[DRAFT] Funding Proposal for Celo Mexico

[celomexico]

Celo Mexico: Community Outreach and Foundation Proposal

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Key Points of the Proposal

• Stage: [DRAFT]
• Authors: @GerryAlvrz with input from @OzKar
• Funding Request: $35,000 cUSD for Phase 1 of Celo Mexico Operations
• Receiver Entity: Celo Governance
• Status: Continuity
• Title: : Celo Mexico: Continuity for Community Outreach and Phase 1 Foundation Proposal
• Type of Request: Funding
• Payment Terms: 1 Installent
• Additional Support/Resources: First Report and cMXP Proposal, along with Marek’s x-post supporting

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Summary

Celo Mexico proposes the continuation of previous successful initiatives. In order to establish and scale ecosystem growth, prepare for the launch of a Mexican Peso stablecoin (cMXP), and set the next stages for real world adoption of crypto via CeloPG, including initiatives like hackathons, payments, and platform development for microloans and microgrants for committed teams and educational programs. Celo Mexico Leads would be supervising that the efforts from the community are data-driven opportunities to narrow mass adoption, while aligning to Celo’s bigger goals.

Our aim is to create a robust foundation by hosting one major in-person event, with all the active communities in Mexico, an online introduction to the cMXP stablecoin, introduction to the tech stack on CEL2, engaging in activations to outreach users, educate and onboard developers. This phase will serve as the groundwork for subsequent initiatives aimed at driving adoption and building real-world solutions using Celo’s ecosystem tools.

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Motivation

As we are well aware that CeloPG is working on an ongoing initiative for 2025 that we want to be potentially part of, there is an estimate that funds will arrive by mid February. This means if we wait that time, Celo Mexico would be underfunded for 6 months (Sep24-Feb25). Although we have the support from the community, this is quickly “cooling off” as we are not present as other active L2 in the region. Hence, we draft this proposal to support operations, while we are able to continue the previous laid groundwork. As pointed out before, Mexico is a fertile ground for blockchain adoption, with its large unbanked and underbanked population, significant remittance flows, and growing interest in digital financial solutions. We then plan this “Phase 1” of this proposal focuses to continue on building awareness and trust in the ecosystem while introducing Celo’s tools to address the domestic market needs.

By fostering a strong foundation, we can ensure the success of future 2025 initiatives, such as hackathons, bootcamps and microgrants for builders. This in order to accelerate the adoption of the Mexican Peso stablecoin as a key driver of financial inclusion in the Mexican territory.

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Goals of Phase 1

1. Community Outreach:

• Grow CELO withing the Mexican web3 community, entrepreneurial and normies to understanding the value of the Celo ecosystem.
• Establish local partnerships with businesses, universities, and developer communities.
• Introduce the advancements and latest innovations in AI, DeSci, SocFi.

2. Education and Adoption:

• Host one IRL event to engage and onboard developers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts. Including professional content making (after movie and photos)
• Organize an online event introducing the cMXP stablecoin and its potential use cases.

3. Foundation for Future Phases:

• Set up the groundwork for hackathons, educational programs, and builder-focused microgrants.
• Drive adoption for the cMXP
• Create a structured framework to reach measurable adoption metrics and regional impact.

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Specification

Planned Activities

1. IRL Event:
   IRL event in Mexico City designed bring awareness within the regenerative tech & non tech communities, introduce the Celo ecosystem and the cMXP stablecoin for real use cases.
   This event will feature:

• Introductory workshops on the Celo ecosystem and Valora wallet.
• A panel discussion on real-world use cases for cMXP and stablecoins in remittances, payments, and microfinance.
• Networking opportunities for developers, businesses, and entrepreneurs.

2. Online Event:
   A virtual session to reach a broader audience across Mexico, focusing on:

• Introducing the Mexican Peso stablecoin (cMXP).
• Demonstrating Celo tools for developers and users.
• The impact of Gitcoin rounds supported by CELO.
• How to get involved
• Explaining how cMXP can drive financial inclusion with millions of people

3. Community Outreach:

• Active engagement on Telegram, Discord, Twitter, Farcaster, and other platforms to grow the community by 5000+ followers.
• Partnerships with at least three local businesses or universities to support future hackathons and educational initiatives.

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Metrics and KPIs for Phase 1

*Metric	KPI	Description*
Community Growth
Telegram	+100 members	Grow the Telegram community.
Twitter	+500 followers	Expand the audience on Twitter.
Event Participation
IRL Event Attendance	70 attendees	Host 1 in-person event with at least 70 participants.
Online Events Attendance	150 attendees	Reach 150 participants virtually.
Partnership Development
Local Partnerships	3	Form partnerships with businesses or universities.

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Budget Breakdown (1 time Installment)

Category	Description	Budget
IRL Event	Venues, swag, event management, suppliers, refreshments, and logistics.	$12,000
Online Presence	Online event platform, marketing, video edition, promotion and cost of technical workshops.	$5,000
Community Outreach	Social media subscriptions, viral content creation, and social media growth.	$8,000
*Operations & Management *	Business development with SME, legal framework opinion, staffing, outreach efforts and collaboration incentives.	$10,000
Total		$35,000

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Timeline for Phase 1

Item	Description	Time
Event Planning	Secure venue, speakers, and partnerships.	Month 1
Community Setup	Grow Social Media: Telegram, Twitter, and regional presence.	Month 1-2
Online Event	Host an online introduction to cMXP.	Month 2
IRL Event Execution	Host a IRL event in Mexico City.	Month 3
Partnership Development	Form partnerships with local businesses.	Month 1-3

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Team

Gerry Alvrz - Leadership and Strategy

Founder of MotusDAO and ReFi Mexico, Gerry has extensive experience in ecosystem development, governance, and educational frameworks. He is committed to Celo’s presence in Mexico through grassroots initiatives and innovative partnerships. Organizing private Solar Punks events since 2020 and with an extensive network of top-quality professionals, projects, domestic connections and while having a deep understanding of Web3.

Oscar A. - Co-Founder and Operations

Oscar has played a vital role in outlooking the potential of Mexico as hub for crypto adoption, an innovator ahead of the curve, with extensive global experience in Blockchain development, community creation and ecosystem growth. Always onboarding top developers and entrepreneurs. Outlooking the adoptions trends globally. His expertise in web3 aims to foster collaborations and ensuring smooth project execution.

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Conclusion

Phase 1 of the Celo Mexico proposal represents a critical first step towards keep on building a strong foundation for Celo blockchain adoption in Mexico. By focusing on community outreach, education, and the introduction of the cMXP stablecoin, this proposal sets the stage for future initiatives that will expand Celo’s presence in the region.

We are confident that this funding will enable us to achieve significant progress in growing the ecosystem and preparing for larger, more impactful programs in the future while aiming to participate in the CeloPG H1 2025 Regional DAO Funding.

Thank you for considering our proposal. We welcome feedback and look forward to working with the Celo community to drive adoption and impact. We hope to be able to present this proposal during the Governance call #55 on December 19th.

[LuukDAO]

While I applaud the pro-activity and efficiency of Gerry and Carlos, I would prefer Celo Mexico to be part of a unified proposal for Regional Hubs for 2025 instead of setting out by themselves. I will vote against them if they submit before EOY.

[0xj4an-work]

Helo @celomexico

Reviewing your proposal in terms of following the described Formats for Celo Governance & CeloPG Proposals it seems proposal is missing the suggested bulletpoints (Pls check depend of what type of proposal):

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Another aspect in Current Celo Governance Overview & Procedures is proposals needs to be up on Forum for discussions at least for seven (7) days before continue the path to the Governance Call, and your proposal doesn´t meet that requeriment for the Next Governance Call planed date.

@0xj4an-work

A proposal needs to be up for discussion for at least 7 full days, during which responsiveness from the author is mandatory.

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Also I echo @LuukDAO comment, but at the end is your decision how you want to move forward with the proposal, but before that you will need to fix the highlighted items.

[OzKar]

Noted.

About responsiveness, yes we keep and eye on this, but we are hustling as the last support was on September (we crushed it) and even if we make our best to keep engaged on the forum and all the news and announcements. We have been hustling for 3 months since the last support. But we created Celo Mexico Twitterr account in January 2024.and the Celo Mexico Telegrarm in December 2023.

We keep the Twitter active and translating announcments, we keep minting on Mirror and publishing the latest news in Spanish. We have plans and strategies to make the ecosystem growth happen in MX.

Thank is advance for you comprehension if we cannot keep an eye as you guys, as soon as the snow ball start rolling on our size, we will be fully engaged and more responsive.

FYI, I am in, for Decmber 19 call, as I have Lemonade and following the events.

@celomexico should respond in a few minutes.

[OzKar]

@LuukDAO who is Carlos? lolz It’s okay people always confuse with Carlos or Omar. But I am Oscar.

What does it mean to vote against us?

Agree, we can sync efforts with Global and Regional Hubs.

[celomexico]

Unified Regional Proposal Concern:

Thank you @LuukDAO for your comments. We completely understand and support your preference for a unified proposal for Regional Hubs in 2025. Our intention with this draft is not to sidestep those efforts but rather to ensure that the momentum built in Mexico does not stagnate during the six-month funding gap (Sep '24 - Feb '25).

Without immediate support, there is a risk of losing traction in Mexico, where we’ve already established strong community connections and laid a solid foundation for adoption. On the ground, we are seeing other Layer 2 ecosystems actively engaging with communities, gaining visibility, and building momentum in the region. Meanwhile, without funding, Celo risks losing its competitive edge and presence in this fertile market.

This proposal serves as a Phase 1 bridge to sustain our current initiatives, ensuring continuity while we prepare to align fully with the Regional Hub framework.

That said, and as noted on the original proposal, we remain fully open to integrating Celo Mexico’s efforts into a broader regional proposal once timelines, processes, and responsibilities are clarified. Our Phase 1 activities have been designed with the intent to enhance decentralization and governance, ensuring the funds are strategically allocated to streamline operations that deliver measurable value.

We kindly ask the community to reconsider our approach, as we strongly believe this proposal represents the first step of a unified strategy. By approving Phase 1, we can build the groundwork that will seamlessly integrate into the larger Regional DAO funding framework in 2025.

We are eager to collaborate and align our goals to Celo’s regional funding vision while ensuring that we maintain momentum and strengthen Celo’s presence in Mexico during this critical end and starting-of-the-year period.

[celomexico]

1. Proposal Format Adjustments:

Thank you, @0xj4an-work, for the detailed review and clear breakdown of the missing items. We have carefully addressed the points raised and made the necessary changes to align with the Celo Governance Proposal formats.

2. Seven-Day Discussion Period Clarification:

I’d also like to clarify that the proposal was posted on December 13th, and the Governance Call is scheduled for December 19th. This timeline ensures the proposal will have been up for exactly 7 days prior to the call, meeting the requirement. We are actively engaging during this period to respond to feedback and refine the proposal as needed.

3. Alignment with CeloPG Regional DAO Funding:

We want to reiterate our support and enthusiasm for participating in the CeloPG Regional DAO funding initiative. This Phase 1 proposal is intended as a bridge to sustain and grow momentum in Mexico during the interim funding gap (Sep '24 - Feb '25). By maintaining community engagement and developer education now, we aim to ensure Celo Mexico is well-prepared to integrate seamlessly into the broader Regional DAO strategy in 2025 as mentioned in the proposal.

[celomexico]

Prob he got confused with Carlos Colorado, Dev we onboarded on the Guadalajara Hacker Event. As Carlos was actively proposing to build the Celo Name Service, as part of Celo Mexico suggestion.

[OzKar]

Yes, we onboarded Carlos in September, he is a good developer capable of working on CNS and other technical tasks to develop products or initiatives coming from Celo Mexico.

We have more developers, exciting times ahead with the Superchain and the connectivity between the L2, including CELO. We are ready not only to grow adoption and awarness in Mexico. But engage on products which can emerge and transact in Stable coins, to heelp increase the volume. I do have some projects in mind for reemittances as the volume for receiving only is 66 billion per year. As advisor an senior blockchain biz dev, I do have the network to roll out fiat to stable coins on Celo in every 7eleven, walmart, pharmacies and other thausands of PoS in Mexico.
Looking forward to 2025, together. Thank you.

[0xj4an-work]

Hello @celomexico

To be clear, the exact date and hour for your post is this at my actual timezone

And Governance Call is Scheduled for Dec 19th at 9:00 am at my actual timezone. So it means that your forum post at the time of the call will be less than 7 days up in the Forum Post.

I will suggest you to keep engaging in the discussion in the forum and if you want to present your proposal in next Governance Call you will need to ask to be scheduled in the next one.

@celomexico

2. Seven-Day Discussion Period Clarification:

I’d also like to clarify that the proposal was posted on December 13th, and the Governance Call is scheduled for December 19th. This timeline ensures the proposal will have been up for exactly 7 days prior to the call, meeting the requirement. We are actively engaging during this period to respond to feedback and refine the proposal as needed.

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Another thing I want to remark in case you don´t know is the Cool Off Period of Proposals, just FYI.

@0xj4an-work

Cool-off period for failed proposals

If a proposal is not accepted, a so-called cool-off or rest period for additional conversation and potential changes is started before the proposal can be resubmitted again.

• If a proposal is rejected due to not reaching a quorum but having a majority of yes votes, the proposal is moved back to the discussion stage and may be submitted for a vote after waiting for 14 days.
• If a proposal is rejected and has a majority of no votes, the proposal is moved back to the discussion stage and may be submitted for a vote after receiving approval from the Governance Guardians and waiting for 28 days.