**Having reached the end of the 14 day discussion period - this proposal has now revised and put to the treasury. 
You can view here:

[https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/treasury/253](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/treasury/253)
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**Proponent: Simon Hipkins (Key Pictures)
 Beneficiary: Ihtiyac haritası (NeedsMap.coop) 1haY6iHgLopw2WWmPhcdCy2jwzL2jthbNL515rUyJtnmhUt
 Date: 03.03.2023
 Requested DOT: USD $1,081,000.00 to be converted to DOT on the day of submission** (using the EMA7 rate on subscan)

**Summary:**
 On February 6th, 2023, two earthquakes hit Pazarcik and Elbistan in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, leading to over 50,000 deaths and leaving 1.5 million people homeless. This was the deadliest earthquake worldwide since the 2010 Haiti earthquake. 

It is also proving to be one of the first major examples of blockchains and their tokens being used to directly offer humanitarian assistance. 
 So far over $12.5 million in donations have been made from blockchain protocols, treasuries, exchanges and donors.

**This proposal provides a tangible and transparent way for the Polkadot community to contribute to a long-term project that will help people recover from this terrible disaster.**

Ihtiyacharitası (NeedsMap.coop) is one of Turkey's most reliable non-governmental organizations and has been at the forefront of search and rescue efforts in recent weeks. They are now beginning to construct a series of villages built from repurposed shipping containers across the affected region. These villages will provide much needed housing, social and psychological care for those affected by the earthquake. 
 This proposal would allow the Polkadot community to build a neighbourhood in one of these villages. This neighbourhood would consist of around 100 containers (households) and house approximately 400 - 450 people over an area of 6900m2.

As it is usual for such temporary post-earthquake housing to be necessary for at least two years - this proposal also budgets to support the maintenance and social program for this neighbourhood for 24 months.

**In effect we will be using DOT to give a two-year lifeline to hundreds of people to rebuild their lives.**

All of NeedsMap’s transactions regarding support they receive are audited on a daily basis by Mazars, an independent audit, tax and accounting company. In addition, every spend from their DOT beneficiary address will be invoiced for, and these invoices will be made available to the Polkadot community in 3 milestone reports over the duration of the project.

Please read the full proposal and budget [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A3ysMYcB6ptDsKq38w6kEBTkOIhkwlZ4NHKqHFVI8Ek/edit?usp=sharing).

- There was a big earthquake in Turkey that caused a lot of damage and people need help.
- The Polkadot community wants to use their money to help build houses for the people affected by the earthquake.
- They will use special tokens called DOT to give money to a group called NeedsMap.coop.
- NeedsMap.coop will use the money to build houses and help the people for two years.
- They will show the Polkadot community how they spend the money in reports.

#1672 Polkadot Spending Proposal: DOT Housing for those affected by the Turkish-Syria Earthquake