The Gatina Business Organization is busy preparing for the community currency's official launch on October 11th. Children from the...
By Will Ruddick
Hon. Paul Simba Arati MP Dagoretti - North
Nairobi's Dagoretti North MP. Hon. Paul Simba Arati will be attending the launch of Gatina-Pesa in October. Besides support from local...
By Will Ruddick
Gatina-Pesa and South Africa
Gatina-Pesa in Nairobi (a sister currency to Bangla-Pesa) is set to launch in early October! Initial designs of the Gatina-Pesa have been...
University of Nairobi Research Visit
“…I no longer sleep hungry. Even without the Kenyan money, I still have Bangla Pesa. I will survive one more day. This money never ends…”...
Wanjala Visits Bangladesh
Francis Wanjala is the headmaster at Sifa Childrens Home in Nairobi. After making his first trip to Mombasa he shared with us his...
By Will Ruddick
Nairobi Bangla-Pesa Making Strides
Two settlements in Nairobi are racing to create their own Bangla-Pesa exchange networks. Kawangware and Kangemi groups are already near...
By Will Ruddick
School Fees with Bangla-Pesa
July has seen the Bangla-Pesa program surpass 200 accepting businesses and the introduction of three primary schools into the...
Panty Distribution Success
In May, we told you about an incredible synergy of Star Wars (http://www.501st.com/), Roller Derby (http://www.okcbankedtrackrollerderby....
By Will Ruddick
A New Kind of Cash
“Cash is the enemy of the poor,” wrote Rodger Voorhies, director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s program aimed at improving...
By Will Ruddick
Bangla-Pesa Waste, Volleyball and Nairobi
Community Waste Collection This weekend the Bangladesh Business Network, the more than 180 people who trade their goods and services with...
