Workshop: Location matters – GIS in financial inclusion, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Bob Currin & Craig Schwabe, AfriScope.
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How to overcome limited data – The AfriScope Safari
1. HOW TO OVERCOME LIMITED
DATA
The AfricaScope Safari
Bob Currin & Craig Schwabe
AfricaScope
Location Matters:
Workshop on GIS in financial inclusion
22-23 July 2015
4. Foundational Spatial data
• Census is the
foundation
o Sample frame
o Rapid data capture
• Africa census
• FinScope consumer
surveys provide
demand side data
5. Sample Design DRC
• No census data available
• Defined boundaries of no-go and
inaccessible areas
• Used satellite imagery of
population distribution/density
• Defined sample frame
• Creating grids for sample
selection
• Listing to verify population for
weighting
8. • Financial access is about
optimizing the location of
financial services to meet
demand
• Guideline on process of
accomplishing financial
access
Financial Access
10. Financial Access Norms
• Financial Sector
Charter in South
Africa
o Distance of
20km to first and
second order
service points
o Capacity of
financial service
points
11. • Economic (GDP)
• Poverty
• Mobile coverage
• Living Standards
• Income &
employment
• Financial literacy
• Financial
vulnerability
Secondary datasets
12. • Financial framework defines
data requirements
• Census data is foundational
• Establish a process of data
collection
• Look beyond the obvious
• Partnerships are of critical
importance
Conclusion