Every square is $1. Paint your block any colors you like, add a link if you want, and it stays exactly as you left it. No expiry, no renewal fees.
Half of everything raised here goes to the World Food Programme's Sudan response once the goal is reached.
Sudan is currently facing one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world. Famine has been confirmed in parts of Darfur and Kordofan, and tens of millions of people need urgent help. The World Food Programme is one of the organizations leading the food response on the ground there.
Every payment made on this site goes through Stripe, the same as any normal purchase. Once the 15,000-square goal is reached, half of everything raised will be donated directly through WFP's official donation page. Not a middleman, not an automatic split, a real transfer I make myself. I'll post the donation confirmation right here on this page once it's done, so the pledge isn't just a promise on a webpage.
Want to donate to WFP directly yourself, outside of this project? Donate here.
This is a personal pledge, not an official partnership with or endorsement by the World Food Programme. I'm simply directing part of what's raised here to their public donation channel myself.
Donation proof
Not yet reached. Proof of the actual transfer will be posted here once the 15,000-square goal is hit.
A note from the creator who made this
This project was heavily inspired by The Million Dollar Homepage, a site created back in August 2005. It started off as a hobby, then turned into something more valuable, with the goal of benefiting people in need in Sudan, while also giving people value by letting them promote their businesses or aspirations through this site.
Your painted design is saved and shows up on the grid for everyone to see, for as long as this site is running. If you added a link, clicking your square takes visitors straight to it.
Yes. Once it's confirmed, it's yours, with no expiry date and no renewal fees. I intend to keep this site running indefinitely, though like any website I can't guarantee it against something outside my control, like a hosting provider shutting down. That risk is accepted as part of buying a square here.
No. Once a square is claimed, it's locked. No one else can select or purchase it, including me.
Not currently. What you paint before checking out is what gets saved. Think of it like the original pixel projects this is inspired by: once it's placed, it stays.
You'll be taken through Stripe's secure checkout, the same system countless real businesses use. Once payment is confirmed, your square appears on the grid, and that's your confirmation.
It's real. Once the 15,000-square goal is reached, I'll personally donate half of everything raised to the World Food Programme through their official site, and post proof of the donation right here.
Just one square, if that's all you want. There's no minimum block size.
Reach out directly using the contact info below.
Questions, issues with your square, or anything else: email me directly.
drvmirage8@gmail.comThis site's design, code, and written content were built with the help of AI tools, under my direction and review. I'm sharing that plainly here.
This site is operated by The Grid, based in Switzerland. You can reach me at drvmirage8@gmail.com.
Payments are processed securely by Stripe. This site never sees or stores your card details. Whatever you choose to paint, link, and the size/position of your square is public and visible to anyone who visits, and that's your own content, not something tracked about you. This site also uses Supabase (database) and Vercel (hosting) to run. Both only process what's needed to make the site work, not to track visitors or serve outside ads. No cookies or tracking scripts are used on this site directly. Want something removed? Email me.
Squares may not be used for illegal content, hate speech, harassment, adult content, malware or phishing links, or someone else's copyrighted work, trademark, name, or likeness used without their permission. I reserve the right to remove any square that breaks these rules, without a refund.
Purchases made with the goal of fragmenting the grid or blocking others from claiming a larger area, whether that's scattered single squares or any other pattern with the same intent, aren't a permitted use of this site. More broadly, anything that appears intended to disrupt the grid or other users isn't either. I reserve the right to remove squares used this way, without a refund, to keep the grid fair and usable for everyone.
This site is provided as-is. I've built and tested it carefully, but I can't guarantee it will always be free of bugs or interruptions. By using this site, you accept that my responsibility for any issue is limited to the amount you actually paid. I'm not liable for indirect or consequential losses.
This site is operated from Switzerland, and Swiss law governs its use.