Mobile Money
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Training
Digital Literacy Training Guide: A Guide for Mobile Money Agents and Digital Literacy Change Agents
GSMA
2020
Digital Literacy Training Guide: A Guide for Mobile Money Agents and Digital Literacy Change Agents
The purpose of this training guide is to prepare mobile money agents and digital literacy change agents to educate people in their communities about the benefits of mobile money services and how to use them. The guide has seven modules with clear lesson plans and guidance for trainers. Participants will learn about the different ways […]
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Article
Overcoming Distance When Digitizing Informal Savings Groups
By Paul Damocha & Anna Ferracuti
UNCDF
2019
Overcoming Distance When Digitizing Informal Savings Groups
This article shares key findings from qualitative research conducted by UNCDF Tanzania and CARE International on the digital financial services (DFS) that are most appropriate for informal savings groups. The authors outline two key findings. First, while mobile money is appropriate for individual accounts, there are difficulties around the validation of group accounts. Also, agent […]
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Digital Savings Groups can Help Women Finally Bridge the Financial Gender Gap
By Sushmita Meka, Sally Ross & Daryl Collins
BFA Global
2018
Digital Savings Groups can Help Women Finally Bridge the Financial Gender Gap
This article discusses the persistent gender gap in access to financial services and digital technologies. The key to closing both gaps may be found in savings groups, according to BFA, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Financial Sector Deepening Trust Tanzania (FSDT), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Most savings groups are cash-based. But if […]