I witnessed some of the initial growth of Polkadot Americas and the initiative seemed to have a lot of potential. I was even invited to participate in several of their live streams at one point. Some of the team members were very active and dedicated. However, as of now this activity seems to have slowed down and the streaming seems to have stopped, as well as activity on the telegram group.

My current questions are:
- what is your plan moving forward and/or have you decided to stop all activities until funding is obtained?
- have you considered requesting USDT/USDC instead of DOT?
- have you considering coming to a platform such as AAG to present your proposal?

Hello Florentina, great to hear from you! And of course, you witnessed the growth of the community. For the moment, we have paused the streams since planning and executing the programs requires effort, time, and funding. However, the Telegram group remains active, with its natural highs and lows in participation.

	•	Our activities, such as the weekly programs, will resume next week. The past month was a short break to focus on submitting this proposal and waiting for the results.
	•	We chose the DOT token since several members of the proposal prefer to hold DOT instead of USDT.
	•	We will be presenting at AGG next week, and we are currently waiting for feedback and comments from the community.


Dear Proposer,

Thank you for your proposal. Our **first** vote on this proposal is **AYE**.

The **Small Spender** track requires **50% participation and simple majority of non-abstain votes** according to our [voting policy v0.2](https://docs.permanence.io/voting_policy/voting_policy_v0.2.html), and any referendum in which the **majority of members vote abstain receives an abstain vote**. This proposal has received **two aye and zero nay** votes from **eight available members**, with **three members abstaining**. Below is a summary of our members' comments:

> Members expressed support for funding the community’s past efforts while raising some concerns about the proposal’s overall impact. One comment noted positive personal experiences at previous events, believing that the community’s activities and steady growth justified the moderately small funding ask. Other voters raised reservations regarding the effectiveness of outreach and the magnitude of impact achieved, with some abstaining from voting after advice from regional members. The comments reflected an appreciation for the work done through live content and social media engagement, balanced against caution about whether the funds adequately translated into broader community growth or a significant regional influence.

The full discussion can be found in our [internal voting](https://voting.opensquare.io/space/permanence/proposal/QmQsQ2AUe1rrwgeq1VxBTyWz34iobGYos46xWFkSjNp7mY).

Please feel free to contact us through the links below for further discussion.

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Hello Permanence DAO,

Thank you for taking the time to review and vote on our proposal. We truly value the comments and observations you shared, as they help us improve and provide greater clarity on the expected impact. We remain open to continuing the conversation to address any questions and further explain how we plan to maximize the outcomes of this initiative.

Best regards,
César


I truly appreciate the intention to unite the region and the focus on technical education. That said, I believe it’s important to first see clearer evidence of complementarity with existing communities, concrete milestones, and measurable results before allocating funds. I’m always glad to see new initiatives emerge and encourage you to keep building, once the numbers speak for themselves, I’ll be happy to vote AYE. For now, I feel the proposal is a bit premature, so my vote remains NAY.

[Telegram discussion](https://t.me/thewhiterabbitholeDV/20/34)

Who's is representing this Polkadot Americas in Brazil and Argentina? 

Several members means how many? In the TG there are less than 100 people. And we already have Polkadot Brazil. 

My first vote is aye. The ask is small, the team has already delivered broadcasts, meetups, and scholarships, and trusted community members recognize their contributions. Sure it would be great if there was more traction to point to in terms of following/reach, but you have to start somewhere, and this feels like a fair recognition of that work.

Looking ahead, I’d prefer to see local events covered through Roots or the Events Bounty, and any marketing needs taken to the Marketing Bounty.

Le Nexus voted NAY!

We acknowledge the value of the content and community-building done by Polkadot Américas earlier this year. However, the recent slowdown in activity raises concerns about long-term commitment and sustainability. Without a clear plan to ensure continuity, we cannot justify treasury funding at this stage.

Le Nexus invites you to join our DV Office English channel on [Discord](https://discord.gg/XhbageNP4n) to engage in conversation about OpenGov proposals.

Despite our score bias towards the ignition of new efforts, this has not reached a high enough score to entail a positive vote.

Disclaimer:
Our modeling includes more than 1000 non-linguistic parameters so these are only verbal observations also included in the vote calculations and they are not an extensive review of the full rationale behind this vote. 


This proposal seeks retroactive funding for the activities carried out by the[ Polkadot Américas ](https://x.com/polkadotamerica)community during the period from April to July 2025, focused on education, community participation, and the promotion of the Polkadot ecosystem in Latin America.

Over these three months, we have consolidated an active and self-sustaining DAO. In addition, our team has produced more than 58 hours of live content through weekly programs such as *Monday Night DOT*, *OpenMic*, *De DOT a DOT*, *Dotvibez*, and *Polkamania*, as well as special events that have brought together users, developers, node operators, and governance participants from across the region.

The Polkadot Américas community has grown organically, **reaching 98 active members in its Telegram group,** more than 220 followers on X/Twitter, and 71 on Instagram. Furthermore, we managed 11 scholarships for the Polkadot Blockchain Academy – PBA-X, benefiting 11 members of the ecosystem.

[You can find the complete proposal here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sNxQs0MMYOcTUgEFvfLnnf7Ar8_ckktSp3YngfqNugw/edit?usp=sharing "Proposal")

you can reach us through email & X/Twitter: [contacto@polkadotamericas.com](mailto\:contacto@polkadotamericas.com)

@polkadotamerica

- Polkadot Américas is a community in Latin America.
- It helps people learn about Polkadot.
- They made live shows and special events for 3 months.
- They have groups on Telegram, X/Twitter, and Instagram.
- They gave 11 scholarships for a Polkadot school.
- They want funding for their past work.

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