Reposted by Sara JohnstoneCrypto Altruists @cryptoaltruists.bsky.social · 04/02/2026How does aid reach people when banks collapse or borders close? 🌍 UNHCR uses blockchain for Ukrainian refugees. Afghanistan's HesabPay serves 51K families. Myanmar built a $500M digital economy. We document the real cases. 👇 www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/how-blo...cryptoaltruists.comHow Blockchain Is Transforming Disaster Relief: Real-World Stories of Aid Without BordersDiscover how blockchain is transforming disaster relief worldwide. From UNHCR’s stablecoin payments to Ukrainian refugees, to Afghanistan’s HesabPay reaching 51,000+ families, to Myanmar’s digital… 073
Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Great piece in the @nytimes.com on how meaningful humanitarian innovation is emerging in Afghanistan. This is what “crypto for good” actually looks like. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/w...nytimes.comAn Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan 050
Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026agree. great call! gave me a moment of hope in these dark times. I was thrilled to see so much participation! 010
Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 07/01/20262026 humanitarian trends: - Escalating wars - Climate chaos --> displacement - Forced migration at scale - Rising Islamophobia - Weakening governance - Shrinking independent media - Erosion of aid & rights - Normalized drone warfare A sobering but necessary read from @newhumanitarian.bsky.socialthenewhumanitarian.orgTen humanitarian trends to keep an eye on in 2026Here are some of the key factors and themes likely to worsen lives for millions in crisis hotspots over the coming year. 021
Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Genocide hasn’t ended, it’s been rebranded. International law is being ignored in real time. A sobering analysis from Chris Hedges: chrishedges.substack.com/p/rebranding...chrishedges.substack.comRebranding GenocideThe Genocide in Gaza has not stopped. It has been rebranded. And that is enough of a linguistic subterfuge to get the world to ignore it. 010
Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025📣 Some key reminders this week as governments & refugees gather in Geneva for the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review. 🔴 "Conflict and division are fueling global displacement." 🔵 "Refugees are being targeted." 🔴 “Solidarity saves lives.” 🔵 "Inclusion is the way forward." Thx @unhcr.orgunhcr.orgHigh Commissioner’s opening speech at the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 | UNHCRConsigliere federale – caro Ignazio, Chère Zakia, Distinguished delegates, Colleagues and friends, 030
Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 13/12/2025I completed this MBA program with LIFT economy and highly recommend it! 000
Reposted by Sara JohnstoneSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 12/12/2025Israel has killed 249 journalists in the last 2 years. That's more than were killed in WWII & the Vietnam War put together. A Vermonter, Dylan Collins, was wounded in one of these attacks, which killed another reporter. This war against journalists must be investigated & ended.youtu.beIsrael’s war against journalists must end | Video by Dylan CollinsYouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders 451706615
Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 11/12/2025“A growing ecological movement sees the solution in bioregionalism: the idea of reorganizing social and economic life around the natural boundaries of the ecosystems that host and sustain us.” Recommended read by @dougbierend.bsky.social for @noemamag.com www.noemamag.com/inside-the-p...noemamag.comInside Bioregionalism’s Tech-Driven Revival | NOEMAAs the climate crisis deepens, an old green dream is returning — with new tools and technologies. 062
Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Great project, great people. Love seeing bioregional stewardship meet Web3 in a real way. Yes for scaling local regeneration! 🙌🌍 020
Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Astonishing numbers, and even more so that we accept them as normal. 020
Sara Johnstone @regensolarpunk.bsky.social · 08/12/2025I recently wrapped up a builder residency outside Buenos Aires, where long convos with friends from @hypercerts.org nudged me towards trying @bsky.app. I support the decentralized approach + appreciate how it gives users control over their data. So here I am! Excited to join the BlueSky community! 040
