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1. Country of origin :
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Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Rep.
Cape Verde
Chad
Côte d’Ivoire
Comoros
Congo
Djibouti
Democratic Rep. of Congo
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Kenya
Libya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Malawi
Morocco
Mozambique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Namibia
Nigeria
Niger
Rwanda
South Africa
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sao Tome & Principe
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
2. Are you working or residing outside of your country/region of birth for more than a year?:
Yes
No
3. Have you sent money back to your country of birth for any purpose?:
Yes
No
4. Please rank your experience of the overall efficiency of current ways of conducting money transfers?:
Very Good
Good
Average
Poor
Very Poor
5. How often, on average, do you send remittances?:
weekly
monthly
bi-monthly
quarterly
bi-annually
Annually
irregular
6. What sort of costs are you charged when you send remittances?:
1-5%
5.1-10%
10.1-15%
15.1-20%
more than 20%
I do not know
7. What methods do you normally use to send remittances? :
banks
money transfer companies
individuals
unofficial
hometown associations
post offices
mobile money services
Other
If other please specify:
8. When you send money home, do you physically visit a branch of banks, money transfer companies, or post offices? :
Yes
No
9. When you send money, do you know exactly how much the recipient collects? :
Yes
No
10. What determines which method you use?:
ease of use
speed
safety
cost
location
11. If you are using unofficial methods of transmission, what changes should be made for you to use official methods?:
lower costs
speed
protected funds/security
use of remittances for economic development
Other
If other please specify:
12. How long on average does it take for people to receive their money? :
instantly
1-2 days
a week
longer than a week
13. What do the recipients of remittances use the money for:
Living expenses of a single person
Living expenses of a family
Living expenses of a, extended family
Living expenses of a village
Housing
Schooling
Medical expenses
Investment
Welfare products
Community development
Co-development projects
Other
If other please specify:
14. Are you:
Academic
Professional in the field
Businessman
Student
Working class person
Migrant semi- or un-schooled labourer
Seasonal worker
Refugee/asylum seeker
Irregular migrant/un-registered worker
Other
If other please specify:
15. Please share your experiences or wider recommendations:
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