[P2P-F] Fwd: Important : Support needed for Kenyan community currencies activists

Michel Bauwens michel at p2pfoundation.net
Mon Jun 17 11:11:03 CEST 2013 

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From: Palmas Institute Europe <palmas.europe at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 4:55 AM
Subject: Important : Support needed for Kenyan community currencies
activists
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             *Dear all,*

Please find below a short *call for support* from Will Ruddick and five
colleagues in Kenya, fighting for recognition of complementary currencies
schemes before legal authorities.

A complete misunderstanding from the Central Bank lead to unjustified
charges for "forgery" against these pro-poor programmes' activists : they
need help in raising funds for the fees of the judicial proceedings and
bring back to life the programme, called Bangla-Pesa, in a poor slum
community in Mombasa.

If you can help by spreading the word or by donating, please do !

All the links can be found below on the context, the Bangla-Pesa scheme and
the crowdfunding platform.

Thank you very much for your support,

Best regards,

Carlos de Freitas
Palmas Institute Europe
Monnaies En Débat/Currencies In Debate
P. : + 33 6 61 72 92 70
www.banquepalmas.fr
www.scoop.it/t/social-currencies
www.monnaiesendebat.org
www.inovacaoparainclusao.com

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*ENGLISH message first, then FRENCH
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Dear Friends, Family and Supporters,

*End Africa’s dependence on Aid through Complementary Currencies. Eradicate
poverty and keep six people from seven years in prison.*

Click here<http://banquepalmas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8e657cfc193f8fdc34f4c6caa&id=61928009db&e=3b6caafd6b>to
support this program and watch our videos.

Bangla-Pesa, a complementary currency program in one of Kenya’s poorest
slums, needs your help. This innovative program gave participants the
ability to create their own means of exchange so micro-business owners
could trade what they have for what they need. In two weeks, the program
already showed great success. But the Central Bank of Kenya has deemed the
program illegal and is pursuing a legal battle against its organizers,
despite enthusiastic community support.

These six people face charges that could put them in prison for as much as
seven years:

·         Alfred Sigo a youth activist.
·         Emma Onyango a grandmother and community business owner.
·         Rose Oloo a grandmother and community business owner.
·         Paul Mwololo a grandfather and community business owner.
·         Caroline Dama a mother and volunteer.
·         Will Ruddick a new father and program founder.

We need help raising funds for legal fees and to bring this program back to
life so it can help people throughout Africa in expanded form via mobile
phones.

Our goal is to raise 47,000 Euros over the next 47 days.

Click here
<http://banquepalmas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8e657cfc193f8fdc34f4c6caa&id=142e63a337&e=3b6caafd6b>to
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Spread the word!

Sincerely,

Will Ruddick
Bangla-Pesa Program Founder

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Cher(e)s ami(e)s, familles et soutiens,

*Aidez-nous à en finir avec la dépendance du Kenya envers l'Aide
internationale, grâce aux monnaies complémentaires : éradiquons la pauvreté
et préservons six personnes d'un emprisonnement inique*.

Cliquez ici<http://banquepalmas.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8e657cfc193f8fdc34f4c6caa&id=6f63cfc961&e=3b6caafd6b>pour
soutenir le programme et regarder nos vidéos (
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bangla-pesa).

Le Bangla-Pesa, programme de monnaie complémentaire lancé dans l'un des
bidonvilles les plus pauvres du Kenya, a besoin de votre aide.
Ce programme novateur a permis aux participants de créer leur propre moyen
d'échange et de faire que les micro-entrepreneurs soient en mesure
d'échanger ce qu'ils possèdent contre ce dont ils ont besoin.
En deux semaines, le programme a rencontré un vif succès. Mais la Banque
Centrale du Kenya a jugé le programme illégal et entamé une bataille
juridique contre ses organisateurs, malgré le soutien enthousiaste de la
communauté.

Les six personnes accusées encourent jusqu'à sept ans de prison :

· Alfred Sigo, militant pour la jeunesse,
· Emma Onyango, grand-mère et micro-entrepreneure au sein de la communauté,
· Rose Oloo, grand-mère et micro-entrepreneure au sein de la communauté,
· Paul Mwololo, grand-père et micro-entrepreneur au sein de la communauté,
· Caroline Dama, mère et bénévole,
· Will Ruddick, jeune papa et fondateur du programme.

Nous avons besoin d'aide pour récolter les fonds nécessaires au règlement
des frais de justice et rendre vie à ce programme, de sorte qu'il puisse
aider les populations à travers l'Afrique sous forme électronique via les
téléphones mobiles.

Notre objectif est de réunir 47 000 € au cours des 47 prochains jours.

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en savoir plus et faire un don :
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Faites passer le mot !

Bien cordialement,

Will Ruddick
Fondateur du programme Bangla-Pesa
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