Grassroots Economics - Articles by Will Ruddick

By Will Ruddick
Thu 10 May 2018

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...

By Will Ruddick
Thu 08 February 2018

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...

By Will Ruddick
Fri 08 December 2017

Dear Friends and Stakeholders, In just three years, Grassroots Economics grew from a community group working to help improve living...

By Will Ruddick
Sun 03 December 2017

Grassroots Economics has opened up its archives of design and implementation to students world wide through a hands-on, practical course...

By Will Ruddick
Sat 21 October 2017

The Schumacher Center for a New Economics has supported us with inspiration and advice since we began with Eco-Pesa in 2010. Before...

By Will Ruddick
Mon 21 August 2017

Universal Basic Income (UBI), as currently under trial in Kenya by GiveDirectly, gives regular donations to individuals in selected...

By Will Ruddick
Fri 31 March 2017

We attended a meeting on DOEN's New Economy program, where our newest version of community currency bills were unveiled in Amsterdam. The...

By Will Ruddick
Tue 31 January 2017

If there is one movie this year that captures the life we see here in East Africa each day it is the Queen of Katwe. There is so much...

By Will Ruddick
Tue 17 January 2017

We're very happy to start the year with a visit from our Director of Risk Management Jimmy Heyns from Belgium with over 18 years of...

By Will Ruddick
Wed 21 December 2016

Happy holidays! We're seeing the power of community currencies in developing thriving communities and prospering economies. This year has...