Applicant Name: Marcelo Silva

Applicant ETH Address: 0x16204069922fc4242fbbc5c664970c9601015865

Organization(s) or Affiliation(s): ReFiDAO, ReFaz, Ekonavi, Liga Colaborativa dos Povos, Blockchain na escola.

Why do you want to serve as an Expert Evaluator for the Localism Fund?

Having co-founded ReFi Spring and helped incubate the first cohort of ReFi DAO Local Nodes across 29 countries, I've witnessed how credible local networks can catalyze regenerative economies. My work in Brazil—from founding Blockchain na Escola to advising UNESCO-SOST Transcriativa—has shown me that localism succeeds when supported by proper funding infrastructure and expert guidance. Localism Fund's mission to make Ethereum practical infrastructure for place-based flourishing aligns perfectly with my commitment to bridging Global South communities with regenerative finance tools.

🪴 Grant-Making Expertise

Program Design & Management: ****3

Evaluation & Impact Learning: 3

Financial Strategy & Fundraising: 3

Governance Systems & Mechanism Design: 2

Experiences, Highlights & Evidence:

General Magic (2024-2025): Managed grant processes for multiple Web3 clients, including Giveth, one of the largest funders of public goods in the Ethereum ecosystem.

ReFi Spring (2022-2023): Designed the selection criteria and the calculator to decide how much to allocate to each event.

Blockchain na Escola (2022 - Now): Fundraised for the project that issued 30k+ onchain certifications for students completing online web3 courses.

Ekonavi (2022): I designed the new mechanisms for impact capital allocation, including the tokenomics and a system to rank impact assets according to the ISSB framework and recently validated in the LIFT LABs program by the brazilian central bank.