We all went through this. As soon as something unfortunate happens, the news tapes of social networks start to be full of horrible stories and photos, and unfortunately, we can not do anything about it. Trying to calm our conscience, we "send positive energy, thoughts and prayers" to the victims of these misfortunes, temporarily change the profile photo and move on with our lives .
All these horrors that fall on us from the media and social networks make us harder. We are so used to suffering, inequality and tragedy that we do not even realize that it worries us. And, unfortunately, because of such an overabundance of information, we do not notice less global problems occurring on our street and requiring our intervention - problems that, as individuals, we can easily solve. But instead of helping, we think that someone else will do it. For example, the government will help. Or a non-governmental organization. Or a charitable foundation. But in fact, we do not have so many organizations to help everyone who needs it.
Meet Lena Dzyuba. She is 6 years old, she is disabled and lives with her lonely mother in a high-rise building in Belarus. Recently, the elevator that Lena uses every day to go up to the apartment on the sixth floor has broken, making her already not an easy life even harder. Belarusian laws allow citizens of the country to address the government with petitions, to solve certain problems and issues. But in order for the petition to collect the required number of signatures, it is necessary to inform as many people as possible about the problem and enlist their support, and this is not an easy task or not a cheap one. Lena's mother is determined, but she does not have enough money to implement the petition. And without it, the elevator will not start working.
There are many similar stories in the world. Unfortunately, no government is able to provide every citizen with the help that he needs. Therefore, people like Lena's mother hope for the favor of several government officials who also suffer from an overabundance of information. They’re numb, just like you and me. But now each of us can help, even you.
ACT is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), created to enable such ordinary people, like you, to help people in need, such as Lena. Built on the blockchain of the Ethereum, ACT enables Lena's mother to submit her verified offer to an unlimited number of indifferent people from around the world and ask them for help. ACT users can vote for the most important problems. Their voices are backed by the financial means necessary to resolve the issues voted. In the case of Lena, it's money to draw attention to her problem and create a petition to the government with a request to repair the elevator in her house.
Thanks to Ethereum's Smart - contracts, your funds are stored in a safe place until the purpose of the submitted and voted offer is fulfilled. Then these funds are transferred to Lena and her mother, so that they can influence the repair of a non-working elevator.
ACT is not just a crowdfunding platform, but a service that allows you to become a conscious citizen, caring for your fellow humans in a way that no government can.
ACT allows you to do more than just send positive energy, pray and temporarily change the profile photo. Thanks to ACT, you can draw public attention to countless problems that are simply ignored every day and make real positive changes in the lives of real people. Now people, like Lena, should not depend on the whims of the government. Now you have Lena.