Meet the Uganda Research Team
As part of our work to better understand everyday mobility in Kampala, we're working closely with a local research team on the ground.
As part of our work to better understand everyday mobility in Kampala, we're working closely with a local research team on the ground. Watch them introduce themselves above.
Who they are and what they do
This team is responsible for collecting insights directly from riders and drivers across Kampala — capturing the experiences, constraints, and day-to-day decision-making that don't show up in datasets or dashboards.
Their role is simple but critical: to listen carefully, document honestly, and reflect real-world conditions as they are.
Why local research matters
Mobility systems are shaped as much by context as by technology. Working with a local research team helps ensure that what we learn is grounded in:
- lived experience, not assumptions
- everyday trade-offs, not edge cases
- local realities, not imported models
It's the difference between designing for a place and learning from it.
On the ground in Kampala
Right now, our Uganda research team is engaging with both riders and drivers across the city — gathering perspectives that inform how we think about safety, fairness, reliability, and day-to-day decision-making.
This work runs alongside the Gendayo Mobility Assessment and helps us connect quantitative signals with qualitative context.
More importantly, it keeps the focus where it belongs: on the people who move through these systems every day.
