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overflowM to Africa • 3 years ago

In Nigeria, village king creates own 'currency' to drive economic empowerment in rural community

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In Nigeria, village king creates own 'currency' to drive economic empowerment in rural community

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overflowM to Africa • 3 years ago
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The traditional ruler, Ademola Ajibola, introduced the TLK voucher in August 2021 as a means of exchange within Ijara-Isin.
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  • Mwalimu
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    2•3 years ago

    Interesting. Reminds me of this project in Kenya: https://www.boell.de/en/2016/01/25/how-bangla-pesa-tapped-value-informal-community

    • overflowOPM
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      2•3 years ago

      they’re called local currencies you can read more about the concept here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_currency

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