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Household Economy Analysis

by Stephen Browne — last modified 03/19/2008 23:30

Household Economy Analysis

The practitioners in FEG Consulting have been leading HEA's refinement and increasing its applicability in different contexts: from national early warning systems to village-level development projects; from the first look into post-war Angola's rural livelihoods to the assessment of refugee camps in northern Kenya; from Kosovo to the swamps of southern Sudan.

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HEA is distinct from other livelihoods analyses in three important ways:

  1. It results in a quantified account of people's essential livelihood strategies (rather than simply a descriptive one)
  2. This account is disaggregated and linked to both a specific geographic area and a particular wealth group (e.g. poor, middle, upper middle, better off)
  3. It provides predictive capacity, allowing for significant lead times for response
Rigor and Flexibility

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HEA is a unique livelihoods-based framework designed to provide a clear and accurate representation of the inside workings of household economies at different levels of a wealth continuum and in different parts of the world. This picture can be used for a wide range of purposes, including development planning, emergency response, early warning, poverty analysis and reduction, and policy analysis. For more on how HEA has been used, please click here.  In over 15 years of consistent use, throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, the Balkans and Asia, the Household Economy Approach has been tested, refined, and applied in a wide range of settings. In every case, the approach has been adapted to local realities without losing its essential rigor; and in every case, decision makers have remarked on its ability to open their eyes to a reality they had not fully comprehended.

 

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