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Proof

A path to legal identity. Tell Proof what you already have, and it builds the steps to the missing piece — a birth certificate, then a photo ID — the key that unlocks school, work, banking, and aid.

What do you already have?

Supporting evidence (a witness who knows your birth, school, baptismal, or clinic record, proof of address / community ties) helps you register a birth. Informational only — real procedures vary by country and local office.

Your path

Start here

Tell Proof what you already have — even one item — and it will map your next steps.

Progress: 0%
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Progress is a transparent count of milestones on the path supporting evidence → birth certificate → photo ID:
  • Any supporting evidence: 20%
  • Birth certificate: 40%
  • Photo ID (the key): 40%
Holding a birth certificate also credits the evidence stage. Nothing is hidden — these weights add up to 100.
Your steps
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You can do this now — you already hold what this step needs. Comes later — it unlocks once an earlier step is done. Done — you have what this step produces.
  1. 1. Gather supporting evidenceYou can do this now

    Find a witness who knows your birth (a relative, elder, or midwife) and any dated record that names you — a school, baptismal, or clinic record, or a letter from a local leader. Any one of these is the first thread to pull.

  2. 2. Apply for late birth registrationComes later

    Take your witness and records to the civil registry (or a mobile registration drive). Late registration is possible in most places — ask for the late-registration or delayed-entry form. This produces your birth certificate.

  3. 3. Apply for a national / photo IDComes later

    Bring your birth certificate to the ID or civil-registration office. The birth certificate is what they need to issue your photo ID — the key that opens school, work, banking, and aid.

Unlocked now

Nothing yet — your first tick starts the map.

Still locked until your ID

  • Open a basic bank account
  • Apply for formal work
  • Claim aid and benefits you qualify for
  • Get a SIM card / mobile money
  • Register to vote (where eligible)

Save, share, and export

Your ticks stay on this device. A shared link carries only which document types you ticked — never a name.

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The ledger is an optional, tamper-evident record. It stores only an anonymous snapshot (document types + steps) chained by a SHA-256 hash, so a saved plan can be shown to be unchanged later. No personal data is ever written.

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