Unit 4 - Kenya - Shrinking World

Question 1

Where is Kenya?

Answer 1

• Africa
• bordered by Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
• by Indian Ocean

Question 2

How many adults in Kenya use mobile phones?

Answer 2

• half of adults use mobile phones

Question 3

How many people in Kenya use M-Pesa?

Answer 3

• 15 million people (⅓ of the population) use the M-PESA

Question 4

What is the shrinking world?

Answer 4

• the world getting smaller in terms of business perspectives, communications, relationships, decision making etc.

Question 5

What are the causes of the shrinking world in Kenya for banking?

Answer 5

• M-PESA is a mobile phone service launched by Safaricom in 2007
• costs 4 cents to transfer small amounts of money
• extended access to banking services
• phone used to transfer remittances, payment to individuals, buy goods - easier for remittances to be transferred

Question 6

What are the causes of the shrinking world in Kenya for agriculture?

Answer 6

• mobile phones are serve as platforms for sharing weather information, market prices, and micro-insurance schemes
• allows to make better decision - translates into higher earning potential
• send text messages to find out crop price from thousands of km away
• ICow is a mobile app - “the world’s first mobile phone cow calendar”
• allows dairy farmers to track their cows gestation
• give tips on breeding and nutrition

Question 7

What are the causes of the shrinking world in Kenya for education?

Answer 7

• MoMath- Mathematics teaching tool
• mobile phones are cheaper and easier to run than PCs
• mobile phones can bring education to women in Africa