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An NGO called Motiv is helping this poor Peruvian town turn around. The tool it uses to move funds, bank the unbanked and change people’s lives is Bitcoin. I visited in September last year. Here’s an insight from my experience there. Watch the previous episode visiting another Bitcoin community in Peru:

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for 1000s of hours of free Bitcoin education 🍊 💊 CURIOUS ABOUT HOW TO GET BITCOIN? Visit: CoinCorner.com Send me Bitcoin? ⚡️ [email protected] My usual things: 📍 Location: Carabayllo, Peru 🇵🇪 ⛓️ Block Height: 809150 📆 Date: 24th September 2023 💰 Bitcoin Price: $26k ish 0:00 Intro 0:47 Bitcoin, Motiv and Poverty in Peru 1:26 Sonya's plans and the women at work 2:14 Kids explain how their Moms use Bitcoin 2:55 Sonya and how the community use Bitcoin 3:45 Volatility and Bitcoin 6:26 Churches, Pharmacies, Grocers and Phone shops using Bitcoin 7:38 Travelling to the bitcoin Farmer, Raquel 8:10 Why use Bitcoin though? Sonya explains 8:42 The Peruvian Bitcoin Farmer, Raquel 9:16 Piggy Interview 9:33 Raquel's views on farming and bitcoin 11:00 Intro to the Brave / La Valiente Restaurant 11:22 Mireia's Bitcoin story 13:25 The ALMOST complete Bitcoin Circular Economy 14:25 Bitcoin is hope, I hope you give me some feedback! 15:38 Help me out, would ya :) 15:58 Thank you to Plan B 16:15 Thank you, CoinCorner 16:33 Where you should go next, thanks. SUMMARY: This story explores how a town in Peru, facing poverty and hardships, embraced the use of bitcoin as a means to transform their lives and futures, providing hope and opportunities for financial empowerment. Highlights * 💰 Bitcoin adoption in a poor town in Peru has brought about significant positive changes, empowering residents financially. * 📱 Women in the community share stories of how using bitcoin on their phones has improved their lives, allowing them to access banking services for the first time. * 🏫 Bitcoin has helped fund schooling for children and provided opportunities for mothers to start businesses in sewing and baking. * 🌍 Bitcoin not only serves as a currency but also as a tool for global financial access, allowing individuals to transact securely and easily. * 🤝 The community has seen increased entrepreneurship among mothers, who now sell products and services using bitcoin. * 🌟 Bitcoin has offered a glimmer of hope to individuals facing personal tragedies, such as the loss of loved ones and livelihoods. * 🌱 The adoption of bitcoin in Peru reflects a larger movement towards building circular economies and promoting messages of hope and positive change for the future. ⛏️ Do you want to heat your home with a Bitcoin miner? Yes, it's a thing. And it works very well. Use this link:

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During the closing ceremony of the Plan ₿ Biz School, Swiss MP Marco Chiesa gave a speech to students on the importance of Bitcoin education and the results of the Plan ₿ Lugano.