[Grant Application]Hera’s Ledger - Privacy-1st Financial Sovereignty for Vulnerable Women

Community Grants Applications
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Project Overview

Hera’s Ledger is a privacy-first financial sanctuary designed to protect the economic autonomy of marginalized individuals, with a core focus on women facing financial surveillance or domestic economic abuse. In many environments, a visible transaction history is a safety risk; we bridge this gap by providing an “invisible ledger” that decouples on-chain identity from financial activity.

By combining Dual-Key Stealth Addresses (DKSA) with Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP), we allow users to receive support and manage assets in total privacy. My framework ensures that while the assets remain secure and verifiable, the user’s movement and history remain shielded from unauthorised surveillance.

The Problem: Many women facing financial abuse or surveillance are intimidated by the complexity of crypto. Privacy tools are often seen as “expert-only,” leaving those who need them most without protection.

Our Solution: We simplify Zcash’s advanced privacy into a “protective utility” with a low-friction UX. Our goal is to bridge the gender tech gap and provide a safe financial sanctuary.

Official Grant Application (Issue #238): Grant Application - Hera's Ledger · Issue #238 · ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants · GitHub

Github Link: GitHub - WenjingLondon/Heras-Ledger: Empowering financial sovereignty for vulnerable groups (specifically women facing economic abuse) via privacy-preserving, compliant payment infrastructure. · GitHub

Demo: https://youtu.be/gozBaWgqvEo

I’m a female full-stack blockchain developer combined with 10 years of business experience, and I’m committed to building “Public Good” projects that leverage privacy for social impact.

I look forward to your feedback and support!

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Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes 3/30/2026
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Please feel free to reach out with any questions! Many of my female friends are currently hesitant to embrace crypto due to its high technical barriers and perceived lack of safety. My mission is to build this tool specifically for them, and for other vulnerable groups who are in desperate need of financial sovereignty and true privacy. I believe Zcash’s technology is the key to empowering those currently left behind by the mainstream financial and tech ecosystems. :slight_smile:

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Thank you for your submission. After consideration from ZCG and sufficient time for the community to provide feedback on the forum, the committee has decided to reject this proposal.

The committee appreciates your grant submission efforts and encourages you to continue as an active member of the Zcash community going forward!

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Thanks for feedback.

But have to say I am very disappointed. Didn’t see enough privacy projects for women group who have been massively blocked out of crypto industry by tech barriers.

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I just want to say that Hera’s Ledger has a fantastic mission!

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Thanks for your support! Unfortunately without grant support, now we have to transit for commercial direction for sustainable income. But do look forward to build more public good projects in the future! :blush: