There is no other EVM chain (on which our software stack is built) that has agreed to let us be part of the infrastructure or has the last mile solutions, community and liquidity Celo offers.
By Will Ruddick
Connecting and adapting financial instruments to social and bio-regional regeneration
It is wonderful to be among a community of practice that is connecting and adapting financial instruments to social and bio-regional regeneration.
Bangla to Siaya
Speaking to Angeline from the Legio Maria church group, she had this to say, “Sarafu Network has blessed my home. I no longer miss a meal since we have vegetables in the farm throughout the seasons. I enjoy working on our farm as I am sure of putting food on the table for my family and even getting more to sell to my neighbors.”
LGBTQI+ Economies of Support
The LGBTQI+ Community is Abundant but cash is not. How can we create economies of support?
Kilifi Elders Youth Church Mesh and FOMO
The employment of community inclusion currency vouchers by different groups within Kilifi county keeps growing to build a connect economic commons to build a thriving community.
By Will Ruddick
Credit Extension: With a little help from my friends
A long time ago - before there was ‘money’ in the form of national currencies, there was credit. Specifically promises, commitments, agreements, vouchers, IOUs, and in general trust. These older forms of credit are still all around us! We interact with credit in so many ways in our life – they might as well be the invisible air we are breathing. But once you start learning to spot credit you will seeeeee it everywhere.
By Will Ruddick
Acknowledgment and Settlement of Debt
How do we acknowledge and settle historic debts using a Community Inclusion Currency? Often, acknowledging and settling debts is one of the first things a community will do to maintain a healthy economic commons.
By Will Ruddick
From Web to Winnowing Basket (Uteo)
What models do we have for commons that we can relate to? The Winnowing basket is one of my favorites .
By Will Ruddick
Shillings from Heaven / Wörgl's Miracle
Creating and exchanging promises (credit obligations) builds thriving communities and should be enshrined a basic human right. The story of Wörgl is the first implementation of demurrage and has been an inspiration for Grassroots Economics and many others. I hope it inspires you and you share the hope you find here with others.
By Will Ruddick
31 Currencies - Mid-year 2022 Report
Since May (roughly 3 months) we’ve seen 20,481 user to user transactions with a trade volume of 3,746,594 Kenyan Shillings using 31 different Vouchers (CICs) in communities across Kenya including Bangladesh (Bangla-Pesa), Kakuma, Kitui, Kwale and Nairobi.
