My name is Frehiwot Sinishaw. I am 26 years old. I was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In July 2016 I finished my Bachelor’s degree in Law. Then, I joined L-IFT in December 2016 as a Field Researcher and a Program Assistant. I am also currently doing my Master’s degree in Public International […]
SOLUTION FOR SERVING THE UNBANKED POPULATION IN ETHIOPIA
Financial institutions as being the role players for financial circulation in Ethiopia are now in the progress of transforming the traditional way of doing business via various digital technologies. Nevertheless, are they fully utilizing opportunities for becoming digitalized in order to address the non-financially included population? Currently, banks in Ethiopia offer mobile banking and ATMs […]
L-IFT TRAINING YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS SELF DIARIES (YES-D)
Sengerema foundation is an NGO that trains young people in Tanzania to start their enterprises. It was registered in 2015 as YEP Tanzania in Dar-el-salaam. They first train young entrepreneurs for a period of one year where they teach various business skills such as bookkeeping. In 2018 Sengerema foundation and L-IFT started a project on […]
Data on Debt – How Reliable is it?
Imagine someone comes up to you in the street and asks you: “Do you have any loans?” I myself certainly would not feel very comfortable with that question. I think I would probably try to make a joke and say: “Oh yes, I have too much debt” And then I would quickly try to get […]
Moses, One of the Faces Behind All Data Work
Ever wondered about the faces behind L-IFT’s work? Diversity is what pretty much sums up our team’s constellation. Spread across the world, every individual comes from a different background and adds that personal spice to make our small and flexible firm work. Moses Mburu, one of the faces behind everything that involves data, belongs to […]
Do Low-income Households Invest?
Interesting blog from UNCDF on the types of investments that the poorest households make in Bangladesh: https://spark.adobe.com/page/sPtBExAtOVr8y/
Digital Connectedness
Aflatoun International, an NGO offering social and financial education to children and young people worldwide, and L-IFT are joining forces to find out how digital connectedness impacts the financial choices and decisions of young people in developing countries. Click on the link below to learn more about it: https://www.thinkforwardinitiative.com/stories/digital-connectedness-in-developing-countries-and-its-impact-on-financial-choices
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Savings Groups
Blog written by Anne Marie for SEEP on savings groups. Access the blog via the link: https://seepnetwork.org/Blog-Post/All-You-Ever-Wanted-to-Know-About-Savings-Groups-Evidence-based-Insights-on-Participation-in-SGs
Remote Lockouts: The Dark Side of Pay-as-You-Go Solar?
CGAP approached L-IFT to investigate people’s understanding and ideas about Pay-As-You-Go solar financing. Click on the link below to access the blog and learn about the findings: http://www.cgap.org/blog/remote-lockouts-dark-side-pay-you-go-solar
A Useful Skill: How Did a Researcher Become a Promising Solar Agent?
Blog from UNCDF CleanStart on Musa’s journey former FEDU researcher. Click on the link below to access the blog: https://spark.adobe.com/page/rerAJaFHZ9djm/