Mibaraka, 34 years old, is one of our many dedicated and hard-working researchers. He fled from his home in Congo in 2013, because of tensions and rebel activity in the area where he lived. Rebels would kidnap people, take them to the … Continued
In 2015, Kamikazi Nelly, a 34-year-old Burundian businesswoman, had to leave everything behind to come to Nakivale. The Burundian government had burned her very successful clothing business, and the Burundian police was known to kill and torture citizens. She fled … Continued
When I first got notified that a colleague and I were going to be assigned to be part of a Refugee Finance Project, I have to admit, I was a bit nervous. I was not sure what to expect, the … Continued
It all began when I was selected to be part of ‘youth saving diaries’ project that was conducted by L-IFT from November 2019 to February 2019 in Nigeria. One of the researchers visited me weekly to ask me questions about … Continued
Recently, I received congratulating messages on LinkedIn for my 5th year anniversary working with L-IFT. This made me realize how time just flies when you are enjoying what you do and have wonderful colleagues. I joined L-IFT when it was … Continued
The story of Joshua, now one of our supervisors, represents the success that L-IFT has had in improving the lives of many of our respondents and researchers alike. Through working with and for L-IFT, Joshua has managed to grow financially, … Continued
Often when we study young people’s financial behaviour, we may not take into account the family composition that potentially could influence their financial behaviour and decisions. L-IFT conducted a diaries study on ‘young people’s saving’ focusing on young people aged … Continued
Our very first researcher team in Kayin Myanmar, where we are piloting the use of our L-IFT App, the Finbit, together with the Cordaid team. The researchers interview members of saving groups about their income and expenditures every other week. … Continued
Education loans During the course of the financial diaries project, we discussed many different types of loans with the respondents, who were all clients of either BRAC or MFIL. We approached the topic from different angles. Sometimes we discussed about … Continued
The financial diaries process gave us a chance to hear from microfinance clients how they experience the services provided via the group. End of October ’18 (so roughly three-quarters into the research) we asked a wide range of questions about … Continued