Polygon Launches Blockchain For Social Impact

Polygon, in partnership with Impact Plus and Adanian Labs held a blockchain for social impact event, bridging the gap between blockchain and social impact to foster innovation and economic development in Africa.

Jofre Rocabert of Impact Plus said:”The key to success in our world today is partnership and we believe social Impact is one of the major driving force of a sustainable and thriving economy.”

Polygon is a decentralised Ethereum scaling platform that enables developers to build scalable user-friendly apps with low transaction fees without sacrificing security.

It aims “to impact on the Nigerian economy by providing the necessary support and access to resources by partnering with innovation hubs, startups and social impact organisations all aimed at solving Africa’s most pressing needs.”

Polygon is committed to fostering the growth of Web3 applications by providing the infrastructure needed for Web3.

The highlight of the October 8th event was a panel discussion anchored by Adanian Labs country lead, Killian Mayua, with speakers from various verticals in the industry such as Ajo Afolabi-Balogun, Chief People Officer, JobRed; Lola Kogbodoku, Health Boxes, Bukola Gbemi, co-founder CodeLab and others.

Mercy Chukwudiebere