I thought about that, too. However, perhaps we even agree that making sure that someone is “deserving” of such a treat is really tricky in more than one way. So for my part, I tend to like the idea of a lottery more (I guess we would never have enough donations to satisfy all wishes anyway) to avoid the judgement factor.
If the Community Forum were involved in this, I was wondering if reaching the Member trust level could serve as a prerequisite for those entering such a lottery. I know it takes a little effort to become a “Member”, but in my eyes this is appropriate to show you are really interested in a Fairphone. But beyond that, yes, it would still demand that those entering the lottery would honestly assess themselves if they really cannot afford a Fairphone otherwise.
Requirements to become a forum "Member"
Get to trust level 2 by…
- Visiting at least 15 days, not sequentially
- Casting at least 1 like
- Receiving at least 1 like
- Replying to at least 3 different topics
- Entering at least 20 topics
- Reading at least 100 posts
- Spend a total of 60 minutes reading posts