While we were out in Kampong Chhnang on Friday, other important developments were underway for FoF: our household selection was completed. This means that we now have 900 households in Prey Veng who are committed to being part of FoF.
Certain criteria had to be met in order for households to participate:
- The woman has to live at home year-round. Women who leave for part of the year to work in garment factories or rice fields will not show any changes in nutritional status, as they will not be home to benefit from our interventions.
- The household has to have adequate land for planting fruit and vegetables (HFP group) or digging a pond (HFP + aquaculture group).
- The women must have at least one child under the age of five.
- The houses must have a similar socioeconomic status (SES). This is particularly important for our control, or comparison, group.
The countdown to baseline is on: 3 days!