Since 2020, Ethiopia is passing through the toughest time in its history: in March the unprecedented world pandemic of COVID-19 started and in November the war broke out. In the midst of these problems, L-IFT won a contract with IFC … Continued
Daw Lae Lae Khaing, a business owner in the Shwe Pyi Thar Township, Myanmar, said that she surprisingly doesn’t have any challenges in getting supplies amidst the COVID pandemic. Even though her regular suppliers were running out of stock she … Continued
Case studies, case studies…. Ever since I started working on financial inclusion, clients required case studies as part of the deliverables. Whether conducting a study, an evaluation, a mid-term review, or developing program design, we almost always had to write … Continued
‘Utility Services’ is a chic word to describe things like electricity, piped drinking water, and other basic services, generally provided by the municipality or other government institutions. When I was young, the postal services and some banking services (postal savings … Continued
L-IFT was founded in 2015 and actually the reason we found it was because the Mastercard Foundation wanted us to conduct a diary study with young people, called Livelihoods Diaries. At the end of this diaries studies, I think … Continued
The grocery shop owner’s name is Daw Moe Moe Win Khaing, and her shop was established in May 2021. She also earns a second income by giving tailoring training services. However, the income generated by her tailoring lesson business is … Continued
The Corner Shop Diaries Project The Covid-19 toll – A look through the journey of Mohammad, a small corner shop owner in Mali My name is Mohammad Yattara, from Dire, region of Timbuktu in northern Mali. Since 2012 this part … Continued
Name: Daw Aye Aye Maw Business Type: Retailing vegetables Business started: 2017 The small business owner is called Daw Aye Aye Maw who runs a retail vegetable shop at her house. She started her retail shop in 2017 and … Continued
Presentation about the RISE Diaries Project during a recent L-IFT global staff meeting by the Project Manager Aschalew Worku.
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