Pilot expanded to 20 groups
Feedback led to a simpler screen for recording monthly contributions.
Example data Crypto & Open Finance Neglectedness 7/10 · Overlooked (example)
Example: Community Microfinance Commons
Transparent, open-source tooling for community savings groups.
The story
Savings groups already run on trust and notebooks. The commons builds simple open-source tools that keep the same trust but make the books easier to check.
Groups choose their own rules, and the software never moves money, it only keeps the records.
The team
- Fatima Njoroge · Product lead
- Peter Salvo · Developer
- Lucia Ortega · Field trainer
Example team (fictional people, for illustration only).
Efficiency rating
C Source: Example data - not sourced, as of
78¢ of every $1 reaches the work
- Reaches the work: 78¢
- Overhead: 14¢
- Advertising: 4¢
- Executive pay: 4¢
- Reaches the work: 78¢
- Overhead: 14¢
- Advertising: 4¢
- Executive pay: 4¢
Show data table
| Category | Cents per $1 |
|---|---|
| Reaches the work | 78 |
| Overhead | 14 |
| Advertising | 4 |
| Executive pay | 4 |
How the work budget is spent (example data)
- Direct delivery
- 62%
- Materials
- 18%
- Volunteer support
- 12%
- Reporting
- 8%
- Funding goal
- $200,000
- Raised
- $50,000
- Location
- Example Region
About this project
A fictional project building open tools so small savings groups can keep auditable records. Placeholder data for illustration.
Impact / Why it matters
Open, transparent tools help community savings groups manage money fairly without costly intermediaries.
Savings groups let neighbors pool small amounts and lend to one another, which can be a lifeline where banks are far away or out of reach. They often run on paper notebooks, which are easy to lose and hard to audit.
Open-source tools with clear records let every member see where the money is. This reduces disputes and the chance of mistakes or misuse, and it lets a group grow with confidence.
Because the software is free and open, no vendor can raise prices or disappear, and other communities can adapt it to their own needs.
Project updates
Example updates: fictional news for illustration. Newest first.
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Translations added
The tool now ships in three more languages, reviewed by local members.
Example data. This project and its figures are fictional placeholders. See the methodology for how real ratings will be sourced.