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< p > With our partners, Koru works with small community businesses of Bangladesh, Kenya, in order to implement a complementary currency system.< / p >
< p > Bangladesh, Kenya is an informal settlement of approximatly 20 000 inhabitants and 200 businesses located outside Mombasa Kenya - map here. Our first community meetings were mobilized through a local clinic, the local church as well as a youth group. Local business owners were asked to come participate in a 2 hour workshop described briefly as Business Networking.< / p >
< p > The purpose of these sessions was to:< / p >
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< li > Gauge business community interest in Complementary Currencies (mutual credit).< / li >
< li > Identify benefits and challenges of a Complementary Currency< / li >
< li > Talk about barter and how it is already being used in the community.< / li >
< li > Talk about how money is used for barter and in general in the community< / li >
< li > Speak about benefits and challenges of both barter and money.< / li >
< li > Identify and visualize the existing business networks in the community.< / li >
< li > Plan next steps.< / li >
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< p > For a full report on the first two meetings visit:< / p >
< p > Meeting 1
Meeting 2< / p >
< p > Meeting 1
Meeting 2< / p >
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< a class = "reference external" href = "http://communityforge.net/Bangladesh_Kenya_1st_Meeting" > Meeting 1< / a > < a class = "reference external" href = "http://communityforge.net/Bangladesh_Kenya_2nd_Meeting" > Meeting 2< / a > < / blockquote >
< p > These meetings will continue in January and help lead the way for base line data collection, community ownership and implementation.< / p >
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< p > #complementarycurrencies #bangla< / p >
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< a class = "reference external" href = "https://www.grassrootseconomics.org/blog/hashtags/complementarycurrencies" > #complementarycurrencies< / a > < / blockquote >
< p > #complementarycurrencies< / p >
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< p > #bangla< / p >
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