“Yes, definitely” claims Anne Marie van Swinderen, founder of L-IFT, a company dedicated to exactly that – changing the world through diaries research. “Diaries research” is a bit of a misnomer. It is not, as the name suggests, about people … Continued
Each of the regional clusters of the FEDU project areas was under the leadership of a team supervisor, who acted as the link between the project management team and all the local stakeholders. Ajambo Rebecca, one of the team supervisors … Continued
In the past few months as an intern at L-IFT, I have had the opportunity to interact with a diverse array of individuals. In this post, I continue a recount of these interactions and observations, this time, with a focus … Continued
When I returned to Uganda last year, after a two-year hiatus, I instantly noticed the increased usage of solar panels. During my field visits, I took an interest in gaining an understanding into the use of different lighting sources … Continued
One theme, which came up several times during my field interactions with some FEDU respondents was how long-term illness impacted on livelihoods, especially among individuals already living in financial distress. During one of the field visits in Mbale, I met Iryn … Continued
As the Finance and Energy Diaries Project Uganda (FEDU) is coming to an end, I interacted with some of the field researchers, who over the past months played a critical role in the execution of the FEDU project. I was especially … Continued
On 13th April, during a project visit in Kasokwe, a village in Eastern Uganda, the L-IFT team met one of their research participants Kasobya Eunice, the mother of four young boys, expecting her fifth child. A listening ear During our talk with … Continued
In April two senior advisors visited L-IFT’s research project in Uganda. During a period of six days they met different respondents to get a thorough insight into the project. Encountering a savings group in action Early afternoon on Thursday 13th … Continued
Throughout our research projects, we put a strong emphasis on a close exchange with local leaders, both those elected as well as traditional ones. During our last project visit to Eastern Uganda in April ’17, Local Council Three of … Continued
For the blog series titled “FEDU field researchers”, I introduce some of the FEDU field researcher as they share their field stories. For the third of the series, I interviewed Amollo Agatha a field research based in Tororo eastern Uganda. … Continued