학술논문
Money matters : exploring opportunities in digital donation to mosques in Pakistan
Document Type
Conference
Source
Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development. :1-4
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Religious donations are a very significant financial resource, and mosques as places of worship and as religious institutions, play a strong role in collecting such donations. This is especially true in developing countries, where cash-based donations are commonplace. In this paper, through 8 semi-structured interviews with mosque leaders (Imams) and finance secretaries, and three religious and government leaders, we present qualitative findings about various donation mechanisms and the religious and legal regulations governing such transactions. We then use these findings to present suggestions for a mobile-based application that digitizes the donation mechanism for local mosques.