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Mobile Cell Phone & Poverty Reduction in Africa
1. Mobile Phones & Poverty Reduction IDRC Field Study: June 4 - July 17, 2007 Kathleen Diga Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdiga/
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3. Research Timeline mobile diaries, Focus Groups, Household Interviews Kambakia, Meru, Kenya Conduct field work in Kenya July 2007 mobile diaries, Focus Groups, Household Interviews Katote, Wakiso, Uganda Conduct field work in Uganda June 2007 request dataset from RIA! 2004 Johannesburg, South Africa Meet partner LINK Centre (Wits) May 28-31, 2007 research manual, research tools Durban, South Africa Draft on report - Research Design / Methodology May 2007 secure facilitation for study Kampala, Uganda RIA!/PICTURE Training April 22-24, 2007
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7. Preliminary Analysis I saved to buy a call box first and the profits will let me buy a mobile” (shop keeper) Savings through Roscas, ‘kibina’, savings box 1) “Mobile phones bring development”
8. Preliminary Analysis High Cost of Ownership - airtime spending for non income earning calls Substitution: sugar, meat, clothing “ Mobile phones bring poverty”
9. Preliminary Analysis Less women owned phones. Restrictions placed on use of Husband’s phone “ Mobile phone brings confusion”
10. Preliminary Analysis “ I can’t imagine what would happen If I couldn’t contact grandchildren.” Mobiles have brought security and assistance to the unsecure
Editor's Notes
50% of my internship time with IDRC is spent conducting research in my field of interest. Since April, I have been preparing for the lead up to my field study on mobile phones and poverty reduction.
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