DOCUMENTARY
The Banker Ladies tells the stories of Ginelle, Aisha and Mabinty, three Black women in Toronto creating diverse financial services for their communities through Rotating Saving and Credit Associations (ROSCAs). Known by cultural names these self-managed money collectives function at the intersection of the social and business and are fundamentally anchored in reciprocity, trust and community development. Based on professor Caroline Shenaz Hossein's research, the film posits that there is a Black Social Economy in which ROSCAs are at its very core. Though hidden in the social economy ROSCAs contribute to Canada's legacy of mutual aid and economic cooperation.
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TRAINING
DISE members Indu Krishnamurthy of Microcredit Montreal, Ginelle Skerritt of The Neighbourhood Group in Toronto, and Dr Caroline Shenaz Hossein gave training to 60+ federal public policy experts for the Government of Canada’s Ministry of Employment and Social Development Canada on February 6th 2020.
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