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Katibay

Community-vouched on-chain identity

Shipped
Role
Solo Developer
Team
Solo
Year
2026
Status
Shipped
Exhibit A
Screenshot of Katibay

01 Problem

Urban poor students get stuck in the Philippine ID loop, where every document needs another document, and miss out on scholarships.

02 What I built

The Soroban contract, the testnet deployment, the voucher roles (barangay official, teacher, neighbour) and the student profile UI.

03 Security notes

An identity is committed on-chain before any vouch is accepted. Vouchers must be registered, and the threshold is enforced in the contract.

04 Impact

A working proof that community trust can stand in for missing paperwork, with a verified demo student live on Stellar testnet.

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