Two settlements in Nairobi are racing to create their own Bangla-Pesa exchange networks. Kawangware and Kangemi groups are already near...
Articles by Will Ruddick
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...
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...
By Will Ruddick
Registration and Exchange Visits
Registration Last week the Bangladesh Business Network was 'finally' given it's official registration papers with the Kenyan Government...
By Will Ruddick
Help Support Community Currencies
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are happy to announce that we have won a precedent-setting court victory which legitimates community...
By Will Ruddick
Bangla-Pesa - Can we do it again?
After winning court battles, relaunching the program, hearing heart breaking stories and finding amazing results the local government...
By Will Ruddick
Elections, Service, Mapping and Nairobi
New Board and Community Service Contributions On April 19th the Bangladesh Business Network had their first official board elections and...
By Will Ruddick
Sustainable Programs and Complementary Currencies
In 1982, the late Dr. Margrit Kennedy’s work on ecological architecture led her to the conclusion that it is “virtually impossible to...
By Will Ruddick
Margrit Kennedy - Thank You
One of our largest supporters and inspirations has passed on. Our whole team and the community of Bangladesh, Kenya wish to offer...
