Yes, Government-to-People (G2P) payments can empower women to make autonomous decisions about household finances, especially child-related spending. This insight is gleaned from the experiences of women enrolled in the Bangladesh Primary Education Stiped Program, which benefits 10 million mothers and 13 million primary schoolchildren through small stipends. The report from the Center for Global Development stresses the importance of directing payments to the beneficiary’s phone rather than a household or husband’s phone. It also notes “severe constraints” in independently using digital financial services due to many mothers’ inability to read and write SMS. Read more >>
Blog » Can Digital G2P Payments Increase Financial Inclusion and Empower Women? (2023)
Can Digital G2P Payments Increase Financial Inclusion and Empower Women? (2023)
Yes, Government-to-People (G2P) payments can empower women to make autonomous decisions about household finances, especially child-related spending. This insight is gleaned from the experiences of women enrolled in the Bangladesh Primary Education Stiped Program, which benefits 10 million mothers and 13 million primary schoolchildren through small stipends. The report from the Center for Global Development stresses the importance of directing payments to the beneficiary’s phone rather than a household or husband’s phone. It also notes “severe constraints” in independently using digital financial services due to many mothers’ inability to read and write SMS. Read more >>