Many associate elections with violence that may even result in fatalities. Most of the SFD respondents expected problems with the 2021 election of Ethiopia, particularly taking into account the ongoing ethnic based conflicts, the rising tension of neighboring countries and … Continued
Presentation about the RISE Diaries Project during a recent L-IFT global staff meeting by the Project Manager Aschalew Worku.
Dereje: ET991 represents a person who is engaged on a dairy farm. The dairy farm concept started 18 years back. At that time, the respondent had and was working in his own food preparation (“shiro”) business. When he was a child, … Continued
Etalem: Firm ID ET-942/ Dental Clinic: She is married and is a mother of two. She graduated from Jimma University, Medical Focality in 2010 and she has started to work in a government hospital, Dill Chora Hospital, Dire Dawa with … Continued
During the census, intake and diary research of the Small Firm Diaries project, respondents revealed the negative effect of the pandemic on their business. However, some firms have felt the effect of the pandemic much worse than others. Cultural clothes … Continued
Chaltu: The story of respondent with firm ID ET416: The respondent is young and 28 years old. He is married and has one child. He is engaged on blacksmith work since 2019 which is co-owned with seven members. Before beginning … Continued
Comparison of preferred saving tools used by corner shops across different countries in Africa – Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, and Zimbabwe In this blog, we will explore the types of savings tools that corner shops choose to utilize over others in … Continued
Bethel: Today’s story is about respondent ET998, who is engaged in the business of injera production. She is 32 years old, a mother of three, and is raising her niece with her children. She is a hard-worker. In the past, … Continued
Etalem: ID: ET587 (Garage): “It was at a childhood stage that I was attracted by this work and started to practice the job by being an assistant for garage owners and chief mechanics. At the beginning for almost 6 … Continued
Henok B: Story of the day: A very interesting respondent of Hiwot (FR) Addis Ababa: He owns a furniture production firm. He has recorded all the transactions of last week on the notebook we have given him. As a result … Continued