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7.4 Alternative sources of information
business/trade, health, agricultural and social
amongst rural women in Kenva and South Africa.
for educational,
welfare information
In this question, respondents were at liberty to mention all or any other
sources of information that they used in their quest for information, aside
from ICTs. This question aimed to gather information that would help
determine the effectiveness and efficiency of rural information systems in
the rural environments of Kenya and South Africa.
In table 5, survey results indicate that family (53.2%), friends (43.3%) and
neighbours (38.0%) form the bulk of alternative sources of information
amongst the respondents in RVP (Kenya). This is closely followed by
community leaders (38.6%), books (30.9%), exhibitions/trade fairs
(20.8%), area leaders (15.8%), educators (10.8%) and social/extension
workers. Other sources such as traditional healers (7.8%), information
centres (4.9%), newspapers (2.4%), magaZines (2.4%), farmer's
cooperatives (1.5%) and nurses/midwives (1.5%) are less used as sources
of information.
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