grassroots-pelican - Articles by Will Ruddick

By Will Ruddick
Wed 13 November 2013

No Nonsense Bangla-Pesa Crew Getting Ready

The Bangla-Pesa crew is getting ready for our November 23rd re-launch. We have confirmed guests from parliament, the governors office,...

By Will Ruddick
Sun 20 October 2013

On May 29th 2013 we were arrested and charged with forgery. On August 23rd 2013 the case against Bangla-Pesa was dropped. A month after...

By Will Ruddick
Fri 23 August 2013

THE CASE IS OVER! Today the Director of Public Prosecutions announced that all charges against Bangla-Pesa are hereby dropped! This is a...

By Will Ruddick
Mon 22 July 2013

We are still being charged with forgery under penal code 367(e). For Kenyan Laws see page 121. On July 15th - the Kenyan Dirctor of...

By Will Ruddick
Mon 03 June 2013

The Bangla-Pesa, a complementary currency created and backed by a local business network, offers a glimpse of true sustainable...

By Will Ruddick
Sat 11 May 2013

Today's launch of Bangla-Pesa was a great start to an empowering community process! 137 local business owners attended. Of the 137 local...

By Will Ruddick
Sat 16 March 2013

Koru Kenya is working to capacity build the the Bangladesh Business Network (BBN) to create it's own complementary currency. The...

By Will Ruddick
Sun 03 March 2013

We've started off the year with two new MotoMoto classes on Tuesday and Thursdays in Mombasa thanks to Burners without Borders. Each...

By Will Ruddick
Fri 15 February 2013

After two small business meetings and several focus group sessions, the Bangla Business Network (BBN) had it's first large group meeting...

By Will Ruddick
Tue 27 November 2012

With our partners, Koru works with small community businesses of Bangladesh, Kenya, in order to implement a complementary currency...