Partners with CRY- Child Rights and You
to provide essentials to rural communities
Through the #BuiltwithBitcoin
initiative, Paxful donated over INR 8.5 Lakh to CRY-Child Rights and You to
provide winter wear, education materials, and essential hygiene supplies for
women in rural areas of Chhattisgarh state in
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CRY believes in every child’s right to a childhood – to live, to learn, grow and play. Paxful donated over INR 8.5 Lakhs towards CRY’s project in the state of Chhattisgarh reaching out to children and families across rural villages in Surguja and Korba districts.
Ray Youssef, CEO, and Co-Founder of
Paxful, “We set up #BuiltwithBitcoin because we believe that access to quality
education and to water is as essential as access to finance. We’ve expanded its
remit in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to use
bitcoin to make a real and lasting difference to our communities.” He added,
“Working with the CRY-Child Rights and You, we hope to reach the most remote
areas of
Paxful launched #BuiltwithBitcoin in
2017 to support communities and show that Bitcoin can help people around the
world. The project’s goal is to build 100 schools by 2030; it also focuses on
water wells and community gardens for sustainable agriculture. So far, the
project has completed four schools: two in
“The COVID-19 pandemic has meant
immense hardship for many sections of society. For children, the impact has
been harsher. It has been so motivating that in their hour of need, Paxful is
committed to helping and has partnered with CRY to provide relief packages to
marginalized communities that we support in Chhattisgarh,” said Kreeanne
Rabadi, Regional Director, CRY-West.
Dev Sharma, Paxful’s Country Lead for
Paxful is the largest peer-to-peer
finance platform in
India, January 27, 2021