Article F6WK Mobile Money: 4 Services Tackling Wealth Inequality in Africa

Mobile Money: 4 Services Tackling Wealth Inequality in Africa

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Marguerite McNeal
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Until a few years ago, a typical family of Kenyan farmers lived with constant uncertainty. Periodic drought would throw them back into poverty, and with no access to banks-no accounts, loans for crop inputs, nor insurance to protect their harvest-they were powerless to change the cycle. But then came an unexpected savior. A basic mobile ["]

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