Care-Pledge

Public Goods Funding Dapp for Permissionless II Hackathon

Introduction

In the realm of medical crowdfunding, there exists a significant gap in transparency and efficiency, especially for families traveling internationally for critical medical procedures like bone marrow transplants for sickle cell disease. Today, we introduce you to a solution that bridges this gap, fostering trust and efficiency in crowdfunding. Problem Statement The current crowdfunding landscape is fraught with challenges, including:

Visibility of Funds:

• Donors often lack clarity on the accumulation and utilization of the funds they contribute.

Fund Utilization Transparency:

• It's unclear how the funds are being used and whether they reach the intended entity.

Case Status:

• Donors are left in the dark about the progress and current status of the medical case they have contributed to.

Excess Funds Management:

• There is no clear mechanism to handle excess funds and whether they can be used for other noble causes or redirected to a general pool.

Use Case Focus

We are focusing on a critical use case involving:

Target Disease:

• Sickle Cell Disease requiring bone marrow transplants.

Demographic:

• Patient families from Nigeria traveling to Singapore, India, Malaysia for the medical procedure.

Fund Management:

• Efficient handling of excess funds and provision for additional fundraising if required.

Our Solution: CarePledge DApp

To address these challenges, we present the CarePledge DApp, built on the Gitcoin Allo Protocol, offering:

On-chain Crowdfunding:

• Ensuring transparency and security in the fundraising process.

Visibility to Donors:

• Donors can track funds raised and monitor the care plan and milestone status.

Democratic Decision Making:

• Donors have a say in key decisions regarding fund allocation and repurposing of excess funds.

Demo Walkthrough

For Patient Families:

Case Upload:

• Families can upload their case details, including the goal and fundraising deadline.

Project Creation:

• Utilize Allo to create a project with a defined pool and milestone-based allocation strategy.

For Donors:

Case Browsing:

• Donors can browse cases, read patient stories, and review fundraising goals and deadlines.

Donation:

• Make secure donations using USDC (ERC20) to a chosen case.

Case Tracking:

• Post-donation, donors can track case status and stay updated on medical care milestones, including diagnostics, medical procedures, and post-procedure care.

Decision Making:

• Donors can vote on additional fund requirements
• In case of excess funds -- Return back to the donor. -- Repurpose for a different case.

For Medical Foundations/Hospitals:

Status Updates:

• Hospitals can update patient care status and milestone achievements.

Fund Release:

• Funds are securely released from the pool to the hospital upon milestone completion.

Demo Video :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XoVBpASNIo&ab_channel=aheeshn https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pQWDQhKSEzLGxuoznJ9_NmSt4_dVzUvcIg1KNgmplgs/edit#slide=id.p1

Testnet :

https://sepolia.etherscan.io/address/0xBaC7d19e6933054883bCaD349d4650201c530199#code