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Title Pilot of a mobile money school fee payment system in rural Benin.
Full text https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6j26d15g
Date 2018
Author(s) Adida, Claire L; Chabi Bouko, Adam; Verink, Alex; Chockalingam, Ganz; Burney, Jennifer
Abstract We present a rationale for, and results from, the pilot of a direct individual-to-institution remittance system in the context of school fee payment in rural Benin. Data confirm that school fees act as an impediment to educational attainment, and in very rural poor settings such as northern Benin, students often depend on extended family and kinship networks to pay fees. But existing remittance options are costly, in terms of fees, time, and risk. We pilot a new technology bundle in a single public high school in northeastern Benin, and evaluate its effectiveness. Here we describe the technical and institutional implementation of the project, as well as our findings from the first year of operation. We discuss takeaways and implications for scale-up.
Subject(s) Humans; Schools; School Admission Criteria; Rural Population; Fees and Charges; Benin; General Science & Technology
Coverage e0198240
Publisher eScholarship, University of California
Type of publication article
Format application/pdf
Source PloS one, vol 13, iss 6
Rights public
Identifier qt6j26d15g
Repository Berkeley - University of California
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