Harnessing mobile technology (MT) to enhancy the sustainable livelihood of rural women in Zimbabwe. case of mobile money transfer (MMT)

The focus of the study was to ascertain whether there is the existence of women money saving clubs in rural Zimbabwe, explore their operations and avail data which highlight the need for implementing tailor made Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) for all. These authors performed literature review to guide...

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Main Authors: Musungwini, Samuel, Zhou, Tinashe G., Zhou, Munyaradzi, Ruvinga, Caroline, Gumbo, Raviro
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Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267771502
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1757
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Zhou, Tinashe G.
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Ruvinga, Caroline
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description The focus of the study was to ascertain whether there is the existence of women money saving clubs in rural Zimbabwe, explore their operations and avail data which highlight the need for implementing tailor made Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) for all. These authors performed literature review to guide the research. To gather information these writers employed focus group discussion and survey questionnaires to extract information from the research participants. Participants of the survey research were women who were actively participating in money saving clubs in rural Zimbabwe. The focus group dialogue participants incorporated leaders of these rural women money saving clubs. This study will contribute to the body of knowledge novel information which is imperative for MMT operators in Zimbabwe. Therefore MMTs or Banks in Zimbabwe should embrace it.
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spelling ir-11408-17572022-06-27T13:49:06Z Harnessing mobile technology (MT) to enhancy the sustainable livelihood of rural women in Zimbabwe. case of mobile money transfer (MMT) Musungwini, Samuel Zhou, Tinashe G. Zhou, Munyaradzi Ruvinga, Caroline Gumbo, Raviro ICTs, Money saving clubs, M-Pesa, Ecocash, MMT The focus of the study was to ascertain whether there is the existence of women money saving clubs in rural Zimbabwe, explore their operations and avail data which highlight the need for implementing tailor made Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) for all. These authors performed literature review to guide the research. To gather information these writers employed focus group discussion and survey questionnaires to extract information from the research participants. Participants of the survey research were women who were actively participating in money saving clubs in rural Zimbabwe. The focus group dialogue participants incorporated leaders of these rural women money saving clubs. This study will contribute to the body of knowledge novel information which is imperative for MMT operators in Zimbabwe. Therefore MMTs or Banks in Zimbabwe should embrace it. 2016-08-12T13:00:42Z 2016-08-12T13:00:42Z 2014 Article 1694-2108 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267771502 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1757 en International Journal of Computer Science and Business Informatics;Vol. 14, No. 2 open
spellingShingle ICTs, Money saving clubs, M-Pesa, Ecocash, MMT
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Zhou, Tinashe G.
Zhou, Munyaradzi
Ruvinga, Caroline
Gumbo, Raviro
Harnessing mobile technology (MT) to enhancy the sustainable livelihood of rural women in Zimbabwe. case of mobile money transfer (MMT)
title Harnessing mobile technology (MT) to enhancy the sustainable livelihood of rural women in Zimbabwe. case of mobile money transfer (MMT)
title_full Harnessing mobile technology (MT) to enhancy the sustainable livelihood of rural women in Zimbabwe. case of mobile money transfer (MMT)
title_fullStr Harnessing mobile technology (MT) to enhancy the sustainable livelihood of rural women in Zimbabwe. case of mobile money transfer (MMT)
title_full_unstemmed Harnessing mobile technology (MT) to enhancy the sustainable livelihood of rural women in Zimbabwe. case of mobile money transfer (MMT)
title_short Harnessing mobile technology (MT) to enhancy the sustainable livelihood of rural women in Zimbabwe. case of mobile money transfer (MMT)
title_sort harnessing mobile technology (mt) to enhancy the sustainable livelihood of rural women in zimbabwe. case of mobile money transfer (mmt)
topic ICTs, Money saving clubs, M-Pesa, Ecocash, MMT
url https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267771502
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1757
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