University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

Banking On Change

Hsain Ilahiane is studying how mobile phones can be used to help improve socio-economic status and political empowerment.

Welcome. Anthropology is the comparative, holistic study of humankind in all places and times. The department offers graduate and undergraduate training in three subdisciplines of anthropology: archaeology, cultural, and biological. With a strong reputation for research speaking to core debates in academic, policy, and private spheres, we train students to become professional anthropologists who can engage in both academic and non-academic settings.

Chris Pool Department Chair

Called M-Pesa, the technology makes it easier and more cost-effective for urban workers in developing countries to transfer money to the rural family members they’re often supporting – rural family members who usually don’t have easy access to banking locations...Read more

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