Barriers to "last mile" financial inclusion
Cases from northern Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3885664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jaya Tiwari, Emily Schaub (0000-0001-9837-6345, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author), Naziha Sultana |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 988-1000 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2019.1654432 |
| OpenAlex | W2981226084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 12 |
Financial products and services empower women to grow businesses, survive shocks, accumulate wealth, and take more control over their finances. The BOMA Project supports ultra-poor women in northern Kenya through business and savings groups and a digital financial product. Participants substantially increased income and savings, leading to increased household decision-making power, and education and nutrition expenditure. However, BOMA also observed that illiteracy, innumeracy, and unfamiliarity with technology were barriers to full uptake of the digital product. BOMA’s experience highlights the need for simpler tools designed thoughtfully for the target population, and time for participants to learn to use them
Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Financial inclusion · Financial services · Functional illiteracy · Microfinance · Political science · Population · Socioeconomics · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Medicine · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |