Margaret has been using CICs since they were introduced by the Kenya Red Cross during the 2020 COVID crisis and is a member of the Progressive disaster Response group in Mukuru Kayaba who have begun to revive traditional mutual-aid practices.
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- By Will Ruddick
Wagur: The Evolution of Reciprocity in Indigenous Societies
“I never thought that I would get an opportunity like this: to be surrounded by so much love and support from my group. Wagur is a practice that I enjoyed as a young lady when I was married into this community." Benter Atieno
- By Will Ruddick
Comunity Inclusion Currencies for Food Security: Impacts of Grassroots Economics and WFP's Game-Changing Approach
Talib Mutogi, the Kitui-East area Chief praised the project, saying, "Mumo vouchers (CIC) have changed the lives of the people in my community. I'm happy to see people meet every week to trade using vouchers, creating trust amongst them. I'm grateful for the project and it's my prayer that it continues for the benefit of this community."
- By Will Ruddick
31 Currencies - Mid-year 2022 Report
Since May (roughly 3 months) we’ve seen 20,481 user to user transactions with a trade volume of 3,746,594 Kenyan Shillings using 31 different Vouchers (CICs) in communities across Kenya including Bangladesh (Bangla-Pesa), Kakuma, Kitui, Kwale and Nairobi.
- By Will Ruddick
Launching Community Inclusion Currencies
The cumulation of a huge amount of work has gone into 14 Community Inclusion Currency Launches last week. So proud of the team and grateful for all the hard work.
- By Joyce Kamau
Preparing to Launch with the World Food Programme
These groups are practicing and developing ways similar to ancient practices inorder to share and trade their resources among each other fairly even when Kenyan shillings are scarce.
Kilifi Kenya - a hub for Community Driven Basic Income
The current reality is that following Covid-19 many have fallen deeper and deeper into debt. However, most individuals would still not...