2014 has been an intense year developing the structures to allow community currency programs to one day become accessible across Africa....
By Will Ruddick
Gatina & Bangla Pesa Nov Updates
After more than a year of trading Bangla-Pesa, with millions of shillings worth of bills changing hands, the program is running strong....
By Will Ruddick
Gatina-Pesa Starting Circulation
Nairobi's first community currency Gatina-Pesa, following Bangla-Pesa's success has started circulation with vigor. Due to its dense...
By Will Ruddick
Gatina-Pesa Launched
With an amazing march through the slum, starting from Congo and ending at Gatina Primary School the entire community has been mobilized...
By Will Ruddick
Gatina-Pesa Launch Prep
The Gatina Business Organization is busy preparing for the community currency's official launch on October 11th. Children from the...
By Will Ruddick
Hon. Paul Simba Arati MP Dagoretti - North
Nairobi's Dagoretti North MP. Hon. Paul Simba Arati will be attending the launch of Gatina-Pesa in October. Besides support from local...
By Will Ruddick
Gatina-Pesa and South Africa
Gatina-Pesa in Nairobi (a sister currency to Bangla-Pesa) is set to launch in early October! Initial designs of the Gatina-Pesa have been...
University of Nairobi Research Visit
"...I no longer sleep hungry. Even without the Kenyan money, I still have Bangla Pesa. I will survive one more day. This money never ends..."...
Wanjala Visits Bangladesh
Francis Wanjala is the headmaster at Sifa Childrens Home in Nairobi. After making his first trip to Mombasa he shared with us his...
By Will Ruddick
Nairobi Bangla-Pesa Making Strides
Two settlements in Nairobi are racing to create their own Bangla-Pesa exchange networks. Kawangware and Kangemi groups are already near...
