Periagoge
Scenario

When social enterprises face tension between growth and values

My sister and I run a microcredit program for women in our community, but we disagree about expansion plans. She wants to scale up quickly to help more people, while I worry about maintaining the personal relationships and ubuntu principles that make our program different from predatory lending.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're grappling with how to scale ubuntu-based economic models without losing the relational foundation that makes them transformative rather than extractive.

Your guide for this
Zera
Zera works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African ubuntu economy and communal wealth?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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