reported an increase between 70% to 80% in the demand of social focused services reported by organizations in North America. At the same time, the implementation of technological solutions such as Artificial Intelligence and blockchain were a common buzzword among nonprofits and social programs.
Tools For Impact
In 47% of the cases, organizations turn to blockchain for record verification, compared to a 13.6% being used for payments and money transfer services. This translates to a clear preference towards Ethereum by platforms for social impact, specially regarding its use for digital identity and applications that require the use of smart contracts, while Bitcoin appears as one of the most used blockchain for mechanisms like crowdfunding.
Here are some of the most recent use cases for blockchain in social impact:
Governance and democracy. The use of blockchain continues to be experimental in this field, where it resonates it’s possible use for voting, but it also works to keep track of a government’s operations in a tamper-proof record.
Health. The use of blockchain has impacted greatly with its capacity of auditing and transferring patients data with their consent between health centers, speeding up bureaucratic processes for information inconsistency between physicians from one healthcare center to the other.
Digital Identity. Moving forward from applications for charity, blockchain also works for the common good of citizens in their professional interests. The storage of education certificates and diplomas in a ledger it’s already in use in Malta, while in France it can be used to share a worker’s credentials from their current place of work to the next one.
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Source: Crypto New Media
Katika mazingira ya mipango ya athari za kijamii, matumizi ya blockchain yamekuwa ikiongezeka kama chombo cha kusaidia mashirika yasiyo ya faida kupanua ufikiaji wao kwa masoko mapya na kusukuma athari zao mbele. Mashirika ya kutoa msaada kwa watu waliopuuzwa na kutengwa na jamii yana historia ndefu, na zaidi ya milioni 1.5 tu nchini Marekani. Hivi sasa makundi haya mara nyingi hukabiliwa na changamoto kadhaa: kashfa za ufisadi, shida za mlolongo wa usambazaji na programu zisizo na fedha. Kwa mwaka wa 2018, ongezeko la asilimia 70 hadi 80% la mahitaji ya huduma za kijamii liliripotiwa na mashirika ya Amerika Kaskazini. Wakati huo huo, utekelezaji wa ufumbuzi wa kiteknolojia kama vile akili bandia na blockchain walikuwa buzzword ya kawaida kati ya mashirika yasiyo ya faida na mipango ya kijamii. Katika 47% ya kesi, mashirika yanageukia blockchain kwa ajili ya uthibitisho wa rekodi, ikilinganishwa na 13.6% inayotumiwa kwa malipo na huduma za uhamisho wa pesa. Hii inafafanua upendeleo wazi kwa Ethereum na majukwaa kwa athari ya kijamii, haswa kwa matumizi yake ya utambulisho wa dijiti na maombi ambayo yanahitaji matumizi ya mikataba ya akili, wakati Bitcoin inaonekana kama moja ya blockchain inayotumiwa zaidi kwa utaratibu kama crowdfunding. Hapa ni baadhi ya kesi za matumizi ya hivi karibuni kwa ajili ya blockchain katika athari ya kijamii: Utawala na demokrasia. blockchain inaendelea kuwa majaribio katika uwanja huu, ambapo ina resonates ni uwezekano wa matumizi ya kupiga kura, lakini pia kazi kufuatilia shughuli za serikali katika rekodi tamper-uthibitisho. Afya. Blockchain ina uwezo wa kudhibiti na kuhamisha data ya wagonjwa na idhini yao kati ya vituo vya afya, kuharakisha mchakato wa urasimu kwa kutofautiana kwa habari kati ya madaktari kutoka kituo kimoja cha huduma ya afya hadi kingine. Utambulisho wa dijiti. Kuanzia maombi ya misaada, blockchain pia inafanya kazi kwa manufaa ya umma ya wananchi katika maslahi yao ya kitaaluma. Kuhifadhi vyeti vya elimu na diploma katika ledger tayari ni kutumika katika Malta, wakati katika Ufaransa inaweza kutumika kushiriki sifa ya mfanyakazi kutoka mahali pa kazi yao ya sasa kwa moja ijayo. Je, una suluhisho kwa athari ya kijamii ungependa kujadili? Tungependa kuisikia! Wasiliana nasi hapa: [email protected]. Chanzo: Crypto New Media