This report presents the findings of the IHEA survey that was implemented in four townships of Magway Division (Magway, Minbu, Pakokku and Pwint Phyu) in the Dry Zone of Myanmar.
Save the Children in Myanmar (SCiM) has started a food security programme in four townships in the Dry Zone, funded by the European Commission. The overall objective of the project is to increase food security amongst the poorest households through a comprehensive package addressing the multiple causes of food insecurity and malnutrition.
Since the project's two expected results are improvement in household income and improvement in health and nutrition status of children, SCiM has conducted baseline surveys in household income as well as in nutrition. The Individual Household Economy Analysis (IHEA) methodology has been used to gather baseline household income data. A separate baseline survey concerning nutrition aspects such as anthropometric assessment, dietary diversity and frequency and minimum cost of diet was also conducted. In order to assess project impact, the same methodologies will be used for surveys at the end of the project.