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Community Currencies as means of Local Economic Empowerment

Case studies and best practices

Community currencies have emerged as a tool for building more inclusive local economic development and governance. Grassroots organisations in Nairobi and Mombasa (Kenya) have been experimenting with this form of local monies. Communities in informal settlements in Kisumu have shown interest in introducing their own community currency. Challenges remain concerning the best diffusion strategy of such grassroots monetary innovations among communities and local governments. This policy brief focuses on how to involve residents, civil society, small entrepreneurs as well as local government officers and politicians so as to increase local representation and participation in this grassroots innovation.

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Social Solidarity and South-South Cooperation: A compilation of short South-South Cooperation articles for the “Academy of Social Solidarity Economy: Social Innovation in the World of Work”

Available in English

The articles from the document  focus on Regional and Sub-Regional networking experiences for social innovation in SSE policies in the framework of South-South and triangular cooperation. The objectiv...

Developed by International Labour Organization (ILO)

Posted by Local2030

Guidance and systemization of experiences

People's Report Card

Available in English

The People’s Report Card is powered by the Social Progress Index, a robust and comprehensive measure of the real quality of life across the world. It reports on whether everyone has those essential qu...

Developed by Social Progress Imperative, Global Citiz...

Posted by Petra Krylova

Tools : Raising Awareness

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