Hola amigos, and congratulations on this great work and the insights shared in the report.
At Celo Mexico, we are excited to see how this Regional DAOs initiative has evolved throughout 2024. We want to take this opportunity to share some of our achievements and lessons learned over the year, as well as contribute ideas that could enhance the approach for 2025.
Celo Mexico Highlights in 2024
This year has been a formative period for Celo Mexico, as we’ve worked to integrate into the ecosystem, build our community, and launch meaningful initiatives. While formal funding only began in September, our efforts have been ongoing for much longer, demonstrating our commitment to Celo’s mission.
- Event Participation: We co-hosted four meetups during ETH Mexico, organized a Hacker Bootcamp in Guadalajara, and participated in several other events, connecting with developers and local communities to introduce Celo and its decentralized stable coins.
- Localized Contributions: We initiated the cMXP proposal and translated key materials into Spanish, sharing them on Mirror to make Celo more accessible to Spanish-speaking audiences.
- Community Building: Our Telegram channel was created in December 2023, and we launched our Twitter account in January 2024. These platforms have helped us engage with the local community and grow Celo’s presence in Mexico.
- Cross-Community Collaboration: Through our involvement with ReFi Mexico, we’ve extended our reach and aligned with other impactful initiatives, working toward shared goals and contributing to the ecosystem’s overall growth.
While we’re proud of what we’ve achieved, it’s worth noting that our work has been carried out with limited resources. As we look to 2025, we hope to explore opportunities for additional support—whether through retroactive funding or support on an expanded budget before the CeloPG 2025 comes—to keep on building on the solid foundation we’ve established (or else we would be unfunded for 6 months Sep24-Feb25).
Our aim is to continue demonstrating value and contributing to Celo’s mission, growing our connections and initiatives while focusing on key KPIs that align with the broader ecosystem’s priorities. We’re excited about the possibilities for 2025 and are committed to helping Celo thrive in Mexico and beyond.
Looking ahead to 2025, we’d love to see:
- A baseline allocation for smaller hubs, providing more resources to test hypotheses and scale proven models. As noted in the proposal, budget distribution leaned heavily toward larger hubs in 2024. Introducing a baseline allocation for smaller hubs.
- Structured growth tiers for hubs to scale sustainably, aligning funding increases with performance and impact.
- Enhanced collaboration tools to share resources and best practices across regions.
- Opportunities for Cross-Regional Collaboration to collaborate and share resources can amplify impact.
Looking forward 2025 
CEL2