In the face of economic hardships, the Dadaab refugee community has embraced innovative blockchain-based Community Asset Vouchers and revived the tradition of mutual aid, known as "Goob", fostering economic resilience, community solidarity, and inspiring transformative change.
EthCC & CoFi
Grassroots Economics reached out, with team members Njambi Njoroge and Janet Otieno attending key events in France “Ethereum Community Conference #EthCC” and Austria "Collaborative Finance #CoFi" respecivley.
By Will Ruddck
Swap Pools: Bridging Ancestral Wisdom and Blockchain Technology for Grassroots Economics
This article discusses the innovative concept of Swap Pools, an economic platform based on blockchain technology that enables universal usage of various vouchers within a pool, thereby decentralizing resource distribution, encouraging local economic growth, and mirroring ancestral principles of pooled commitments, mutual aid, and reciprocal credit systems.
Major CIC software stack updates & Celo Launch
We've transitioned our CIC tech stack to the Celo Blockchain! This means better performance, lower cloud costs & reduced gas usage for our Communty Asset Voucher demurrage contract.
A Decade of Community Inclusion Currency Programs with the Red Cross
Embracing mutual aid in humanitarian work
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 Joyce Kamau
Muungano's Jubilee
A celebration of empowerment through mutual aid, community asset vouchers and credit clearing
Monano wa Utsi
Blending traditional mutual aid practices with modern blockchain technology, has empowered communities in Kinango, Kwale Kenya, fostering economic independence, communal unity, and multi-generational prosperity through Community Asset Vouchers, an innovative tool that symbolizes communal commitment and support.
unSafari 2023
A Journey of Indigenous Innovation. Let's unSafari to learn from and support local communities and their efforts toward blockchain integration into traditional practices.
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.
