Joshua Bakwerani

Field Supervisor: Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement

Joshua Bakwerani has a Degree in Public Administration and Management and 8 years of experience in Data Collection. He has a Certificate in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) from Gulu University. He has worked in different parts of Uganda for different organizations as a Data Collector. He has a passion working on issues that involves youth. He has trained youth and women group in financial literacy and selection, planning and management of income generating activities in village savings groups (VSLAs). Read More>>

    He was L-IFT’s respondent in 2016. In 2017, he was recruited as a Field Researcher for the FEDU project and in 2019 he became one of the Field Supervisors for L-IFT’s RISE project.

Racheal Ainokwikiriza

Field Supervisor: Nakivale Refugee Settlement

Racheal Ainokwikiriza holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Social Administration from Bishop Stuart University in Uganda. She has a Certificate in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL). She has 4 years experience in Data Collection. She has been working as a Field Researcher for L-IFT since 2016 for the FEDU and SEEP projects. She is now one of the Field Supervisors for L-IFT’s RISE project.

Bingo Apolo Valantino

Field Researcher: Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement

Bingo Apolo is a Field Researcher in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement. He is from South Sudan, Central Equatoria State Juba, Juba County. He has been living for 3 years in the settlement. He has an experience working in National Bureau of Statistics Commission in South Sudan as an Enumerator. He has also worked as a Data Collector for Remember the One We Lost (ROWL) organization in KIryandongo.

 

Trinitas Nibaruta 

Field Researcher: Nakivale Refugee Settlement

Trinitas Nibaruta is a Field Researcher in Nakivale Refugee Settlement. She is from Burundi. She has a Degree in Law from Lac Tanganyika University at Bujumbura in Burundi. She was working in her own shop for 3 years, then she worked as a Restaurant Manager for another 3 years in Bujumbura, Burundi. She has lived for 5 years in Nakivale. She has taken Business training in Nakivale and she has a small business in the settlement. 
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Rachael Dusio

Field Researcher: Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement

Rachael Dusio is Field Researcher in Kiryandongo Settlement. She is from South Sudan. She has a BA from Makerere University, Uganda with Literature in English. She has taught in many schools from 2004 up to 2014 in Uganda, Sudan and South Sudan. She has lived for in Kiryandongo. From 2015 to date, She has been doing Field Research for various humanitarian organizations.


 

Mibaraka Kamana 

Field Researcher: Nakivale Refugee Settlement

Mibaraka Kamana is a Field Researcher in Nakivale Refugee Settlement. He is from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Development, Firm Management (Entrepreneurship) from the Technical High Institute of development in the DRC (Institut supérieur de dévéloppement). He has 4 years of experience as a Teacher and a Deputy Head Master in a secondary school. Read More>>

    In addition, he has 5 years experience as a Secretary in Mediation Committee for Development Organization in DRC. He lived in Nakivale for 5 years. In the Nakivale Settlement, he has worked as a Community Football Manager and as a Data Collector for African Initiative for Relief and Development (AIRD). He was also elected and worked as a Community Leader in charge of person with special need (PSN) and he is the Founder and Chairman of CLISAO Foundation (Change our Life by Increasing Savings and Assisting Orphans).

Phionah Apio

Field Researcher: Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement

Phionah Apio is a Field Researcher in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement. She is from Uganda. She has studied Christian Religious Education, Entrepreneurship and Geography. She was a Deputy Speaker in Red Cross Club and she was an Assistant Field Manager at Wildfire Club.

Kamikazi Nelly

Field Researcher: Nakivale Refugee Settlement

Kamikazi Nelly is a Field Researcher in Nakivale Refugee Settlement. She is from Burundi. She has a Masters Degree in Marketing. She has 3 years experience as a Manager in Red Cross and for 4 years working as a Private Order Supplier in Burundi. She has lived for 5 years in Nakivale and she has been helping out to clean refugee houses and she has her own business. Her passion is to help others.

Mambo Zakir

Field Researcher: Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement

Mambo Zakir is a Field Researcher in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement. He is from Uganda. He studied Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. He has lived in Kiryandongo for 8 years. He has been working on helping the Kiryandongo community fix their phones in addition to being a Mobile Money Point helping the community receive a Mobile Money service. 

Mukarwema Leonia

Field Researcher: Nakivale Refugee Settlement

Mukarwema Leonia is a Field Researcher in Nakivale Refugee Settlement. She has a Diploma in Business Administration from Team University, Kampala, Uganda. She is from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She has lived for 5 years in Nakivale. She has an experience working as a Data Collector for Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) in Nakivale.