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- Analysis of the Effect of Social Capital on Household Poverty: Evidence
from 2018 CFPS-
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Abstract: Abstract In the post-poverty eradication era, it is still important to increase the monitoring of urban and rural residents’ poverty status and succession of poverty alleviation and protection policies. Taking social capital as the entry point, this paper uses the 2018 CFPS database to study the impact of social capital on household poverty, urban–rural heterogeneity, and the moderating effect of economic development, in order to provide a policy reference for further consolidating the results of poverty eradication. The results find that social capital can significantly reduce the probability of household poverty, and the poverty reduction effect on urban households is greater than that on rural households, while the level of economic development has a significant moderating effect on the reduction of relative poverty by social capital. The higher the level of economic development, the stronger the effect of social capital on the reduction of relative poverty of households. Accordingly, this paper proposes to play a leading role of the government, tilt infrastructure resources to rural and central and western regions, cultivate public spirit of urban residents, and create a favorable social media environment to increase social capital of urban and rural households; build official employment service platforms, actively cooperate with third parties, promote information sharing, and broaden employment channels for residents; and develop the economy and make a bigger “cake” to promote the role of social capital in poverty reduction.
PubDate: 2023-03-21
- Analyzing the Impact of Climate-Smart Agriculture on Household Welfare in
Subsistence Mixed Farming System: Evidence from Geshy Watershed, Southwest
Ethiopia-
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Abstract: Abstract This study assesses the effect of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technology adoption on the welfare status of households in a subsistence mixed farming system in the Geshy watershed, South West Ethiopia. Due to the changing climate, characterized by changes in patterns of rainfall and rising temperature, the livelihoods of smallholder rural farmers in the Geshy watershed are highly threatened. For these households that are highly dependent on rain-fed agriculture, coping mechanisms, proper adaptation, and mitigation measures are hence important steps to secure household incomes and livelihoods. CSA offers this opportunity. A survey data collected from 384 households cross-sectionally was used to analyze the impact of CSA on food security and household income. The research model used in this study was the endogenous switching regression model which controls unobserved heterogeneity and selection bias, a method used commonly in analyzing adoption impacts. The study comes up with various socioeconomic and agricultural factors influencing food security and CSA adoption. The econometric analysis result shows that the variables that had a significant impact on farmers’ decisions for CSA adoption were field soil fertility status, distance to market, asset ownership, and livestock ownership. The average values of the treatment effects of the untreated (ATU) and treated (ATT) result in a positive and significant impact on farmers’ welfare. Factors such as household head education, size of labor, livestock size, and asset index significantly affected household income. The level of education, the size of irrigable land, and livestock size influenced food security. This study concludes that households that adopted more CSA practices experience better welfare. Access to inputs, encouraging investments in assets, irrigation, and livestock production, providing incentives to input dealers for rural areas decentralization, and access to weather forecasts need to be improved to exploit the full potential of climate-smart agriculture technologies as policy recommendations.
PubDate: 2023-03-17
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Flood Volunteerism in Bangladesh:
A Gender-Based Analysis with Policy Implications-
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Abstract: Abstract The main purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of flood-affected communities toward volunteerism. The study focused on a gender perspective to show the level of differences. The study followed a quantitative approach to collect, analyze, and present the data. A total of 410 samples were randomly selected for the study. A structured questionnaire with bivariate and multivariate indicators was used to collect data. Chi-square test, t-test, central tendency analysis, and variance analysis were performed to assess the differences between female and male responses. Results showed that there is a significant difference between female and male community members in terms of knowledge and attitude toward flood volunteerism. Female members were more aware of flood-related impacts (p < 0.05) and were more knowledgeable of the importance of flood volunteers (p < 0.05). On the other hand, male members were more interested to become flood volunteers (p < 0.05) and had skills to share with others (p < 0.001). The study did not find any significant differences in practices related to flood volunteerism between men and women. The study is conducted to show the importance of communities in flood risk management. A community with a higher level of knowledge, attitude, and practice toward flood volunteerism can be a great resource. None of the participants of the study had any training on flood volunteerism which is a major area where policies can be developed. The research indicated some policy-level implications which are implementable and attainable for ensuring a resilient country.
PubDate: 2023-03-13
- Lived Experiences of Low-Income Unmarried Women in Rural Botswana: A
Narrative Approach-
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Abstract: Abstract The research explored the lived experiences of low-income single mothers, to understand the psychosocial life course pathways that might expose them to chains of risks. Studies have found a high prevalence of co-occurring poverty, single parenthood, unemployment, violence, and multiple life traumas among rural unmarried women. It is important to explore how single mothers are vulnerable to poverty and its many effects and how these factors heighten adverse experiences of unmarried rural women. Fifteen low-income unmarried Botswana mothers were purposively sampled. A narrative approach was used to collect data, allowing participants to share detailed lived experiences from childhood to adulthood. The study used a life course framework to explore the lived experiences, transitions, events, and trajectories of the women’s lives. Women’s narratives conveyed exposure to emotional, physical abuse and neglect in childhood; teenage pregnancy and the poverty connection; exposure to intimate partner violence; and multiple pregnancies and promised and suspended marriage. The study suggests that several life events and experiences have negatively influenced and skewed transitions and trajectories in the lives of low-income women. There is need for establishment of family policy and safety net programmes to cater for low-income mothers’ families.
PubDate: 2023-03-11
- Measurement and Determinants of Rural Women’s Empowerment in
Pakistan-
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Abstract: Abstract Empowering rural women is key to sustainable development. Despite substantial research, the existing indices are incomplete and context-specific to measure women’s empowerment. This study aims to develop a comprehensive rural women’s composite empowerment index (RWCEI) and determine individual, household, and community-level factors of RWCEI by using data from 1881 women from the 2013–2014 Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey. Factor analysis was used to develop RWCEI from nine domains, fourteen sub-domains, and eighty-nine indicators. In the sample, rural women were empowered in free mobility, no domestic violence, and time allocation, while disempowered in education, awareness, and economic domains. Results of multi-level mixed effects ordered logistic regression revealed that the highly empowered status of a rural woman was mainly determined by access to credit, marital status, exposure to mass media, employment, and educated community. Empirical findings suggest a multi-dimensional policy approach focusing on improving all dimensions of women’s empowerment, especially economic independence, and educational attainment.
PubDate: 2023-03-09
- Social Support for South African Caregivers of Children Living with
Perinatally Acquired HIV-
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Abstract: Abstract Caregivers of youth living with perinatally acquired HIV often face many demands in providing for their children. While there is increased attention towards the needs of their youth, social support for these adults is largely understudied. Longitudinal data from three waves of caregiver interviews (n = 316) from an RCT entitled the VUKA Family Program were used. This is a psychosocial family intervention based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Mixed-effect multilevel linear modeling was used across time points (baseline, posttest, follow-up). A significant difference in social support was found between the intervention and control groups at posttest (B = 0.107, p < 0.05) but not at the follow-up stage. Age was negatively associated with social support (B = − 0.003, p < 0.05). Findings indicate an intervention effect in social support reported by caregivers that faded once the intervention ended. This intervention presents a potential approach to supporting caregivers of youth with perinatally acquired HIV.
PubDate: 2023-03-08
- Community Perception of Climate Change and Extreme Heat Influences on
Health: Study of Kolkata Metropolitan Region-
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Abstract: Abstract It is necessary to consider the phenomenon of urbanism in the global context. The exponential growth of urban population accounts for an increase in the emission of greenhouse gases. Land use changes and greenhouse gas emissions lead to changes that are inextricably linked with the local environment and regional climate. Urban climate change risks have also escalated due to increased extreme weather events induced by climate change and rise in the number of residents living in climate-sensitive areas. This study aimed to understand community perception about climate change and extreme heat influences on health. It was conducted in the Kolkata Metropolitan Region through a comprehensive interview of 56 participants by using purposive sampling methods. The information was obtained through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The data was analyzed using the narrative analysis method based on the transcribed notes. The collected information was made into a summary and then categorized with the chronology. Information was presented in the subsections of urban expansion influence on the regional climate, contributory factors of climate change, and climate change or extreme heat influences on health. Summaries of results are restoried into the narrative chronology. Study findings show that older adults and marginalized and low-income communities are more vulnerable to climate change-related health problems. Respondents also reported that climate change takes catastrophic forms resulting in increased hospital admissions due to heat-related illness in the summer season. Major health problems consist of illness, eye irritation, heat stroke, red, and warm skin, dizziness, headache, and muscle pain. The central and state governments have developed a framework of health action plan keeping in mind the climate change-related health issues. Public health professionals and policymakers must be aware of the magnitude of specific health concerns of citizens and the need for urgent action.
PubDate: 2023-03-06
- Role of Demographic and Socio-economic Factors for Influencing on
Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services Among the Scheduled Tribe
Women: An Experience from the EAG States of India-
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Abstract: Abstract Maternal health is a significant public health issue in India’s Empowered Action Group (EAG) states. Reducing maternal mortality is greatly helped by the proper use of maternal health care services. In the EAG states of India, the study intended to investigate how socio-economic and demographic factors affect maternal health care services for women who belong to scheduled tribes (ST). Data for the study have been primarily gathered from the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey in the years 2019–2021 and 17,870 women from scheduled tribes who were in the age range of 15–49 and had at least one live birth in the 5 years before to the survey were included in the sample. The Social Ecological Model (SEM) has been utilized to identify socio-economic and demographic determinants at various levels for utilizing maternity health care services among women from scheduled tribes. The findings of this study reveal that several socio-economic and demographic characteristics at the personal and interpersonal, social and community, and organizational and policy levels were consistently highly influenced by the use of maternal health care services. Full antenatal care of women has been significantly affected by several factors, including higher maternity age (OR = 1.21, CI: 0.998–1.484), higher education (OR = 1.22, CI: 0.964–1.551), working women (OR = 1.41, CI: 1.079–1.839), age at first birth over 18 years (OR = 1.36, CI: 1.151–1.604), higher birth order (OR = 0.78, CI: 0.670–0.899), exposure to mass media (OR = 1.53, CI: 1.368–1.705), and distance to health facilities (OR = 0.91 CI: 0.820–1.003). Significant factors that have influenced delivery by skilled birth attendants included higher education (OR = 2.62 CI: 1.729–3.982), older age at first birth (OR = 1.28, CI: 1.121–1.472), mass media exposure (OR = 1.46, CI: 1.305–1.623), higher wealth quintile (OR = 2.92, CI: 1.949–4.379), and health insurance (OR = 1.70, CI: 1.530–1.895). Maternity age (OR = 1.33, CI: 1.045–1.696), working women (OR = 1.32, CI: 0.959–1.818), and place of rural residence (OR = 0.73, CI: 0.571–0.932) are the factors influencing the use of postnatal check-ups. The study sought to identify the specific socio-economic and demographic components that substantially impact the use of maternal health services among women from scheduled tribes in India’s EAG states. In order to improve maternity care services, the study recommended that the government pay attention to better access to maternal health care services and design appropriate health care policies among the socio-economically disadvantaged and demographic vulnerabilities of women in the scheduled tribe community.
PubDate: 2023-03-06
- Delivering Financial Capability and Asset Building Curriculum:
Strengthening the Competencies of Social Work Faculty-
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Abstract: Abstract The promotion of financial capability and asset building (FCAB) in Africa is an essential professional activity for social work to promote the socioeconomic well-being of individuals, families, groups, and communities. Yet, in many sub-Saharan African countries including Ghana, social work students are not adequately prepared academically and professionally with financial-related tools to assist their clients in that area of practice. Therefore, there is a need to integrate FCAB into the social work curriculum at universities in this region. This paper focuses on training of social work faculty members as the first step towards incorporating FCAB content in the curriculum. Building the capacity of faculty would enable them to gain confidence in teaching FCAB and become familiar with the (a) different ways that FCAB could be integrated into social work curriculum, (b) educational opportunities, and (c) curricular resources and ideas for infusing FCAB content into existing curriculum. Such curricular innovations would empower faculty to offer students the opportunity to develop a deep and better understanding of environmental risks that affect the financial health of low-income individuals, families, groups, and communities as well as resources endeared to the building of FCAB. Faculty capacity enhancement in FCAB could positively spillover to improve the financial knowledge of social work practitioners and clients.
PubDate: 2023-03-01
- Financial Capability and Asset Building Curriculum for Social Work
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Abstract: Abstract Social workers serve individuals and communities experiencing socio-economic and financial exclusion. However, research indicates that social work practitioners often lack the preparation, knowledge, skills, and attitudes to tackle clients’ increasingly complex financial problems. Currently, the Kenyan social work curriculum does not offer content to support financial decision-making, self-sufficiency, and advocacy for financially excluded communities. This lack of knowledge has left graduating social workers with minimal tools to inform clients’ financial decision-making and address their personal financial issues. Focusing on Technical and Vocational Training Institutes in Kenya, this paper provides a critical review of the gaps inherent in the current social work curriculum in equipping certificate and diploma students with the tools required to foster client and personal financial well-being. Informed by the multiple public actors engaged in Kenya’s higher education system, we argue that a renewal of the social work curriculum is needed to incorporate content responsive to the needs of local communities. Guided by the financial capability framework and social development theory, we propose three overarching curricula goals, and recommend learning outcomes and measurable competencies aligned with the lived realities of social work students in middle-level colleges and the clients they serve.
PubDate: 2023-03-01
- Financial Capability and Asset Building (FCAB) for Persons with
Disabilities in Ghana: the Role of Social Workers-
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Abstract: Abstract Persons with disabilities (PWDs) are over-represented among the poorest populations in developing countries. They often encounter several challenges in accessing financial services and are financially vulnerable and prone to poverty. Most PWDs in developing countries, such as Ghana, are less likely to have the requisite economic socialisation and education leading to gainful employment, compared to their counterparts without disabilities. This could worsen their economic resilience and adversely impact their daily lives. Pragmatic and robust policy interventions are required to reverse these financial vulnerabilities for PWDs in Ghana. Guided by the financial capability framework, this paper argues that financial capability and asset building (FCAB) interventions are imperative in promoting financial inclusion and literacy for PWDs. In lieu of this, social workers have very critical roles to play, as they often work with financially vulnerable populations like PWDs. Social workers could work as advocates, mobilisers, facilitators and educators in FCAB interventions in the pursuit of breaking the cycle of poverty among PWDs.
PubDate: 2023-03-01
- Analysis of Ghana’s National Financial Inclusion and Development
Strategy: Lessons Learned-
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Abstract: Abstract This paper explores the role of Ghana’s National Financial Inclusion and Development Strategy (NFIDS) in fostering a robust regulatory and policy environment to enhance financial inclusion. The paper applies Ginsberg and Miller-Cribbs’ (2005) policy analysis framework to the analysis of financial inclusion. We found that Ghana’s implementation of various financial infrastructures and initiatives, including interoperable retail payment and QR code systems, have facilitated the digitalization of financial services. These changes have contributed to an increase in mobile money account holders, mobile microinsurance, and mobile lending services. However, the findings revealed (a) a lack of evidence of the policy’s impact on the disparity in access to financial services in some regions and demographics, (b) insufficient progress tracking of the financial service agenda as aimed in the policy, and (c) ambiguity in the funding of the NFIDS implementation. Other challenges to the policy include high rates of financial illiteracy, cybercrimes and fraud, unstable internet connectivity, high-interest rate, high charges of mobile and digital services, and lack of confidence in the legal system to seek redress. Overall, Ghana has made significant progress in promoting financial inclusion on the African continent. Policy and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
PubDate: 2023-03-01
- Welfare Effects of Financial Inclusion Services in Ghana: A Comparative
Analysis of Mobile Money and Other Financial Services-
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Abstract: Abstract The study examines the effects of financial inclusion services—mobile money and other alternative financial service options—on consumption expenditure and poverty status by employing the augmented inverse probability weighted (AIPW) estimator to address selection bias and unobserved heterogeneity in the adoption of these services. Using a nationally representative survey data in Ghana, the results show that adoption of financial inclusion services increases household consumption expenditure and also decreases the probability of being poor. Specifically, the effects are larger for adoption of other alternative financial service options relative to adoption of mobile money services. Estimating the interaction effects shows that there are complementarities between adoption of mobile money and other alternative financial service options. The results also show considerable heterogeneity with effects largely observed in male-headed households compared to female-headed households. The results suggest that adoption of financial inclusion services could serve as welfare improvement strategies in developing countries and draw policy attention to the gendered welfare effects.
PubDate: 2023-03-01
- Women’s Participation in a Savings Group and Depression: a
Community-Based Financial Capability Intervention in Mozambique-
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Abstract: Background As one of the fastest growing community-based financial capability approaches, village savings and loan group (VSLG) is an organized group and formal entity that creates opportunities for participants to save and access financial assets. VSLG has potentially positive impacts on increasing women’s financial resources and social support and further improves their mental health. Participation in a VSLG not only increases women’s opportunities for asset-building and income generation, but also facilitates trust and promotes social capital development. However, few studies have examined the association between the VSLG participation and women’s depression status. To fill the knowledge gap, we examined the association between the VSLG participation and depressive symptoms among low-income women in Mozambique. Methods The data was collected as part of the VSLG program evaluation. The study applied a posttest-only comparison group quasi-experimental design and sampled female VSLG participants and non-participants from three sub-villages in the Sofala province, Mozambique. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed, and a total of 205 women were randomly selected, including 105 VSLG participants and 100 non-participants. Depressive symptoms were measured using the short version of the Edinburgh Depression Scale (EDS) with a summative score ranging from 7 to 28. Using the cutoff value at a score of 14, we created a dichotomous depression indicator. Linear and logit models were used to examine the associations of the VSLG participation and the participation duration with the depression score and the presence of depression controlling for demographic variables. Results The VSLG participants had a statistically lower mean depression score of 12.2 (SD = 4.4) compared to non-participants (15.0, SD = 4.0, p < .001). The regression analysis suggested that the VSLG participants had a mean depression score of 2.7 lower than the non-participants (p < .001). Nearly 60% of the non-participants reported the presence of depression; however, this percentage is 31% for participants (p < .001). The multivariate logit model indicated the odds of the presence of depression for participants are .34 of that for non-participants. Similar results were obtained when the VSLG program duration was used as an independent variable. Conclusions Study findings showed a positive association between the VSLG participation and women’s mental health. Future research should further explore the intervention mechanisms and assess how the VSLG participation affects women’s mental health. Findings also provided important insights into developing community-based financial capability interventions to improve low-income women’s mental health.
PubDate: 2023-03-01
- Parenting Challenges in Families of Children with a Diagnosis of Autism
Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Research Study in Istanbul-
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Abstract: Introduction This qualitative research study examines problems experienced by families with children who have received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) living in Turkey. Background In recent years, Turkey has moved to expand services to children who have received a diagnosis of ASD and their families. However, families still experience hidden issues that are crucial to consider while developing appropriate policies. Method In this study, we interviewed 10 families whose children attended special education schools in the Bağcılar and Bahçelievler districts of Istanbul. We used semistructured interviews conducted via phone, WhatsApp video chat, and Zoom and a phenomenological approach to gain an in-depth understanding of the caregivers’ experience. Themes were obtained by utilizing descriptive analysis. Results Parents expressed a variety of concerns including financial burden, intrafamilial conflict, mental health problems, and community-related issues. Conclusions Moving forward, the emerging social work profession should assist children who have been given a diagnosis of ASD and their parents in accessing mental and behavioral health and community-level resources, especially mothers, as they often bear the most responsibilities in Turkey.
PubDate: 2023-02-23
- “It Saved My Life Three Times, I Could Have Died”: Exploring the
Perceptions of Peer-Administered Naloxone Program in Spain-
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Abstract: Background There is a growing number of opioid overdoses in Europe which is associated with opioid-related mortality. The increasing number of opioid-related death led to naloxone distribution programs among opioid users and their peers as they are more likely to be the first responders in an event of an overdose. Objective To prevent opioid overdose death, naloxone programs aim to offer training to opioid users and their peers on how to use naloxone. Individuals who are at risk of overdose are trained to dispense naloxone to avert opioid-related death. Few studies have explored the perceptions of opioid users and staff members about the naloxone program. This study explored users’ and providers’ perceptions and challenges of the naloxone program. Methods Interviews were conducted with nine people: four were individuals who have current or past experience of opioid use and have ever used naloxone and five were staff members who provide naloxone services and training. The interviews explored the perceptions of participants' experience of the naloxone program. The challenges they face were also explored. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Results Participants perceived peer-administered naloxone to be a promising program that is very beneficial. They describe the greatest perceived benefits from the program as education and training. Participants described naloxone training as an empowerment program that provides awareness on how to identify and respond to overdose emergencies. They also revealed that the main challenges that they face in the naloxone program are stigma and low-risk perception of an opioid overdose to occur. Overwhelmingly, participants described the naloxone kits as big which inhibits the willingness to carry the kits. The results suggest that although stigma remains a huge barrier to most harm reduction programs, women experience double stigma compared to men. Conclusion Findings support that overdose death is potentially evitable through peer naloxone programs. Expanding access to naloxone programs could contribute to solving the opioid pandemic.
PubDate: 2023-02-22
- Financial Capability and Asset Building Training in Ghana Through
Project-Based Learning-
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Abstract: Abstract Since 2008, the continuous global resurgence of economic and financial meltdown, often with its attendant adverse effects on Africa, makes it imperative for social work education to consider introducing financial literacy training for students to ensure that graduates of social work can affect change among populations it serves. The World Bank Group (2019) recons that from 2010, the financial sector in Ghana has been growing rapidly; however, the efforts to equip social work professionals with financial capability and asset building (FCAB) competencies are lagging. Many social workers receive little training and education regarding helping clients build stable and secure financial lives. Yet, there is a greater need for such professionals who provide social and economic services to vulnerable populations to ensure that they are fully included in the emerging financial sector. The paper explores FCAB training in Ghana and discusses (a) the need for FCAB in social work, (b) how social workers contribute to FCAB to improve client’s financial well-being, and (c) the strategies for leveraging project-based learning approaches to advance FCAB training in social work. This paper recommends forging collaborations with organisations and agencies that work in FCAB in Ghana to provide field education to students, build the capacity of faculty and students to engage in community-based FCAB related research, and build the capacity of field education agencies to design and facilitate effective project-based learning opportunities for practicum students. These strategies could potentially equip a new cadre of professional social workers with FCAB competencies.
PubDate: 2022-12-27
DOI: 10.1007/s40609-022-00258-3
- Taking Stock of Policies, Regulations, and Initiatives That Leverage
Technology to Build Trust: Lessons from Ghana’s Financial Sector-
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Abstract: Abstract Technological innovations that increase trust in the financial sector can drive financial growth. Using Ghana as a case study, this study reviewed technology-focused policies, strategy documents, and peer-reviewed literature to assess how financial technology is being utilized to build trust in financial institutions. The literature search revealed that two categories of technological applications are being used to build trust: payment platforms and trade and investment technologies. The findings showed that Ghana has adopted wide-ranging initiatives to build trust—for example, the National Digital Property Addressing System, the Re-registration of SIM Cards, and the passage of the Data Protection Act (Act 843 of 2012). We also identified key challenges associated with leveraging technologies in the sector. Valuable for financial institutions, academics, practitioners, and other financial-sector actors, the insights from this study could enhance policy formulation and implementation across other jurisdictions.
PubDate: 2022-12-22
DOI: 10.1007/s40609-022-00260-9
- Effect of Financial Literacy on Poverty Reduction Across Kenya, Tanzania,
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Abstract: Abstract Financial literacy can be critical to reducing poverty, but limited evidence exists on the mechanisms of change. Guided by the financial capability framework, this study examines the direct effects of financial literacy on poverty and the indirect effect through financial inclusion and entrepreneurship, using data from wave 5 of the InterMedia Financial Inclusion Insights Program for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. We also examined how the relationships differ by gender and locality. Overall, the endogeneity-corrected results suggest that an increase in financial literacy is associated with a 6.9% decrease in poverty. We found that entrepreneurship and financial inclusion act as mechanisms of change through which financial literacy decreases poverty, with the findings differing by gender and locality. These findings point to the poverty-reducing effect of financial literacy, mainly in Tanzania, followed by Kenya and Uganda. The results contribute to understanding how financial literacy and poverty interact and can inform contextually relevant interventions and policies.
PubDate: 2022-12-09
DOI: 10.1007/s40609-022-00259-2
- Financial Capability in Africa: Innovation Through Evidence, Practice, and
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PubDate: 2022-11-26
DOI: 10.1007/s40609-022-00256-5
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