Document and Coordinate - resource-sharing efforts! With Sarafu.Network's impact reporting system, we can now help groups can account for their activities, from agriculture and reforestation to community governance and infrastructure projects. Over 100 reports have already been submitted in the tool's 1st month, showcasing the power of commitments, resource pools, and reports in building resilient local economies. Onward - One report at a time.
Articles by Will Ruddick
By Will Ruddick
Landscape Regenerators
Seeking a way people and projects can get supportive funding and also develop a mutual credit network together.
By Will Ruddick
We've Become Self-Sustaining
It is rare that a non-profit organization in the humanitarian space finds a way to offer services in a sustainable way without the need for continued grants or donations. Yet we did just that!
By Will Ruddick
Refugees-R-Us
A call to recognize our shared human journey and support community resilience through Commitment Pools, empowering multi-generational settlements to sustain and enhance their culture and livelihoods. Grassroots Economics Foundation invites direct engagement and support for self-sufficient communities by seeding, contributing to or utilizing services within these pooled resources.
By Will Ruddick
Commitment Pooling
Commitment Pooling shows the transformative power of integrating traditional economics with modern technology to develop protocols to foster global economic resilience and mutual aid
By Will Ruddick
2023 Report - Grassroots Economics
Reviving 1,637 mutual aid practices or order to build 30 houses, establishing 139 farms, and grow to over 100 communities - join us at Grassroots Economics in weaving hope and community for a sustainable future.
By Will Ruddick
Trust Graphs - Mutual Aid Rejuvenation
The Trust Graph reveals the resurgence of traditional mutual aid practices across Kenya, now digitally transparent and inter-operable with 150 unique Community Asset Vouchers, representing over 3,000 nodes and 78,845 exchanges on the Celo Blockchain.
By Will Ruddick
Kick-starting Sustainable Agriculture - with Socio-Digital Infrastructure
A new socio-digital economic model, leveraging Community Asset Vouchers (CAVs), financier commitments, and a revolving fund to drive sustainable agriculture, linking community-led production with guaranteed demand, thereby fostering environmental responsibility, socio-economic growth, and a self-sustaining cycle of community commerce.
By Will Ruddick
Decolonizing Family: The heart of the Kaya
Exploring the importance of decolonizing family structures by reconnecting with traditional wisdom, like the Mijikenda concept of Kaya, to foster unity, well-being, and cultural heritage in a world impacted by historical traumas and societal changes.
By Will Ruddick
From Labour Day to Mutual Service Day: Rethinking Community Empowerment
A shift from the capitalistic employer-employee paradigm towards a more equitable, cooperative, and empowering economic system based on mutual service agreements, credit systems, and economic commons principles.
