Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Buluvu - Namutumba

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2020-10-28

Report ID

10922

Created by

Suzan Winnie

Created date

2020-10-29 11:59:39 UTC

Modified by

Suzan Winnie

Modified date

2020-10-29 14:03:21 UTC

Trip Time

10:03-17:43 (7 h 40 m)

Village Time

12:08-14:47 (2 h 39 m)

Travel Time

5 h 1 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught

assignment check,follow up smearing,follow up stove building 

How Many Men Attended

2 

How Many Women Attended

6 

Staff Attendees

Suzan Keddi 

Government Attendess

VHT 

Visitor Attendees

None 

Total Attendance

8 

Program

Healthy and Safe Kitchens 

Notes

Suzan went and visited the lower section of the village purposely to follow up on the stove building progress, maintenance of other facilities and stove usage. When she arrived there, she was welcomed by the group chairperson madam kawanguzi who seemed to be tired from the garden work. Later after other eight group members joined them, they went and visited some members who had recently got the fuel efficient stoves after constructing the kitchens. On their way, they kept on checking on the outside facilities like the shower areas, latrines, dish racks and rubbish pits. Some of the stoves needed to be repaired and smeared because they had cracked as well as smearing the kitchens, bathrooms and latrines. About four homes visited that day also needed to dig up new rubbish pits with dish racks. According to the chairperson, most members complained of the current rains which were destroying some of their facilities such as washing off the smeared dirt from some buildings as well as the dish racks. Suzan requested the members to always repair and maintain all their facilities whenever they got spoilt and use stronger materials for construction so that they would last longer. She also encouraged each member who received a new improved stove to use them for cooking their food on a daily basis so that they saved firewood and time to attend other developmental lessons. At the end, she thanked the members for the hard work done and then wished each one a happy stay. 

Next Visit

2020-11-09 - Purpose: Carry out the first evaluation process.

Program Success

Yes almost all the the members with stoves are cooking on their stoves

Program Critical Needs

To improve on some facilities after the rainy seasons.

Program Ownership

There’s a good leadership structure

Other Program Observations

Other members have maintained some of their facilities

Program Expected Of Village

Repair their facilities

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

Plan for an evaluation meeting

 

Report Photos

A fuel efficient stove which needs to be repaired and smeared together with the inside part of the kitchen.

A poorly built firewood storage which needs to be reconstructed with strong materials.