Savings groups[1] have been an astonishingly widespread and popular mechanism amongst refugees, L-IFT learned immediately from the baseline survey that we implemented in 2019 in Kiryandongo and Nakivale settlements, Uganda. One of the key findings is that saving groups (mostly … Continued
Facing uncertain times: Corner shop project diarist, Kone Idrissa, shares his story and experience operating a small business in Mali during Covid-19 and a wave of political instability. Kone is a 33-year-old participant in the corner shop diaries project in … Continued
What is the usual final stage of research projects for clients? A comprehensive technical report is compiled with the findings. What usually happens to the large compiled full report? It might get published internally, but more often than not, we … Continued
Introduction Continuous societal development has brought about numerous disruptive phenomena to society that have redefined the organization of virtually every sphere of life. One such disruption is in the field of math and statistics-data revolution. There is a phrase that … Continued
Olaposi Halim is a 35-year-old small business owner who started her business in 2017. She sells staples including soap, hand sanitizers, dairy products, bread, butter, and beverages. We talked to her about the challenges she faced and how she … Continued
Refugees arrive at settlement camps trying to escape the numerous challenges they face in their respective countries. But while they might be successful in escaping these problems, they are faced with many new challenges when entering the camps. One of … Continued
Taxes have been a topic of complaint since the concept was introduced to the world. Anyone that has been to a revenues bureau can attest to this fact. It is this understanding that drove us to try and get a … Continued
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