Through my field interactions with research respondents I started wondering how they usually get loans. The first institution, which probably comes to one’s mind, is a bank. However, when I asked Khainza Nuru, a study participant in Mbale, her answer … Continued
On September 7th, 2017 – Enterprise Partners hosted an event for banks and other stakeholders in Digital Financial Services (DFS): Assessment of Transaction Pools for DFS. The Consultant, Anne Marie van Swinderen, started by taking the audience more than 1000 … Continued
On April 5th I travelled to Busede sub-county, which is a few miles from Jinja Town, to join field researcher Julius Kimalyo as he carried out the end line interviews, the final field activity of the FEDU research project. After … Continued
During my field visits to rural study participants a frequent sight was the thick smoke billowing from the respondents’ kitchens. Some of these kitchens were straw thatched mud houses others iron roofed mud structures or even makeshift structures. The kitchen … Continued
“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