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Journal on a stilt-house in a mountainous rural area (2019)
Two women sit on the platform of a wooden stilt house in a mountainous rural area, one writing notes.
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In a commune meeting hall, a young researcher sits across a wooden table from local residents, listening closely to their answers. Behind them, the stage is still decorated from a recent community celebration.
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Why a baseline
A baseline survey records how households live before a project begins: their incomes, energy use, land, health and concerns. Without it, there is no fair way to say later whether a project improved people’s lives or made anything worse.
Journal on a stilt-house in a mountainous rural area (2019). Photo: From the author's personal collection.
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Interviews, not only forms
Numbers matter, but sitting at the same table lets people explain what a questionnaire cannot capture: who decides how money is spent, what changed after the last flood, and what they really expect from a new project.
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Author to add: the commune and project, how many households took part, and one answer that changed how you saw the community.
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