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The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) announced in a recent press release that it will be awarding a total of 7 Bitcoin grants to 20 different projects around the world. The funding is part of the organization’s latest round of Bitcoin Development Fund grants.
During the last Bitcoin round in 2022, HRF awarded $325,000 to various projects around the world. This year, the organization is bigger and better, awarding 7 Bitcoins, or roughly $706,000, to 20 projects around the world, according to a press release it sent to Bitcoin.
HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund focuses on supporting projects that advance the Bitcoin ecosystem. It has a particular interest in areas where people live in disadvantaged circumstances. The program funds projects that promote decentralization, privacy, and education, and its goal is to empower individuals and communities facing oppressive regimes.
HRF extends its hand
The HRF's Bitcoin Development Fund grants are projects in Latin America, Asia, and Africa that focus on technical education in regions with authoritarian governments.
The organization did not disclose the amount that each beneficiary will receive from this round. However, it did reveal that the 20 winning projects will share a total of 7 Bitcoins.
The winning projects in this round include Stratum V2 Reference Implementation (SRI), an open source software, and Public Pool, an open source mining pool. Both projects are centered around making Bitcoin more accessible and decentralized.
Other projects include UI/UX design for Bitcoin Core, No BS Bitcoin, Tando, YakiHonne, and many more. Each of these projects contributes to the accessibility and decentralization of Bitcoin in its various regions.
Among the $706,000 grant guarantees are Naiyoma and Daniela Bruzzoni. Naiyoma is the first female Bitcoin Core developer from Africa. Naiyoma’s home country of Kenya has seen instances of electoral authoritarianism. Financial freedom and human rights are also under threat. Given this, Naiyoma is committed to creating an open financial system rooted in transparency, freedom, and fairness. Her work focuses on reviewing withdrawal requests, fixing bugs through new PR, and improving the Bitcoin Core codebase. The HRF allocation is expected to support her work on Bitcoin Core development.
Daniela Bruzzoni is also a developer. She previously contributed to the Bitcoin Development Kit (BDK), a software library that supports the creation of cross-platform Bitcoin wallets. Like Naiyoma, Daniela now also focuses on Bitcoin Core, where her role includes reviewing key withdrawal requests, contributing new features, and improving test coverage.
The work of these dedicated developers will contribute to the decentralization of Bitcoin, making it more accessible, secure, and flexible.