Karoliina Kantola

Summary

The Role of Village Community Banks in Tanzanian Female Entrepreneurs’ Lives.
The doctoral dissertation studies the characteristics of community banking in the global South, with the focus on Tanzanian Village Community Banks VICOBAs. It seeks to address the benefits and drawbacks of the community groups. In addition, the study explores how mobile technology, namely mobile money service, can benefit entrepreneurs’ businesses.

Profile

Researcher info

Institution

University of Helsinki

Department/faculty

Humanities and Social Sciences

Contact information

karoliina.kantola@helsinki.fi
+4571575562

Keywords
cooperative microfinance Tanzania vicoba women empowerment