NFT Project To Donate 100% Of Income To Help Afghan Women Access Education
September 25 2021 - 12:07PM
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Bookblocks.io, an NFT company has partnered with a New York-based
company, Women for Afghan Women to help women in
Afghanistan have access to education. Under the new Taliban-run
government, women in Afghanistan have had their rights to education
restricted by the fundamentalist militants. Since this development,
Afghan women have taken to the streets to protest. Over a dozen
women protested outside the premises of what used to be the Afghan
Women’s Affairs Ministry – until the Taliban turned it into the
department for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of
vice.” Bookblocks.io NFT Bookblocks.io announced that it would
be releasing a non-fungible token on October 5, and the proceeds of
its sales would be given to Women for Afghan Women (WAW). Women for
Afghan Women is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated
to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan
women and girls in Afghanistan and New York. According to the
company, the inspiration for the NFT was Louisa May Alcott, who was
a pioneer for women’s rights. “Not only did her many famous
writings seek to lift women in society, but she was an ardent
feminist, abolitionist, and supporter of women’s suffrage. As such,
she seemed a perfect inspiration for our charity focus this month,
which is dedicated to helping the woman and girls of Afghanistan
find equality in all aspects of life.” Total crypto market cap
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TradingView.com The NFT is a portrait of Louisa May Alcott with two
different butterfly wings. It signifies the hopeful emergence of
Afghan women and girls from the restrictions that impede their
freedoms. The background colors of each NFT are also different,
signifying the diversity of backgrounds that make up the women and
girls that Women for Afghan Women serve. There are also four
different versions of this illustration to represent the 40% of
Afghan children who suffer from malnutrition. The company says it
will mint 2200 copies of this NFT to represent the
reported 2.2 million girls currently excluded from school in
Afghanistan. 100% of the money raised from the sale of the NFTs
will go towards Women for Afghan Women, with a 5% residual for each
subsequent sale. The price starts at 0.025 Ether (ETH). Other NFT
And Crypto Donations To Afghanistan There are several ongoing
projects in the digital assets space that are focused on charity
work towards Afghanistan. About a month ago, Jack Butcher, the
founder of Visualize Value, launched a series of NFT “care
packages,” that cover one Afghan family’s emergency needs for one
month. This care package is still accepting donations via The
Giving Block. Related Reading | An NFT “Care Package”: Tokens That
Deliver Humanitarian Aid In Afghanistan Other organizations are
also accepting crypto donations through The Giving Block to provide
humanitarian aid in Afghanistan. They include: Save the Children.
International Medical Corps, Direct Relief, and Code To Inspire.
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