Episode 251 - From Savings Circles to Smart Contracts: Building Digital Infrastructure for Community Finance in Tanzania, with NEDA Labs and The Solar Foundation

About this episode

This episode explores the technology behind the Solar Savings Circles pilot in Tanzania with insights from NEDA Labs and The Solar Foundation.

For episode 251 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome David Machuche and Victor Muhagachi of NEDA Labs, and special Co-Host Jon Ruth of The Solar Foundation, for the final episode of our series exploring the Solar Savings Circles pilot in Tanzania. Today we go under the hood and explore the technology layer behind this partnership. In today’s episode you’ll discover: 🌍 How NEDA Labs is building digital infrastructure for savings groups in Tanzania, including a Digital Hub ...

People in this episode

Host: Jon Ruth

Guests: David Machuche, Victor Muhagachi

Topics covered

• community finance
• digital infrastructure
• savings groups
• Web3 technology
• social impact
• Tanzania

Keywords

• savings circles
• smart contracts
• community finance
• digital hub
• Tanzania
• NEDA Labs
• The Solar Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NEDA Labs, The Solar Foundation

Places: Tanzania

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