Embracing mutual aid in humanitarian work
By Will Ruddick
Kick-starting Sustainable Agriculture - with Socio-Digital Infrastructure
A new socio-digital economic model, leveraging Community Asset Vouchers (CAVs), financier commitments, and a revolving fund to drive sustainable agriculture, linking community-led production with guaranteed demand, thereby fostering environmental responsibility, socio-economic growth, and a self-sustaining cycle of community commerce.
By Joyce Kamau
Muungano's Jubilee
A celebration of empowerment through mutual aid, community asset vouchers and credit clearing
Monano wa Utsi
Blending traditional mutual aid practices with modern blockchain technology, has empowered communities in Kinango, Kwale Kenya, fostering economic independence, communal unity, and multi-generational prosperity through Community Asset Vouchers, an innovative tool that symbolizes communal commitment and support.
unSafari 2023
A Journey of Indigenous Innovation. Let's unSafari to learn from and support local communities and their efforts toward blockchain integration into traditional practices.
By Will Ruddick
Decolonizing Family: The heart of the Kaya
Exploring the importance of decolonizing family structures by reconnecting with traditional wisdom, like the Mijikenda concept of Kaya, to foster unity, well-being, and cultural heritage in a world impacted by historical traumas and societal changes.
By Will Ruddick
From Labour Day to Mutual Service Day: Rethinking Community Empowerment
A shift from the capitalistic employer-employee paradigm towards a more equitable, cooperative, and empowering economic system based on mutual service agreements, credit systems, and economic commons principles.
By Will Ruddick
Mombasa Grass - A Grassroots Approach to Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihoods
Explore the environmental and socio-economic impact of Mombasa grass, from improving soil health and erosion control to boosting livestock productivity and fostering green community development.
Mutual-Credit a cultural heritage for the Kikuyu Tribe and Humanity
The goal was and is not simply to develop markets but to create a system of mutual-aid such that the community doesn’t need to depend on markets and national currency alone, while building community assets (social, spiritual, physical, governance, economic and natural).
Rural traditions in Urban Settlements
Margaret has been using CICs since they were introduced by the Kenya Red Cross during the 2020 COVID crisis and is a member of the Progressive disaster Response group in Mukuru Kayaba who have begun to revive traditional mutual-aid practices.
