Community-based savings and loans are often what keep under-resourced economies afloat. In Kenya, these savings groups or chamas, as they are locally known, are an important source of funds in times of scarcity. We zone in on some of the women who use Sarafu to show how the community currency …
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Community Currencies: Cash Transfer 2.0
A few decades ago, the idea of giving money to poor people instead of food packages and healthcare was almost scandalous. Free money?...
