The 5th installment of the Village Market Simulator series is now online! You can find it on YouTube or in the 'Simulations' section of...
- By Will Ruddick
Sarafu Cooperative is born!
We are very happy to announce that today, for the first time in our organizational history, the community currency members of the Nairobi...
Happy Mother's Day!
As a way to celebrate we are happy to share two stories from our network members! Bevelyne Ombayo is a single mother, who lives in Lindi...
Gatina Business Organization and the Love School Success Story
Love School is one of the schools that has enabled children to acquire education by allowing them to pay part of their school fees and...
Lindi Business Network Gumbaru Trainings
Empowering women is a great ways to boast our economy . This however doesn't come without facing challenges of Illitracy among most...
Empowering Mothers
Sarafu-Credit: empowering strong women who never stop fighting for their families wellbeing We are joining together to celebrate mothers’...
- By Will Ruddick
Rural Community Currencies for Food Security
The Miyani area in Kenya has been identified by Red Cross and the World Food Program as food insecure for over 5 years. Red Cross along...
Tree of Knowledge and Pit of Ignorance: Aid vs. Development
Since beginning in the field of “development” over 10 years ago every time I visit a new community I find there is a lack of...
A Wonderful Experience in Miyani
I am a French researcher involved in an MSc Agricultural Development at the University of Copenhagen. I am very interested in Community...
- By Will Ruddick
Ending Our 2017
Dear Friends and Stakeholders, In just three years, Grassroots Economics grew from a community group working to help improve living...