Anne Gachoka

Anne Gachoka

Qualitative Researcher

Anne is a Qualitative Researcher at BFA Global. Previously, she was a Research Field Manager at Digital Divide Data where some of her responsibilities included defining expected results and using performance indicators and other processes/systems to monitor and track project completions, ensuring that research protocols were followed, and supervising field teams. She was the first staff member to join Kenya Financial Diaries project and is deeply steeped in the stories and histories of the respondents. Anne has six years’ experience in social and market research working in several other local research firms. She holds an undergraduate degree in Information Technology from Makerere University.

Publications by this author

Transaction product mystery shopping in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa: What are the unexpected barriers and experiences customers might face?
Digital Financial Services |

Transaction product mystery shopping in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa: What are the unexpected barriers and experiences customers might face?

This is the third case study in our report, ‘Inclusion and Your Bottom Line’, which outlines a new mixed-method...

By Shirley Mburu
Imagining Post-COVID recovery
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Imagining Post-COVID recovery

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, July 10, 2020  How Financial Diaries families imagine reconstructing their income streams...

By Julie Zollmann
Assessing the impact of tech-enabled urban mobility
PAYGo and Essential Services |

Assessing the impact of tech-enabled urban mobility

Affordable and safe mobility is an essential service, enabling people to access goods and services, education and employment opportunities,...

By Jacob Winiecki
Corona Case Studies: Running out of options
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Corona Case Studies: Running out of options

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, June 12, 2020  After three months of Covid-19 restrictions, Jennifer’s economic options...

By Julie Zollmann
Corona Case Studies: ‘Waiting for nothing’
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Corona Case Studies: ‘Waiting for nothing’

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, June 12, 2020  Agnes, 45, lives in rural Makueni with her children...

By Julie Zollmann
Back to an empty market
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Back to an empty market

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, June 10, 2020  Desperate for income, many Diaries respondents have gone back...

By Julie Zollmann
The buck stops with women
Gender Finance |

The buck stops with women

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 30, 2020  How Kenyan mothers are keeping food on the table through...

By Anne Gachoka
If the coronavirus doesn’t kill you…
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

If the coronavirus doesn’t kill you…

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 21, 2020  Kenyans’ reflections on security in the time of Covid-19...

By Julie Zollmann
“Our love has grown more”
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

“Our love has grown more”

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 21, 2020  Coronavirus disruptions are giving some Kenyan women a reprieve...

By Julie Zollmann
Corona Case Studies: Should I stay, or should I go?
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Corona Case Studies: Should I stay, or should I go?

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 14, 2020 Considering urban to rural migration as urban incomes dwindle...

By Julie Zollmann