On 8th April 2022, the SpaceX Falcon took the first-ever private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on a trip that had some precious cargo on it. A collection of 30 super rare House of Legends NFTs also went along for the ride and these assets will drop from space into an auction, with all proceeds going towards charity.
House of Legends (HOL) is a unique NFT collection of 9,993 hand-drawn artworks by award-winning Forbes 30-under-30 artist, Amit Shimoni. In a mission to help 1 million people from disadvantaged communities get access to clean water for life, the series includes some of the most influential men and women in history.
In 2021, HOL’s initial collection sold out in less than 2 days in which time it raised $4.8 million. With each NFT sold, HOL donated towards building water wells for 50,000 people in communities across India and Africa.
The HOL NFT collection features unique representations of historical leaders, such as Mahatma Gandhi, Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela. Collectors will also find famous artists and present-day celebrities like Oprah and Elon Musk also making an appearance in the collection.
Creation of the HOL collections.
In a remarkable initiative, House of Legends (HOL) made a partnership with Israeli impact investor and philanthropist Eytan Stibbe, who just flew to the International Space Station via Ax-1, the first-ever private space mission.
House of Legends and Eytan Stibbe teamed up for this historical event to help improve the lives of a million people worldwide. During his stay in space, Stibbe showcased the HOL honorary “Wish Upon a Star” NFT series (WUAS) that can be found here.
For this project, HOL invited children around the world to draw their hopes and dreams for humanity. Then, the team selected 30 of these portrayals and transformed them into unique NFT artworks.
While Stibbe will display the NFTs through a tablet in space, the super rare assets will “drop” from the stars straight into an auction on Earth, which will begin once the crew returns from the ISS. All the proceeds from this auction will go towards HOL’s charity initiative to help communities in India and Africa access clean drinking water.
On a global scale, the House of Legends team noticed a scarce presence of NFT projects with tangible impact. While many NFT and crypto initiatives publicize their intent of driving some of their proceeds to charity, their actual effect is rarely visible. House of Legends CEO, Tamara Yannay and her team want to disrupt this negative trend by making a long-lasting change in the world through every NFT sale.
Through a team up with renowned global NGO, Drop4Drop, HOL is helping communities in need across India and Africa access clean water sources. HOL directs all the proceeds from the NFTs’ launch sale towards building water wells in remote African and Indian villages. Thanks to this partnership, 80,000 people obtained lifelong access to potable water.
The initiative will impact the communities both directly and indirectly where on top of the access to clean, reliable and safe water, it cuts on the long duration times associated with fetching water in these communities.