Episode 138 - ReFi Phangan - Regenerative Finance, Quadratic Funding, and Local Impact

Crypto Altruism Podcast

In episode 138, we’re excited to welcome Paul Burg, a regen legend and Founder of ReFi Phangan, GreenPill Phangan, and EcoSynthesisX, and Founding Steward of PhanganQF and DeSpace QF. We discuss the growing ReFi movement in Phangan, Quadratic Funding as a valuable tool to advance public goods, building partnerships with local NGOs and business, and much more.

--Three Key Takeaways--

• Koh Phangan is a unique setting with a booming tourist economy that also faces a lot of challenges related to pollution and air quality. ReFi Phangan aims to shift mindsets away from an extractive approach, to build a more regenerative local economy in Phangan
• It’s vitally important to engage and empower local builders when trying to create local impact – including NGOs, businesses, governments, and individuals. It’s important for projects entering communities, especially in the global south, to learn from local experience and engage local stakeholders.
  Quadratic Funding, implemented at a local level, can be a great way to rally the community around local initiatives, engage donors and businesses, and ensure funds are distributed equitably to drive local impact.

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