Devnuelx/Kweli

Kweli is a blockchain-powered authentication platform that makes product verification as easy as scanning a QR code. No complex integrations, no expensive overhauls, just straightforward protection built on Hedera's lightning-fast infrastructure. # Kweli > **Built for Hedera Africa Hackathon 2025** > Know the kweli, it will set you free. We're building a blockchain-powered authentication platform that makes it super simple for businesses to protect their products and for consumers to verify what they're buying—all while earning rewards for doing the right thing. Businesses help save lives, get thier trust and value back users earn $VFY --- ## Submission Materials - **Pitch Deck:** View our pitch deck here - **Hedera Certification:** View certification -**Live Demo:**View Demo - **Business Dashboard:** kweli-web.vercel.app - **Business Landing page:** kweli-web.vercel.app - **Registered data onchain:** Verified data on hashscan - **Consumer Landing page:** kweli-web.vercel.app - **Mobile App:** Try with Expo - **Webapp Demo:** kweli-web.vercel.app Dosen't work as well as mobile **X:**:X --- ## Inspiration Every year, 500,000 people die in Sub-Saharan Africa because of fake medicines and counterfeit products. In Nigeria alone, 70% of pharmaceutical products in circulation are either fake or substandard. This isn't just a business problem—it's a human tragedy that costs lives and destroys trust. ### The Numbers That Keep Us Up at Night - **$1.79 trillion** — that's how big the global counterfeit market will be by 2030. A 75% jump from 2023. - **500,000 deaths every year** in Sub-Saharan Africa from fake products - **267,000 people** die from counterfeit anti-malarial drugs alone - **169,271 children** lose their lives annually to fake pneumonia antibiotics ### What This Looks Like in Nigeria I've seen this firsthand. Walk into any market in Lagos, and you'll find: - **70% of medicines** are fake or substandard (NPHD, 2022) - **₦200 billion** ($130M) lost every year just from counterfeit drugs - **240+ illegal production shops** discovered in just one market raid in Aba - **60% of smartphones** in some areas are knockoffs - **40% of Pfizer medicines in Nigeria are illegally imported fakes** --- ## Ou …