Solidarity Economy in Latin America/Banco Mumbuca
Location (country, city or region): Brazil
Website or Social Media links: https://bancomumbuca.com.br/
Journalistic Resources:
- What a Solidarity Economy Looks Like - Boston Review
- More than 50,000 people are set to get a basic income in a Brazilian city - Vox
- The Mumbuca, the Currency of Maricá - rockcontent blog (Portuguese)
Academic Resources:
- Digital complementary currencies and public policies during the COVID-19 pandemic
- From Community Bank to Solidarity Fintech: The Case of Palmas e-Dinheiro in Brazil
Details of the Work[edit | edit source]
Goals or Focus[edit | edit source]
Proporcionar o desenvolvimento econômico e social de comunidades excluídas, capacitando, formando e implementando no âmbito da sociedade brasileira, instrumentos da Economia Solidária e do desenvolvimento sustentável. [1]
"To facilitate the economic and social development of excluded communities, enabling, making and implementing tools of the solidarity economy and sustainable development on the national level."
Partnerships[edit | edit source]
Banco Mumbuca is an affiliate of Banco da Periferia, itself a project of Instituto Banco Palmas.
Values[edit | edit source]
Redistribution
Local development
Environmental justice
Conscious consumerism
General Categories[edit | edit source]
Community development bank
Timeframe[edit | edit source]
Founded November 2014