Sarafu stands at the fore-front of digital community currencies offering novel ways to learn about the inner workings of local exchange system
Red Cross' Impact Continues Post Cash
"Community Currencies have enabled food insecure communities to sustainably feed themselves post Red Cross support" - Mwanamuna Sw
Looking Back at 40,000 Blockchain Transactions
So far, after roughly 6 months of piloting we've witnessed 40,000 blockchain transactions! So what does that actually mean?
By Will Ruddick
Refugee Inclusive Community Currencies (RICCs)
Responding to Refugee Crisis This is the current and biggest humanitarian global crisis in our lifetimes and we all need to play a part....
When a woman saves the community wins
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 …
By Will Ruddick
Shrimp Fishing Builds an Economy
Fishermen pay for their children's school fees by selling shrimp to a cooperative with a freezer for storage. Women buy the shrimp and cook
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?...
By Will Ruddick
100+ new Blockchain Wallets in One Day -- Fighting Rural Food Insecurity
Rural communities are adopting blockchain based community currencies at an astounding pace! 100+ new users in one day represents nearly...
Women Powered Currencies
It is Women who make up as much as 90% of these networks and are the foundation of the real economy. Enjoy reading about people...
By Will Ruddick
300 Bob - a money story
This is a story I often tell to being to discuss what money is and what it could be. It is derived from a German tale. One day a Mama...
