First of all thank you @NikoG for this insightful retrospective and for highlighting the role of Regional Hubs in 2024!
Regarding Celo Colombia, first of all we’d like to clarify that our approved funding was $38,000, with $10,000 allocated to the cCOP/USDT liquidity pool on Uniswap, leaving only $28,000 for operations. Details can be found in our approved proposal. That number differs in almost the half of the number you mentioned in the report. Please if posible you can edit it in the initial post.
We pursued direct governance funding as the CeloPG budget was fully allocated for 2024. Delaying until 2025 wasn’t an option for us, as it was essential to begin operations to support $cCOP, Colombia’s first decentralized stablecoin
While this was necessary to ensure timely execution, we look forward to being considered for future CeloPG Budgets.
A few comments in your Observations for 2025
While implementing on-chain data points can enhance transparency and accountability, it is essential to recognize the diverse contexts in which DAOs operate globally. Factors such as limited digital literacy, language barriers, and access to technology can disproportionately affect DAOs in underrepresented regions.
A uniform approach risks creating unequal metrics that don’t fully reflect the unique challenges and successes of DAOs in different parts of the world. A more inclusive framework should account for these disparities, ensuring fairness and accuracy in impact measurement.
Finally, we’d like to reamrk that we were not consulted in the preparation of this report. We’d love the opportunity to provide our perspective and contribute to these discussions, ensuring a more complete representation of our efforts.