Verified Projects
Every project personally verified through our Web of Trust
DirectSponsor sponsors individual people, not organizations. This eliminates power abuse and ensures your money goes directly to the people doing the work.
🔍 Our Verification Standard
Each project requires multi-source verification:
- ✅ Academic or institutional credentials
- ✅ Independent site visits by trusted professionals
- ✅ Multi-year relationship with project coordinators
- ✅ Open accounting and transparent reporting
🌱 Badilisha Food Forest
📍 Rusinga Island, Kenya
✅ Verified Project • Web of Trust
Mission: Combat droughts and food shortages through reforestation and sustainable agriculture. Currently working toward 400,000 seedlings over 4 years.
👥 Individual Staff Sponsorship
| Role |
Hrs/Wk |
$/Month |
Status |
| Coordinator (Evans) |
30 |
$80 |
Available |
| Nursery Worker (3 people) |
30 |
$70 |
Available |
| Office Assistant (Esther) |
20 |
$50 |
| Food Forest Worker |
20 |
$50 |
Available |
$50 of $340/month funded • 15% complete
🎓 Verification Sources:
- ✅ Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
- ✅ University of Nairobi professor site visit
- ✅ Professional fundraiser verification (Ireland)
- ✅ Multi-year personal relationship
💬 Direct P2P sponsorship • No intermediaries • 100% of your money goes to workers
🌵 Grant & Annegret's Desert Farm
📍 Namib Desert, Namibia
✅ Verified Project • Video Evidence
Mission: Making the desert bloom through water harvesting and permaculture research. Developing cutting-edge desert agriculture techniques.
| Role |
Focus |
Status |
| Grant (Lead Researcher) |
Water systems & crops |
Available |
| Annegret (Research Partner) |
Documentation & training |
Available |
🎓 Verification Sources:
- ✅ Multi-year documentation and video evidence
- ✅ Active YouTube channel "Green and Abundant Farming"
- ✅ Permaculture research institute development
- ✅ Professional agricultural techniques
🔄 More Projects Coming
Under Review • Web of Trust Verification
We're carefully verifying additional projects through our Web of Trust network. Quality over quantity - we only add projects we can personally verify and stand behind.
Have a project to submit? Contact us with documentation and references.
💡 How Direct Sponsorship Works
1️⃣ Choose a Person
Sponsor Evans ($80/month) or a nursery worker ($70/month) directly
2️⃣ Direct Payment
Your money goes straight to them via Bitcoin/Lightning Network
3️⃣ Direct Communication
Message them directly, see their progress updates, build relationships
4️⃣ Transparent Results
Open accounting, photo updates, measurable impact