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September 23, 2025

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Authors

Swapna Mishra

Drishtee

Swapna is one of the co-founders of UNIO, and the General Secretary of Drishtee Foundation. Her focus areas have been community building, enterprise and innovation, women empowerment and capacity building.

Erlijn Sie

Kula

Erlijn is co-founder of Micro credits for Mothers (2005) and Kula International (2018). She was leader at the Banking with the Poor network (2012) and is author of the book “Reimagining Financial Inclusion” (2021)

Will Ruddick

Grassroots Economics

Will is founder of the Grassroots Economics Foundation. He is a grassroots economist, combines traditional practices and economic innovation. Will is a pioneer on commitment pooling, an economic protocol inspired by ancestral wisdom, and author of the book "Grassroots Economics, Reflection and Practice".