EchoAid Uses AI Voices and Solana to Fund Student Tech Access Globally

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EchoAid is a mutual aid platform built to address the global "AI divide" by helping student labs and grassroots communities raise funds for hardware and computing infrastructure. The platform was developed as part of an International Day of Charity Hackathon and is live on Vercel. It uses ElevenLabs APIs to convert text-based funding requests into realistic AI-generated voice narratives, making campaigns more engaging for potential donors. Donations are processed as micro-grants on the Solana blockchain, enabling near-zero-fee transactions with on-chain transparency. The project is built on Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, with planned features including speech-to-text campaign creation and Solana-based digital collectibles for donors.

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