Rural women, development, and telecommunications: a pilot programme in South Africa
Schreiner, H.
Gender and Development 7(2): 64-70
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1355-2074 PMID: 12349219 DOI: 10.1080/741923125Document Number: 283559
It is noted that telecentres (where people can pay for the use of devices such as telephones, fax machines, computers) are currently opening thoughout Africa. They are seen as providing a much needed communications infrastructure to a continent poorly supplied by telecommunication facilities. The paper outlines the obstacles to rural women gaining from this technology, focusing on the situation in Bamshela, KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa.
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