Women in open-air and cross-border trade in Kenya: Insights from the financial diaries research

• by Rahul Chatterjee, Diana Siddiqui and Pauline Katunyo
• Aug 31, 2022
• 1 min
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commissioned MSC to conduct an action research program to enhance the quality and usage of digital financial services among female traders in open-air and cross-border markets in Kenya. We analyzed 6,000+ transactions in the research. Read our report to see the findings from these financial diaries research.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commissioned MSC to conduct an action research program to enhance the quality and usage of digital financial services among female traders in open-air and cross-border markets in Kenya. We analyzed 6,000+ transactions in the research and we bring forth findings from these financial diaries research in Kenya in this report.

In our report, we will further unpack the financial life of women-led MSMEs and asses the constraints they grapple with in open-air and cross-border markets. The research also uncovers in-depth knowledge on the opportunity to serve this segment with quality digital financial services to accelerate financial inclusion.