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Friends' MONEY CIRCLES!
A few days ago I joined a savings circle. People (friends in most cases) form a group which saves money an lends it to one of the group members. Our group is made up of 6 members - [and still open to those who want to join]
Every month, each member contributes UGX 50,000 (roughly US $24). So, a total of USD144 is collected from the 6 group members every month. [ 6 time 24 = $144.] The money is then given to the first group beneficiary (money is given to the group members in turns). The Beneficiary chooses what they want to do with the money -maybe invest in a small business or take care of their immediate needs.
The money is like a loan even though its literally not. This teachers the group members how to save money as the circle rotates.
This idea would fit perfectly well in my previous blog post - such that the farmers can borrow part of the money from the Cooperative to improve their farms. Read more about it here "Grow the Money - Lend it - Harvest it!!" I determined a more sustainable money circle for my small community. I tailored it for the community so, as I implement it I will have to contact the community to see how best it can be implemented. I can see a lot of barter trade and foreign exchange on top of the cash.Lets take a quick look at Foreign:
This is a picture of the different currencies that I have in my wallet.
Whats funny is that UGX 1,000 is an equivalent of US $0.50.
So this is what I have in my wallet:
R100 [South African Rands]
US$1 [US Dollar]
KSH100 [Kenyan Shillings]
Rwanda Francs100
UGX1000 [Uganda Shillings]
I am keeping that money so I create my own money map!! I have to create currencies from as many countries as I can to do this. :)
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Comment by John D. Boyden on May 1, 2010 at 4:41pm
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sounds like both a fun project and a useful project all together! +1 E
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Comment by Ssozi Javie on May 1, 2010 at 5:09pm
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thanks for the encouraging comment Agent John, well, I see such a project being sustainable and fun. In this project, productivity is the major driving force of the economy, not just money - thats what I like about it most. :)
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