m-Money for Women with Fistula

 
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Region: 
Africa & Middle East
Country: 
Kenya
Partners: 
Fistula Care / EngenderHealth;
Freedom from Fistula Foundation (FFF);
M-PESA;
USAID;
Activities: 

Major barriers that women face in accessing fistula repair services is the cost of transport and a lack of information about treatment options and costs. This project uses a combination of mobile banking, public information, and free treatment in order to give women access to fistula repair. Women can call a free hotline, and if money is needed for transport to a fistula unit this is transferred via M-PESA. Using mobile money services make treatment a reality for women who otherwise would not have been in the socio-economic position to get an operation. More information on this program.

Further reading: 

Bangser, M. 2011, Making Mobile Phones Work for Women with Fistula: The M-PESA Experience in Kenya and Tanzania, EngenderHealth Briefing

UNFPA 2011, Using Mobile Phones to Tackle Fistula in Tanzania, Feature Story, 23 May 2011

[added May 2011]

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