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    Municipal Basic Income (MBI) via CIC
    Will Ruddick
    • 4 days ago
    • 2 min

    Municipal Basic Income (MBI) via CIC

    Consider the value in decentralized, municipally supported economies (networks of MBIs) - building and supporting local as well as regional
    118 views0 comments
    Static vs Bonded Liquidity Pools for CICs
    Will Ruddick
    • Jan 16
    • 3 min

    Static vs Bonded Liquidity Pools for CICs

    As communities create their Community Inclusion Currencies as a credit against their future production, projects and excess capacity, Gra...
    84 views0 comments
    Self-Funded Regenerative Agriculture Kwale Site January Visit
    James Thiong’o
    • Jan 14
    • 3 min

    Self-Funded Regenerative Agriculture Kwale Site January Visit

    Based on the design found in the Kwale Sites the above poster was created by W.Ruddick On 11th January 2021, I visited Miyani Demo Plot t...
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    Community Currencies and DEX Multitudes
    Will Ruddick
    • Jan 7
    • 3 min

    Community Currencies and DEX Multitudes

    Decentralized Exchange (DEX) Contracts contain multitudes. There are nearly infinite ways to use them to connect blockchain contracts (li...
    135 views0 comments
    2020 Kenyan CICs in Review
    Will Ruddick
    • Jan 2
    • 3 min

    2020 Kenyan CICs in Review

    We’re extremely excited about using CICs for developing support networks for vulnerable communities and households, and especially food syst
    143 views0 comments
    Regenerative Agriculture - Field Visit Report
    James Thiong’o
    • Dec 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Regenerative Agriculture - Field Visit Report

    The motivation given by accepting community currency will eventually be repaid with their ability to use it to purchase food from the farm.
    303 views0 comments
    How to Build a Vulnerable Household Support Network
    Will Ruddick
    • Dec 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    How to Build a Vulnerable Household Support Network

    Utilizing and developing Community Currencies can support, strengthen and identify a social safety nets around vulnerable households.
    98 views0 comments
    Currency Supply, Taxation and Redistribution
    Will Ruddick
    • Dec 6, 2020
    • 6 min

    Currency Supply, Taxation and Redistribution

    What does a decentralized economic system look like?
    222 views0 comments
    Strong Communities - Strong Currencies
    Janet Akinyi
    • Nov 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Strong Communities - Strong Currencies

    I had the pleasure to visit Kwe Kende in Nyalgunga, Siaya County one of the strongest groups (chamas) in the Sarafu Network across Kenya,...
    235 views0 comments
    Rural Sarafu Network - CIC Impacts
    Janet Akinyi
    • Nov 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Rural Sarafu Network - CIC Impacts

    Rosemary Owino is a widow from Siaya village in Siaya County. She has wanted desperately to curb her own poverty and make ends meet for t...
    99 views0 comments
    CIC Indices for SDGs
    Will Ruddick
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    CIC Indices for SDGs

    By encouraging circular trade within communities humanitarian aid can build basic circulatory systems for support and resilience.
    144 views0 comments
    Network Integrity is Priceless
    Will Ruddick
    • Nov 7, 2020
    • 7 min

    Network Integrity is Priceless

    It is well know that - In a world where you can buy or sell anything - integrity is priceless. This is just as true when everything can b...
    172 views0 comments
    Food Forests and Syntropic Currencies
    Will Ruddick
    • Oct 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Food Forests and Syntropic Currencies

    Regenerating soil while practically providing crops and long term food forests is actually possible!
    534 views0 comments
    Red Cross CIC Pilot Survey - Mukuru Kenya
    Will Ruddick
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Red Cross CIC Pilot Survey - Mukuru Kenya

    Staggering Impact: 169,270,038 Sarafu traded between 39,217 users in 267,479 transactions on a blockchain during stagnate markets.
    416 views0 comments
    Sarafu Network Kenya Mid-Year CIC Update
    Will Ruddick
    • Aug 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    Sarafu Network Kenya Mid-Year CIC Update

    We've reached nearly 90Million worth (~900,000 USD) of Community Inclusion Currency trading between 30,0000 users in Kenya for basic needs.
    419 views0 comments
    How to Host a Currency Potluck
    Will Ruddick
    • Aug 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    How to Host a Currency Potluck

    Let's get the potlucks started! Here is a short introduction to the methods we use for Community Inclusion Currencies (CICs) potlucks!
    393 views0 comments
    ReCommoning - Chama Cycles for Governance & Debt Reboot
    Will Ruddick
    • Jul 25, 2020
    • 4 min

    ReCommoning - Chama Cycles for Governance & Debt Reboot

    We are learning together about this absolutely virtuous cycle of ReCommoning.
    234 views1 comment
    CIC Training from Response to Recovery
    Will Ruddick
    • Jul 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    CIC Training from Response to Recovery

    The end effect is that communities have a way to create their own credit systems for supporting themselves responsibly with both social and
    201 views0 comments
    One Church building a Value driven Economy
    Ruth Njau
    • Jun 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    One Church building a Value driven Economy

    CIC (Sarafu) has taught people the power of circular trade and sharing and they will never go back to struggling for cash.
    154 views0 comments
    Collateral Bonded Gas for Block Validation
    Will Ruddick
    • Jun 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    Collateral Bonded Gas for Block Validation

    In order to spread adoption of a new economic models that heal economic trauma and use blockchain as a source of truth that connects us...
    138 views0 comments
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