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Families, Groups and Mobile Money in Kenya

Sibel Kusimba Northern Illinois University Harpieth Chaggar Maseno University Brenda Kingi Resident , Tezo Gabriel Kunyu Egerton University Mercy Masika Resident , Naitiri Andrew Nakhisa Moi Girls School, Kamusinga , and Kenyatta University Brian Njalale Moi University

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Families, Groups and Mobile Money in Kenya

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  1. SibelKusimba Northern Illinois University HarpiethChaggar Maseno University Brenda Kingi Resident, Tezo Gabriel Kunyu Egerton University Mercy Masika Resident, Naitiri Andrew Nakhisa MoiGirls School, Kamusinga, and Kenyatta University Brian Njalale MoiUniversity Social Network Analysis: Elizabeth Gross University of Illinois-Chicago Families, Groups and Mobile Money in Kenya

  2. Research Locations Western Kenya: Kimilili, Bungoma County Naitiri, Bungoma County Kitale, Trans-Nzoia County Coast Province: Tezo, Kilifi County USA: Immigrants from Western Kenya in Chicago, Kansas, and Philadelphia Collected between 50-100 questionnaires in each study area Interviews with more than 100 persons

  3. Families of Western Kenya

  4. Mobile Money in Western Kenya

  5. Remittances in Western Kenya

  6. The Social Value of Airtime

  7. “He is very useful around here. He takes care of me. The other day he bought me a gas cooker. He can call even once a week. Sometimes we can talk for one hour.” ---64 year-old in Kimilili, son in Kansas

  8. Personal/Private = “Me” Individual /private decisions regarding spending, saving, family remittances “Empowerment of Women” International Remittances – “Broker” role

  9. Social Network Analysis

  10. Atieno Family

  11. Juma Family

  12. Juma Family GEneration Types of Kin

  13. Sides of the Family Maternal ties Paternal Ties

  14. “Us”: Family Associations

  15. ROSCAs

  16. The Future of Mobile Money: ROSCAs and Family Associations

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