Grassroots Economics is a non-profit foundation that seeks to partner with communities to take charge of their own livelihoods and economic future. We focus on community development through Economic Commons and are dedicated to helping communities realize and share their abundance. While core beneficiaries of our programs include small businesses and people living in informal settlements as well as rural areas, the documentation and tools have been broadly applied worldwide. Read our charter.
Our goal is to improve the lives of those who are most vulnerable.
Our work builds on a rich history of indigenous practices and community programs. We have implemented Community Asset Voucher and Community Inclusion Currency programs in over 45 locations across Kenya and assisted with 2 in South Africa and helped more than 60,000 small businesses, churches and schools take an active role in their own economy and development. We are currently supporting and developing programs and technologies worldwide.
Mohammed Sohail
Lead Software Engineer
Will Ruddick
Founder
Damaris Njoroge
Programs Director
Sylvia Karanja
Grassroots Economist
Amina Godana
Grassroots Economist
Janet Otieno
Grassroots Economist
Louis Holbrook
Lead Software Architect
Philip Wafula
Senior Software Engineer
William (Lum) Luke
Senior Software Engineer
Joyce Kamauk
Grassroots Economist
Emmanuel Mbui
Grassroots Economist
Fransisca (Mami) Achieng
Grassroots Economist
Our current partners include:
OneProject, Mustardseed Trust, Kenya Red Cross, iNethi, Schumacher Center for New Economics, Celo Blockchain
Bernard Lietaer, Tim Jenkins, Leila Kidson, Cara Eyre, Thibaud Dezyn, Jimmy Heyns, Henk Van Arkel, Elvis Ogweno, Annette Loudon, Chris Lindstrom, Christina Bordes, Elizabeth Weiland, Gilfrid Powys, Loucéro Mariani, Jim and Ellen Wagner, The Ruddick Family, The Kowa Family, Dawn Richards, Edmond Oklahoma United Methodist Women, Dr. Margrit Kennedy, Prof. Declan Kennedy, Dr. Jeremy Bendell, Xenia Heinze, Association TAOA, Jamie Brown, Kevin Cox, Sergio Lub, Hayem Etienne, Edgar Kampers, DELAMARE, David Hall, MULLER, Marie-Hélène, Barbara Schiess, Eva Vander Giessen, Joseph Leonardi, Susan Steed, Guido Hosman, Gabriel Grimsditch, Tobias Fields, Nemo Curiel, Hugo Godschalk, Guido Hosman, Lorne Covington, Bob and Margaret Macemon, Sergio Lub, Mark and Julie Richards, Carla Lundberg, PINTO Romain, Scott Williams, Aaron Vaillancourt, Leander Bindewald, Brent Ranalli, Eric Harris-Braun, Martin Kreidenweis, Georg Pluta, Arthur Brock, Daniel Quay, Guy Staniforth, Thomas Greco, Xochitl Cazador, Tomaž Fleischman, Matthew Slater, Adam Bornstein, Gustav Stromfelt, Holger Hoffmann-Riem, Alison Malisa, Reba Chabeda, Counsel Reza Zain Jaufeerally, Carmen Mauk, Professor Jem Bendell, Robert Mutsaers, Ahmed Maawy, Dr. David Johnson, Mwalimu Musheshe, Alida Bakema, Luca Fantacci, Leanne Ussher, Aude Peronne