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Prospering economies built by thriving communities.
Grassroots Economics is a non-profit foundation that has been seeking to empower marginalized communities to take charge of their own livelihoods and economic future since 2010. Through this work, we support live community coordination on Sarafu.Network, help develop open protocol infrastructure with the Cosmo-Local Credit DAO, advance ecosystem restoration through community-led regenerative programs, and publish research to measure and improve impact.
Explore the protocol layer: Cosmo-Local Credit DAO
What we do across the stack
From field implementation to digital infrastructure and open research, Grassroots Economics builds practical systems communities can use today.
Sarafu.Network (dApp)
A live decentralized application where communities create vouchers, form pools, and coordinate exchange in real time.
Open Sarafu.NetworkCosmo-Local Credit DAO
Open protocol and governance infrastructure for routing commitments across communities without value silos.
Visit Cosmo-Local DAOEcosystem Restoration
Community-led restoration and food-forest work that links ecological regeneration with local economic resilience.
See Restoration WorkResearch
Open datasets, impact studies, and peer-reviewed publications that validate and improve deployment.
View ResearchEnding poverty lies in building communities
Through Commitment Pooling, people have a way to exchange Community Asset Vouchers representing commitments for goods and services while incubating projects and businesses, without relying on scarce national currency and volatile markets. On Sarafu.Network, this coordination is already live and usable by communities.
How it works
We envision prospering economies built by thriving communities
We envision a world where communities have the tools and agency to build their own prospering economies, using the abundance of their own resources and commitments rather than depending on scarce national currency. This same work supports ecosystem restoration and is continuously strengthened through open research.
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Get involved
Communities can develop their own prospering economies with the stability of their own pooled commitments. You can help by supporting field programs, using Sarafu.Network, exploring Cosmo-Local Credit DAO, and contributing to research and ecosystem restoration.
