# The Human Stories of Ethereum - Meet the Next Billion Fellows Cohort 3

DevFeed: [The Human Stories of Ethereum - Meet the Next Billion Fellows Cohort 3](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-human-stories-of-ethereum-meet-the-next-billion-fellows-cohort-3-17070.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2023/08/07/nb-fellows-cohort-3>)

Author: Next Billion

Published: 2023-08-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [Finance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/finance.md>)

Tags: [3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/3.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [cryptocurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptocurrency.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [financial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/financial.md>), [inclusion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/inclusion.md>), [indonesia](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/indonesia.md>), [next-billion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/next-billion.md>), [people](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/people.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces five individuals beginning the Next Billion Fellowship at the Ethereum Foundation and presents their work as examples of how people use Ethereum as a protocol for coordination. It highlights Brian Limiardi's focus on financial inclusion in Indonesia and the needs of workers and small businesses using cryptocurrency for invoicing and bookkeeping.

## Source excerpt

As we look at our world, it seems that individual humans are increasingly on the edges and in the margins of the big stories that play out on our scrolling screens. The narratives that captivate and resonate with ordinary folks seem to exist at a scale beyond the reach of...