The story so far The first blog in this series was written just after a ‘corona lock-down’ was enforced in Bangladesh on 26th March 2020. It discussed the reaction to the shock of the 60 low-income households in central Bangladesh who volunteer as … Continued
To what extent are occupations shaped by the family’s educational record? In early 2018 we published a blog called Bangladesh and Education: doing well, could do better. It was based on late 2017 data from the Hrishipara Daily Financial Diaries project, which … Continued
Ngoy Daniel is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) but due to the multiple challenges he faced in his country, he fled to Uganda, Nakivale Settlement in 2014. He is living in the settlement together with his wife … Continued
The story so far The first blog in this series was written just after an anti-corona lock-down was enforced in Bangladesh on 26th March 2020. We showed how the shock was dealt with by the 60 low-income households in central Bangladesh who volunteer … Continued
Dear Blog Readers, A few days ago I received a blog written jointly by Frehiwot (our program assistant) and Bingo, one of our faithful long-term researchers in Kiryandongo refugee settlement. The blog introduces Bingo and sheds some light on … Continued
A few months back, I was lucky enough to find myself on the way to Uganda, ready for the first fieldwork outside my country, Ethiopia. Two hours plane ride and one and a half hour of marvelous driving later, me … Continued
Living life under lock-down is a new and unpleasant experience for many around the world. We tried to investigate what it means to live under the lock-down as a refugee by asking questions about their day-to-day activities under lock-down and … Continued
Jean Paul, who is responsible for L-IFT’s Corner Shop project in Senegal, is an entrepreneur. He’s been producing and selling ice-cream since 2015. He started selling ice-cream at a local school but when the school began to sell food to … Continued
The Hrishipara Daily Diaries project has been recording the daily money transactions of 70 low-income households in central Bangladesh, in some cases since May 2015. Bangladesh is famous for its microfinance banks (MFIs) and most of our ‘diarists’ have accounts with MFIs, … Continued
Refugees are in normal times a vulnerable group facing many challenges, such as poor health, less access to work and other sources of income. For this reason, refugees in the entire Horn of Africa receive monthly a basic quota of … Continued