Marginalized Knowledge: An Agenda for Indigenous Knowledge Development and Integration with Other Forms of Knowledge
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- 3.1.1 Problems women experience when accessing and using ICTs in RVP (Kenya)
- 3.2 Comments on the use and availability of ICTs in rural KZN (South Africa) and rural RVP (Kenya)
| Impeding factors
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SA f |
SA % |
Kenya f | |
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Kenya % | ||||
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ICT services are unaffordable |
113 |
56.5 |
64 |
32.0 |
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Time |
93 |
46.5 |
27 |
13.5 |
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ICT services are far away |
82 |
41.0 |
38 |
19.0 |
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Computer illiteracy |
42 |
21.0 |
32 |
16.0 |
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Roads are poor |
25 |
12.5 |
16 |
8.0 |
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Cultural Taboos |
15 |
7.5 |
23 |
11.5 |
3.1.1 Problems women experience when accessing and using ICTs in RVP (Kenya)
64 (32.0%) respondents in RVP (Kenya) expressed problems ranging from cost, to distance (38, 19%) and time (27; 13.5%). Other pressing problems include computer illiteracy (32; 16.0%), cultural taboos (23; 11.5%) and poor road networks (16; 8.0%).
Notably, survey results indicate that problems of access and exclusion also abound in RVP (Kenya), as an average of 43 (21.5%) respondents face problems that range from cost, to time and distance.
3.2 Comments on the use and availability of ICTs in rural KZN (South Africa) and rural RVP (Kenya)
In table 2, respondents were asked to give their personal responses to an open-ended question regarding the use and availability of ICTs in their community. The aim of this question was to capture varying opinions and attitudes related to ICT use and accessibility in their community. Data was then analyzed using content analysis. The survey revealed that a significant number (57; 28.5%) of the respondents in KZN (SA) felt that ICTs were not only unavailable and inaccessible to them, but also difficult to use. Similarly, 25 (12.5%) respondents felt that ICTs are costly and unaffordable. Coincidentally, the number of those who found ICTs to be handy (20; 10%) and those who felt that ICT centres should be established near rural women (20; 10%) were similar. 9 (9.5.0%) respondents were of the opinion that ICTs were easily available and accessible, while 18 (9.0%) felt that ICTs are affordable. A few respondents attuned to problems with infrastructure, such as lack of power (13; 6.5%) and poor TV and radio networks (10; 5.0%).
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