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MISSION
STATEMENT
Local Exchange Trading Schemes are about connecting
people, easing poverty, tackling social exclusion and enhancing
community spirit in all sectors of society. Individual schemes
will have specific local or common objectives, but in
general LETS provides a voluntary, not-for-profit vehicle to
pursue objectives such as:
• Exchange of goods and services •
Enabling and encouraging social transactions and mutual support
• Encouraging people to be active, to maintain their skills,
and develop new skills •
Achieving Local Agenda 21 objectives - by educating members
to "think globally - act locally" towards better stewardship
of the planet.
LETS
uses
• a Local Currency System, or
• a Timebased Commitment System,
• a Gifting System
• or
a
combination of the above
We need to ensure that
• Each scheme has access to sufficient resources to be
self-sustaining in the long-term
• The way schemes are run complies with existing and future
legislative demands
• We keep accounts accurately so that the balance of transactions
is zero
• We agree on policies to deal with surpluses and defaults
• We provide opportunities for existing members to meet,
and outreach effectively to recruit new members
in sectors and levels of society
• We encourage mutuality, multiculturalism,
empowerment and
training.
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