Eco-Pesa. Eco-Pesa is the name of a Kenyan local currency, used to reduce poverty and support environmental conservation in a slums areas inside the Kongowea Location, Mombasa District, Kenya.
Pesa is the Kiswahili word for money. Residents can obtain Eco-Pesa through being part of a business network or participating in community events (such as trash collection days)[1] or through local sales and services.[2] Eco-Pesa or Eco-Pesa Vouchers were introduced by William Ruddick, May 2010 to three slum villages (or informal settlements) inside the Kongowea Location, namely: Kisimu Ndogo, Shauri Yako and Mnazi Mmoja. Once registered, local businesses become part of an Eco-Business Network. Eco-pesa / kenya - Monnaies en débat. Site Internet : "The aim of the Eco-‐Pesa programme was to promote and facilitate environmental social service work and economic development in impoverished informal settlements (slums) through the innovative use of a complementary currency.
" "Eco-Pesa : an evaluation of a complementary currunecy programme in Kenya’s informal settlements", William O. Ruddick, International Journal Of Community Currency Research 2011 Volume 15(A)1-12. Faciliter l’accès au crédit mutuel pour des groupes de femmes au Kenya.