Nairobi's Dagoretti North MP. Hon. Paul Simba Arati will be attending the launch of Gatina-Pesa in October. Besides support from local...
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By Will Ruddick
Gatina-Pesa and South Africa
Gatina-Pesa in Nairobi (a sister currency to Bangla-Pesa) is set to launch in early October! Initial designs of the Gatina-Pesa have been...
By Will Ruddick
Nairobi Bangla-Pesa Making Strides
Two settlements in Nairobi are racing to create their own Bangla-Pesa exchange networks. Kawangware and Kangemi groups are already near...
By Will Ruddick
School Fees with Bangla-Pesa
July has seen the Bangla-Pesa program surpass 200 accepting businesses and the introduction of three primary schools into the...
By Will Ruddick
A New Kind of Cash
"Cash is the enemy of the poor," wrote Rodger Voorhies, director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's program aimed at improving...
By Will Ruddick
Bangla-Pesa Waste, Volleyball and Nairobi
Community Waste Collection This weekend the Bangladesh Business Network, the more than 180 people who trade their goods and services with...
By Will Ruddick
Registration and Exchange Visits
Registration Last week the Bangladesh Business Network was 'finally' given it's official registration papers with the Kenyan Government...
By Will Ruddick
Help Support Community Currencies
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are happy to announce that we have won a precedent-setting court victory which legitimates community...
By Will Ruddick
Bangla-Pesa - Can we do it again?
After winning court battles, relaunching the program, hearing heart breaking stories and finding amazing results the local government...
By Will Ruddick
Elections, Service, Mapping and Nairobi
New Board and Community Service Contributions On April 19th the Bangladesh Business Network had their first official board elections and...
