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
In five instances during the 3W research, we asked the women entrepreneurs “Do you personally own a phone?” The results varied according to different interview rounds and did not show a clear pattern of more and more people getting their … Continued
I have recently joined L-IFT as a data analyst and was given the Myanmar project as my first project to handle. I did not know anything about the country other than it existed in Asia, further research showed me that … Continued
By Maria Helmrich At L-IFT, we are in the process of developing a data collection app; a type of platform where our respondents can self-report their data and get access to their results directly. Having tested the app numerous times, … Continued
It all began in August 2016 when L-IFT started its legendary Financial and Energy Diaries in Uganda (FEDU); I was one of the lucky ones to be selected as researcher. The team had researchers from Eastern, far Eastern, Central and … Continued
“Yes, yes, I like your research. It is nice to talk to Siham.” A lot of giggling follows. But then seriously: “You know, she really listens. So I normally think that I am just not interesting, just a normal girl … Continued