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A Survey of Afghan Women’s Access to Mobile Technology in 2012.

A Survey of Afghan Women’s Access to Mobile Technology in 2012. Presented by: Nargis Mansoor Communication Manager TecWomen Afghanistan Network Quality & KPI Engineer MTN Afghanistan.

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A Survey of Afghan Women’s Access to Mobile Technology in 2012.

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  1. A Survey of Afghan Women’s Access to Mobile Technology in 2012.

  2. Presented by: NargisMansoorCommunication ManagerTecWomen AfghanistanNetwork Quality & KPI Engineer MTN Afghanistan

  3. Mobile telephone has rapidly proliferated in Afghanistan since first GSM license was issued there in 2002. KEYFINDINGS

  4. Nearly half (48%) of those surveyed own a mobile phone and an additional 32% have at least some access to a shared phone owned by a family member or neighbor.Thus, some 80% of the women have regular or occasional access to mobile phone. Afghan Women’s Access to Mobile Phone Is Significant

  5. Access is Growing Quickly, Especially among Young Women 67% of the Women who own a mobile phone have acquired it in the last two years. Among those who obtained one in the past years, 64% were under the age of 25

  6. Rural Women’s Access Is Boosted by Shared Phones 44% of the women who live outside of Afghanistan’s major cities have their own mobile phones, an additional 39% have at least access to a phone belonging to a family member

  7. Fear of Technology is not a barrier 94% of the women without phones say they are not intimidated by mobile technology

  8. Social Norms and Costs are the Barriers 53% of those surveyed who do not own a mobile phone cite lack of permission from family as an obstacle to acquiring one; 49% say the costs associated with mobile phone usage are prohibitive.

  9. Mobile Phone’s largest perceived Disadvantages are Cost and Lack of Privacy According to the women interviewed, the drawbacks to mobile phone ownership include the financial burden they impose(54%), and their potential infringement on personal privacy (41%)

  10. Women Are Eager Consumers of Mobile Technology 84% of the women without access to a mobile phone says that if culture and cost barriers were lowered, they would acquire one

  11. Mobile Phones are Becoming Gateways to Services One-quarter of women who own a mobile phone use it to access commercial and social services, including those related to health and education Despite this fact that few formal programs to deliver vital social services via telephone are currently available to Afghans

  12. while 81% of the women under the age of 25 surveyed say they can send SMS messages, the nationwide literacy rate for Afghan Women is 18% suggests that integrating voice services into mobile applications will be critical to meeting the needs of most women.

  13. 86% of the women who own a mobile phone and 82% of those who have access to shared phone believe this connectivity enhances Afghan Women’s live, making them feel safer, better equipped to cope with emergencies, more independent, and more able to access the family members and friends who comprises their support network

  14. THANK YOU

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