About Us Our purpose, history, team, and partner relationships Submitter's Note: This StratML rendition was compiled from the source by ChatGPT and lightly edited in the form at https://stratml.us/forms/Claude/Part1.html Grassroots Economics Foundation GEF id-gre-org-7f6c1d8a3b2e4c5f Partners with communities to take charge of their own livelihoods and economic future by supporting community development through Economic Commons and helping communities realize and share their abundance. 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 Aude Péronne Ecosystem Stewardship Expert William (Lum) Luke Senior Software Engineer Joyce Kamauk Grassroots Economist Emmanuel Mbui Grassroots Economist Fransisca (Mami) Achieng Grassroots Economist OneProject Current partner Mustardseed Trust Current partner Kenya Red Cross Current partner iNethi Current partner Schumacher Center for New Economics Current partner Celo Blockchain Current partner Communities realize and share their abundance 31541a58-b93e-4b63-bbc8-b40494a51c7e To partner with communities to take charge of their own livelihoods and economic future by advancing Economic Commons approaches and tools id-gre-mission-0c4a2e9d1f6b4a7a Community Abundance Economic Commons Support community development through Economic Commons, with a focus on small businesses and people living in informal settlements and rural areas, and disseminate trainings, documentation, and tools that can be applied worldwide. 802c5e60-70bb-441a-975c-a8a02574f436 1 Partnerships Collaborate with communities as partners so they can take an active role in their own economy and development. 11f0880d-6311-4694-a5c0-a27006adc14d 1.1 Grassroots Economics is described as a non-profit foundation seeking to partner with communities to take charge of their own livelihoods and economic future. Beneficiaries Serve core beneficiaries including small businesses and people living in informal settlements as well as rural areas, while enabling broader application of methods and tools worldwide. 3288f47d-a659-4a14-b711-03e6260a7009 1.2 Community Programs Build on indigenous practices and community programs by implementing Commitment Pooling, Community Asset Voucher, and Community Inclusion Currency programs, including deployments across more than 100 locations and support for more than 60,000 small businesses, churches, and schools. 8e0141ec-8193-474a-9d0e-d7d16aa9fe6f 2 ECO_PESA Launch a backed currency model with 75 businesses in three informal settlements near Kongowea, Mombasa; back the currency with donor funds; pursue community service and environmental goals in partnership with Green World Campaign; and increase local trade for a year period. a7581424-54c4-474f-a5f6-09cd1329d015 2.1 2010. On average profits increased in 20%. 20 tonnes of trash collected. 1000's of trees were planted. BANGLA-PESA Establish a program in Bangladesh informal settlement outside Mombasa, Kenya, as the first program not fully dependent on donor funds, despite an early period involving arrests under charges of forgery. 06ff2586-1a9e-4739-93d7-f72b75365c4f 2.2 2012 and 2013. Approximately 20 000 inhabitants. Currently holds 87,200 (ksh equivalent) vouchers in circulation and a network of 218 businesses. GATINA_PESA Launch and replicate the Bangla-Pesa model in Gatina, Kawangware, Nairobi, mobilizing the community around its own voucher and formally launching the program with local political participation. 063321f0-87f5-45d1-a43f-e2c18d465e72 2.3 2014. Launch included a march through the slum from Congo to Gatina Primary School. Hon. Simba Arati, the area Minister of Parliament, officially cut the ribbon. Currently the network is made up of 258 businesses and a strong wholesale shop that backs the system. Voucher Networks Expand the network by adding additional community vouchers. 6d08c447-ecab-4de9-ad2d-4671af9f1f7c 2.4 2015. 3 more community vouchers joined the network: Kangemi-Pesa; Lindi-Pesa; Ng'ombeni-Pesa. Sarafu-Credit Unify networks under a common umbrella called Sarafu-Credit to enable members to exchange excess vouchers for Kenyan Shillings and advance supporting infrastructure and digital testing. b2dcfd1a-3c02-4b45-81ac-31a8b448cc50 2.5 2016. All of the 5 networks joined under Sarafu-Credit. Additional activities: 5 supermarket that act as collateral and network hubs were created; testing on platforms to go digital began; initial stages to develop 2 country-wide cooperates (SACCOs) began. 90% of users are very satisfied with Sarafu Credit and want to keep using it. Rural Program Establish a first rural program in Miyani in partnership with Green World Campaign and consolidate best practices into a Certificate Course to help the movement spread faster. c172bc30-ba1d-4280-b45b-a920fbdc9b97 2.6 2017. Sarafu Network Help communities design, deploy, utilize, and maintain Community Asset Vouchers as customizable tokenized claims against redemption; connect CAVs and CICs into decentralized economies; and share certified data for markets and impacts. 57d04969-a4ca-4b40-a022-65045af27fe2 3 Support & Technology Provide community support and technology enabling the design, deployment, utilization, and maintenance of Community Asset Vouchers and the connection of CAVs and CICs into decentralized economies. 94c2c9ec-fc8d-4e71-bf21-c404d16c2765 3.1 2018. The page references a Sarafu read-more link in the site navigation. Community Inclusion Currencies Pilot and introduce Community Inclusion Currencies via Community Asset Vouchers in partnership with the Red Cross and support communities facing economic downturns due to covid. 303d9ee2-c76b-44bd-aa50-5d5b15735847 3.2 Red Cross 2020. Mukuru Kayaba and Kisauni Mombasa were the first sites. Registered users grew to over 50,000. Commitment Pooling Develop cyber-social protocols based on indigenous rotational labor practices that enable exchange between Community Asset Vouchers as formalized commitments and support a polycentric ecosystem of pools and commitments using Celo Blockchain. 465e70c9-3d5b-4fc6-9ec1-bda1a4a83fcf 4 A special thanks to (as listed on the page): 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. Sarafu.network Advance Sarafu.network as a polycentric eco-system of pools and commitments by applying cyber-social protocols grounded in indigenous rotational labor practices. 8d0cfe08-d9aa-436f-a5a7-8ad9d77241ee 4.1 2024. The page references a Commitment-Pooling read-more link. 2026-02-27 https://www.grassrootseconomics.org/pages/about-us Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net