About BAWS
BAWS (Berachain Animal Welfare Society) is an ecosystem-aligned initiative that brings real-world animal care into the heart of the Berachain community.
Built by Beras, for Beras, BAWS creates a visible impact layer for the chain—one that turns culture into coordination and coordination into care. Through rescue operations, veterinary services, and public-facing campaigns, BAWS shows what this ecosystem can do when it builds with purpose.
From storytelling to shelter infrastructure, BAWS helps Berachain reach new audiences, grow its cultural relevance, and become a chain recognized not only for its technology, but for what it stands for.
Mission
BAWS exists to rescue, treat, and protect vulnerable animals across Southeast Asia while increasing the value and visibility of the Berachain ecosystem through real-world impact, storytelling, and cultural coordination.
Purpose
BAWS is a bridge between Web2 compassion and Web3 innovation, designed to show how the Berachain ecosystem can create lasting impact. Through every campaign, rescue, and partnership, BAWS turns Berachain’s cultural momentum into something measurable and lasting.
Vision
BAWS exists to prove that Berachain can do more than scale protocols—it can scale compassion. By saving animals and sharing their stories, we create a cultural engine that amplifies Berachain’s identity, attracts new users, and shows the world what’s possible when a blockchain stands for making an impact in the world.
Founding Team
The founding team behind BAWS comes from deep inside the Berachain ecosystem—builders, contributors, and community members with a long track record of participation, trust, and coordination. With backgrounds in both crypto and real-world animal welfare, the team brings the experience, network, and commitment needed to turn this vision into lasting impact.
- BlesdBera @BLESDBera
- Petra @petraincognita
- Patryx @PatryxNft
Directives
1) Rescue With Purpose: Every rescue we make serves a greater goal—saving lives while demonstrating what coordinated care looks like on-chain and off.
2) Build With Beras: BAWS is rooted in the Berachain ecosystem, guided by its culture, fueled by its community, and designed to grow alongside it.
3) Inspire Community: Through stories, media, and visibility, we will activate a global network of new supporters who believe in meaningful impact.
4) Onboard With Impact: BAWS brings new people into Web3 through compassion and offers a bridge that starts with care and leads to connection.
Animal Welfare.
Animal welfare is a universally understood cause, one that is emotional, visible, and deeply human. It creates instant connection and shared purpose. In Southeast Asia, millions of stray and vulnerable animals suffer from neglect, abuse, and lack of access to basic care. The need is urgent, widespread, and deeply underfunded.
High Visibility, High Impact: Animal rescue stories are among the most shared and engaging on social media, offering unmatched reach and narrative power.
Trusted Cause: Supporting animal welfare builds trust. It’s a clear, relatable mission that fosters goodwill and positive sentiment across audiences.
Scalable Need: From shelters to mobile vet clinics, the infrastructure needed is tangible, buildable, and measurable.
Real-World Impact: Every clinic opened, animal treated, and community outreach conducted results in visible outcomes.
BAWS starts here because animal welfare provides the clearest, most accessible path to show what Berachain can do—building a movement people believe in, and want to support.
Berachain.
BAWS was created by long-time builders deeply embedded in the Berachain ecosystem. Berachain isn’t just a place to launch BAWS. It’s the reason BAWS exists. The chain’s culture of coordination, experimentation, and shared momentum makes it the ideal environment to build something that connects Web3 with the real world.
Why BAWS belongs on Berachain
Built by believers: The founding team comes directly from the Berachain community and is committed to its long-term success.
Cultural fit: Berachain thrives on collaboration, memes, and mission—all of which make BAWS feel native from day one.
Ecosystem value: BAWS gives projects and partners a way to create impact, visibility, and trust that extends beyond crypto.
Narrative power: BAWS tells a real-world story of positive impatct that new users, partners, and press can connect with.
A new layer of relevance: BAWS creates a public-facing identity for Berachain that strengthens its brand and broadens its reach.
BAWS Foundation (Thailand)
The BAWS Foundation will be formally registered in Thailand as a nonprofit legal entity. It will operate as the real-world administrative and operational base for BAWS—responsible for running the shelter, clinic, rescue programs, and outreach initiatives.
The foundation ensures local compliance, transparency, and long-term viability on the ground, while remaining closely connected to the broader Berachain ecosystem through funding, governance, and reporting.
Operations: Oversees all animal care, staffing, logistics, and service delivery.
Legal & Compliance: Maintains regulatory standing and oversees Thai legal compliance, banking operations, financial audits, HR, and internal administration for real-world program delivery.
Reporting: Submits spending reports and milestone updates to the BAWS governing board.
Ecosystem Link: Acts as the formal recipient of funds from the on-chain treasury, with off-ramp requests approved by board oversight.
Governing Board
The BAWS Governing Board provides strategic oversight and treasury control. It is composed of trusted individuals from the Berachain ecosystem, including members of the core team, advisors from partner project founders, and respected leaders from the Berachain ecosystem.
This board advises the foundation and core team. It ensures that spending aligns with milestones, budgets are reviewed, and community trust is maintained. The board structure brings strong internal governance and external accountability.
Oversight: Monitors operational progress, verifies impact, and ensures accountability across all programs.
Decision Making: Provides input on key hires, expansion plans, and program strategy.
Community Representation: Includes a rotating seat elected by the BAWS DAO to ensure public input.
Core Team
The BAWS Core Team is responsible for day-to-day leadership, execution, and coordination across all parts of the project. It is the operational engine of BAWS—committed to turning plans into outcomes and connecting the mission to the community that powers it.
Drawn from long-time Berachain community members and contributors, the team brings a unique blend of Web3 experience and real-world operational skills. The core team also holds seats on the governing board and plays a key role in DAO facilitation & communications.
Project Execution: Oversees development of the shelter, clinic, and rescue operations.
Strategy & Partnerships: Leads campaign planning, ecosystem collaboration, and external outreach.
Communications: Manages content, storytelling, reporting, and social media visibility.
Governance Interface: Facilitates DAO participation and works closely with the board and foundation on coordination.
BAWS DAO
The BAWS DAO will be the long-term governance mechanism for the community. The DAO will gradually gain influence over strategic direction as the project scales. While the Foundation and Governing Board manage operations and oversight in the early stages, the DAO will ensure that the broader Berachain community has an evolving, meaningful voice in how BAWS grows.
The DAO is how the mission becomes truly decentralized—giving contributors, holders, and new supporters a lasting role in shaping the future of BAWS.
Transparency & Oversight
Transparency is foundational to BAWS, from funding and treasury management to on-the-ground operations, BAWS is designed to be auditable, visible, and accountable to the ecosystem.
Oversight is shared across the Governing Board, the Core Team, and the DAO, ensuring that no single entity holds unchecked authority. The Thai foundation submits regular reports, while the DAO and board maintain active review roles to uphold integrity and alignment.
Treasury Reporting: All fund transfers from the on-chain multisig to the foundation are approved by the board and tied to documented milestones and spending plans.
Operational Updates: The foundation provides regular reports on shelter activity, outreach programs, and impact metrics for community and partner visibility.
Board Oversight: The governing board approves disbursements, reviews program performance, and can audit operations as needed.
DAO Participation: The community can request updates, review progress, and vote on long-term direction through DAO proposals and its board representative.
Shelter & Clinic
At the heart of BAWS operations will be our flagship animal welfare facility: a full-service shelter and veterinary clinic built to provide critical care to vulnerable animals. The space will serve as a hub for rescue, rehabilitation, medical treatment, adoption, and education.
The shelter is the physical foundation for impact. It will be publicly visible, media-friendly, and deeply tied to Berachain storytelling, campaigns, and partner involvement.
Emergency & Ongoing Care: Treatment for injuries, illness, and chronic conditions—delivered by our full-time veterinary team.
Shelter & Rehabilitation: Safe, clean housing for animals recovering from trauma, abandonment, or abuse.
Sterilization & Vaccination: Proactive population and disease control programs to reduce suffering over time.
Rescue & Outreach
BAWS will operate an active rescue and outreach program focused on high-need areas throughout Thailand. This includes field response to emergencies, community engagement, and proactive care initiatives that go beyond the walls of the shelter.
Rescue and outreach are the most visible and emotionally powerful parts of BAWS operations. They will be documented, shared, and amplified to connect the mission with the broader Berachain community and public audiences.
Emergency Response: On-call rescue teams to assist animals facing accidents, abuse, or neglect.
Mobile Veterinary Support: Transport and mobile treatment units to serve remote and underserved areas.
Community-Based Care: Collaboration with local leaders and clinics to expand access to treatment and education.
Spay, Neuter, and Vaccination Drives: Large-scale sterilization and vaccination programs to reduce stray populations and improve public health.
Partnerships & Education
BAWS will work closely with local organizations, veterinarians, and community leaders. Education and partnership are long-term investments. They strengthen our role in the community and help scale its impact beyond what any single clinic or campaign could achieve alone.
Local Shelter Partnerships: Collaborations with existing clinics, rescues, and animal welfare NGOs to pool resources and expand impact.
Public Awareness Campaigns: Culturally sensitive outreach on topics like humane treatment, sterilization, vaccination, and adoption.
Volunteer Training: Programs to educate and empower locals, expats, and visitors to contribute meaningfully to animal care efforts.
Berachain Alignment
BAWS is built with Berachain in mind, from the core team to its strategy and storytelling. It is designed to grow alongside the ecosystem and serve as a public-facing impact layer that turns coordination into real-world outcomes. Each rescue effort, media story, and IRL campaign becomes a visible extension of the chain’s identity. BAWS brings purpose to the Berachain brand and turns partner support into lasting impact and ecosystem value.
Ecosystem-Wide Visibility: Projects that support BAWS share in the attention, recognition, and positive public sentiment generated by its campaigns.
Cultural Alignment: BAWS speaks the language of Berachain and brings that energy into the real world.
Narrative Expansion: BAWS turns Berachain into a story people can follow: care, coordination, and collective action.
Onboarding & Trust: Through Web2 platforms and local partnerships, BAWS introduces Berachain to new audiences with a message that resonate.
Ecosystem Benefits
BAWS creates tangible value for the entire Berachain ecosystem. It gives projects, protocols, and contributors a new way to stand out through visible, meaningful impact that builds trust and recognition. Supporting BAWS is an investment in cultural relevance, public visibility, and long-term ecosystem strength.
Brand Visibility: Projects gain exposure through BAWS campaigns, IRL events, and press coverage—positioning themselves as purpose-driven leaders.
Public Goodwill: Associating with animal welfare builds trust across audiences, especially in Web2 and traditional media spaces.
Narrative Differentiation: BAWS gives partners a unique story to tell, one that blends mission, impact, and community care.
Onboarding Pathways: BAWS helps introduce new users to Berachain—especially those drawn by emotion, purpose, or real-world stories.
Impact Layer
The Berachain Impact Layer gives the community something to point to: a shelter opened, an animal rescued, a story told, a new user onboarded. With BAWS, Berachain becomes a network that creates value people can see.
Proof of Participation: Projects that support BAWS gain reputational value for supporting a visible public good.
Emotional Connection: Rescue stories and care campaigns generate authentic engagement and community pride.
Media Presence: BAWS impact is shareable—amplified across social platforms and press, linking the Berachain name to positive outcomes.
Real Outcomes, Real Trust: Each milestone reached through BAWS operations builds credibility for both the foundation and the chain that supports it.
Web2<>Web3 Bridge
BAWS turns real-world impact into a pathway that introduces entirely new audiences to Berachain. Through social media storytelling, viral rescue content, community campaigns, and public events, Berachain becomes part of the story. Every update creates an opportunity to onboard new users through emotion, purpose, and participation.
Storytelling: Rescue campaigns and animal care updates are shared across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. It is an organic, tangible link from Berachain to feel-good impact.
Content-Driven Onboarding: New users engage with BAWS because of the mission. Then they’re introduced to NFTs, ecosystem tokens, PoL, DeFi and Berachain culture through access and involvement.
IRL Events: Fundraisers, adoption days, and campaigns bring the Berachain name into real spaces—with photos, videos, and press that highlight the ecosystem’s role.
Brand Value
BAWS creates brand advantage for Berachain that most ecosystems lack. Every campaign, partnership, and story shared through BAWS reflects back onto the chain—strengthening how it’s perceived. BAWS helps Berachain become a brand with purpose, and one that stands out, earns goodwill, and brings the entire ecosystem forward.
Emotional Association: Rescue stories and animal care create positive emotional links to our ecosystem partners and the Berachain name.
Social Media Amplification: Viral content, campaign visibility, and partner highlights drive brand reach across new audiences.
Cultural Differentiation: Berachain becomes known for doing something that matters.
Press & Public Relations: BAWS creates media moments, IRL events, and stories that showcase Berachain in a way both social media audience and traditional media outlets want to amplify.
Partnerships
BAWS is designed to be a collaborative platform for the entire Berachain ecosystem. We will work closely with projects, builders, and supporters to create shared value through co-marketing, aligned campaigns, visibility, and cultural presence. Partnerships aren’t transactional, they’re additive.
Supporting BAWS means contributing to something real, emotional, and visible—and in return, partners gain trust, relevance, and long-term community alignment.
Co-Marketing & Brand Placement: Visibility across social media, impact storytelling, and campaign materials—framing your project as a key supporter of animal welfare.
Campaign Recognition: Logos, mentions, and links included in viral posts, press materials, and IRL events.
Story Integration: Partners are woven into BAWS narratives, connecting our partners to feel-good stories that reflect positively on your brand.
Onboarding Visibility: Your project becomes part of the user journey as Web2 audiences explore Berachain through BAWS.
Ecosystem Alignment: All partners are Berachain-native or Berachain-aligned projects who want to grow alongside BAWS and support its mission.
Strategy
From day one, BAWS campaigns will be powered by emotional storytelling, real rescue footage, and narratives that drive engagement across Web2 platforms. Social media is a primary tool for onboarding, building trust, and connecting Berachain to the world beyond crypto.
Our strategy focuses on authenticity, consistency, and emotional relevance. Each post, story, and campaign is designed to create shareable moments that highlight both the mission and the ecosystem that powers it.
BAWS uses storytelling as infrastructure. It turns social media into an active bridge between impact and participation, pulling new users in and making the ecosystem part of something people want to follow.
Mission-Driven Storytelling: Content will center around real animals, real care, and real progress—told through updates, photos, and behind-the-scenes moments.
Partner Integration: Berachain projects that support BAWS will be featured in campaigns, tags, reels, and updates—amplifying their role in impact.
Platform-Specific Tactics: Content will be tailored for TikTok (short viral clips), Instagram (visual storytelling), and Twitter (ecosystem updates and culture).
Community Engagement: Contests, campaigns, and hashtags will give users a chance to participate and share, increasing reach and building loyalty.
Onboarding-First Mentality: Every piece of content is an invitation—to learn, to support, and to start a journey into Web3 through Berachain.
Visibility
BAWS is designed to be seen. Every campaign, rescue, and update is crafted to travel—across TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and beyond—connecting Berachain to audiences who would never encounter the chain through typical crypto content.
By focusing on real-world care and emotional narratives, BAWS reaches users who respond to meaning over mechanics. This visibility raises awareness, spreads culture, and turns attention into ecosystem value. It’s about making Berachain relevant to people who didn’t think they cared about crypto—until they saw the chain with a bear saving dogs and cats in Thailand.
Viral Storytelling: Rescues, transformations, and behind-the-scenes clips are emotionally resonant. They are proven to generate reach across Web2 platforms.
Cross-Platform Momentum: Content is adapted for each channel—short-form videos on TikTok, reels and photo stories on Instagram, updates and threads on Twitter.
Ecosystem Placement: Supporting Berachain projects are featured as part of every campaign, this builds brand equity and recognition with each post.
Real-World Shareability: Public events, adoption drives, and local partnerships generate authentic content that spreads far beyond typical crypto audiences.
Press & Media Hooks: Every milestone and campaign opens the door to press coverage, interviews, and earned media with Berachain as part of the headline.
Contribution
Community members, partners, and supporters will all have a role in creating, amplifying, and evolving the content that tells the BAWS story. From sharing a tweet to producing campaign materials, contribution is baked into the mission.
This isn’t just media. It’s movement. And Berachain thrives when the community builds together. Contribution makes the story bigger than BAWS itself. It lets the Berachain community own the message, shape the culture, and scale the movement.
Contributor Credits: Projects and individuals who contribute to social content, media, or campaigns will be recognized and amplified through official channels.
Contests & Activations: Creative bounties, storytelling challenges, and hashtag campaigns will keep users engaged while spreading the mission organically.
DAO & NFT Holder Perks: Certain campaigns and decisions—like naming a rescued animal or voting on a story highlight—will be reserved for active contributors and holders.
Funding Strategy
BAWS is structured to grow through phased, community-aligned fundraising. It starts with early supporters from the Berachain ecosystem and will expand to include NFTs, token participation, and broader partner involvement.
Each stage is designed to demonstrate real impact first, then invite deeper collaboration and support as the mission scales.
The fundraising model prioritizes transparency, coordination, and long-term alignment with Berachain’s cultural and financial ecosystem. NFT holders, token participants, and early contributors will play an active role in shaping the project’s direction and visibility.
Treasury Management
BAWS will manage its treasury with a focus on sustainability and ecosystem alignment.
To extend runway and align with Berachain’s economic infrastructure, a portion of treasury assets will participate in Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) programs and DeFi strategies native to the ecosystem. These yield-generating positions allow BAWS to support operations while remaining capital efficient and closely tied to the chain it was built on.
Yield Participation: Liquidity provisioning, vault strategies, and PoL integrations enable capital to grow while reinforcing the ecosystem.
BAWS is designed to be both mission-aligned and economically resilient—turning every contribution into long-term, regenerative support.
BAWS NFT RAFFLES
The BAWS Origins NFT raffles are a mint series designed to fund real-world animal rescue while rewarding the Berachain community.
Each mint acts as a raffle ticket, giving holders a chance to win rare NFTs donated by top Berachain projects and collectors. In addition to the prizes, 5% of the mint pool is distributed to five random ticket holders, adding immediate value to participation.
But these NFTs are more than just raffle entries—they're part of the BAWS Origins Deck. Each one is part of a full collection. Holders who collect and burn the full set will earn a seat in the BAWS DAO, joining governance and the greater BAWS community.
Phases
BAWS will grow through a clear, milestone-based rollout.
Each phase is designed to prove real-world impact, build ecosystem alignment, and scale community ownership over time. The roadmap is split into four key phases that move from concept to coordination, to full public participation.
Each phase is structured to demonstrate outcomes, deepen trust, and unlock the next layer of participation—while giving the entire Berachain ecosystem a role in scaling something meaningful.
→ Pilot Launch
→ Ecosystem Expansion
→ Public Campaigns
→ DAO Activation
Expansion Plans
The long-term goal is to build a regional network of care infrastructure across Southeast Asia, powered by Berachain and sustained by a growing community of partners, contributors, and supporters. Expansion will be based on proven outcomes, local partnerships, and ecosystem capacity—scaling BAWS in a way that’s both responsible and impactful.
BAWS is designed to grow—one shelter, one region, one story at a time—scaling compassion as a coordinated public good across Berachain.
Governance Overview
BAWS governance model combines real-world legal infrastructure, trusted ecosystem oversight, and a clear path toward decentralized participation through NFT and token ownership.
At launch, decision-making will be guided by a founding core team, a registered Thai foundation, and a Governing Board composed of respected Berachain contributors. Over time, influence will expand to include the broader community through DAO participation, rotating governance roles, and proposal-based voting.
This layered system ensures early execution is guided by experience and trust—while creating the foundation for collective ownership, evolving governance, and measurable public impact.
Core Structure
BAWS Core Team: Leads day-to-day operations, program execution, and strategic planning. Also serves as directors of the Thai foundation.
BAWS Foundation (Thailand): A registered nonprofit that receives funds from the treasury and submits spending reports for review.
Governing Board: A group of trusted Berachain builders and partners responsible for approving budgets, disbursing funds, and guiding key decisions.
BAWS DAO: Composed of NFT and token holders, the DAO will progressively take on greater influence over direction, funding, and expansion.
Together, these groups create a system where oversight, participation, and execution remain balanced.
Financial Oversight
BAWS is committed to financial integrity at every level. The BAWS Foundation in Thailand receives funds from this treasury in milestone-based disbursements, with spending reviewed and approved by the Governing Board. This structure ensures contributors and partners know where funds are going, what they’re supporting, and how BAWS is progressing—both as a mission and a Berachain-aligned public good.
Milestone-Based Disbursement: Funds are released in phases based on submitted budgets, spending reports, and progress updates.
Board Approval: All foundation funding requires review and sign-off from the Governing Board.
Quarterly Reporting: Program and financial updates are shared with contributors and partners on a consistent schedule.
Public Visibility: Wallets, categories, and high-level financial flows will be documented and shared to promote transparency.
Thai Foundation
At the core of BAWS is a formally registered nonprofit foundation based in Thailand. This legal entity will act as the on-the-ground vehicle for executing animal welfare programs, employing staff, and administering partner-funded initiatives across the region.
Registered Nonprofit: BAWS Foundation will be established as a legally compliant Thai entity.
Core Team Directors: Members of the founding BAWS team will serve as official directors of the foundation and manage daily operations.
Board Oversight: The foundation operates under the budgetary and program oversight of the Governing Board.
Compliance & Reporting: All spending from the foundation must be tied to approved budgets and accompanied by receipts, reporting, and milestone-based accountability.
Treasury Management
BAWS treasury funds are held in a multisig wallet controlled by trusted members of the Governing Board and Core Team. This multisig serves as the central point for receiving ecosystem support and distributing funds to the Thai foundation based on milestone approvals.
Multisig Governance: Funds are held in a multisig controlled by approved signers.
Foundation Requests: The Thai foundation submits spending requests tied to specific operational budgets.
Board Approval: Each disbursement must be reviewed and approved by the Governing Board based on submitted reports and budget milestones.
Off-Ramping Controls: Funds are off-ramped to the foundation’s Thai bank account only after approval and documentation.
Accountability
Accountability is central to how BAWS operates. Every disbursement, expense, and program milestone is reviewed, documented, and subject to oversight by trusted governance structures and independent processes.
While the treasury is crypto-native, real-world accountability is enforced through a combination of internal controls, board review, and third-party audits. By combining ecosystem oversight with local audits and milestone-based accountability, BAWS ensures that every contribution translates into trusted, verifiable outcomes.
Board-Level Review: All spending requests from the Thai foundation require documentation and approval from the Governing Board before funds are released.
Internal Reporting: Core team members submit regular financial and operational reports tied to pre-approved budgets and timelines.
IRL Audits: The foundation will undergo annual third-party audits in Thailand to ensure compliance with legal, financial, and operational standards.
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