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+Hello and welcome to the CIC Stack repository. Targeted for use with the ethereum virtual machine and a ussd capable telecom provider. 
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+__To request a change to the code please fork this repository and sumbit a merge request.__
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+__If there is a Grassroots Economics Kanban Issue please include that in our MR it will help us track contributions. Karibu sana!__
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+__Visit the Development Kanban board here: https://gitlab.com/grassrootseconomics/cic-internal-integration/-/boards/2419764__
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+__Ask a question in our dev chat:__
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+[Mattermost](https://chat.grassrootseconomics.net/cic/channels/dev)
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+[Discord](https://discord.gg/XWunwAsX)
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+[Matrix, IRC soon?]
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