Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Naibowa

Visit by Harriet Kefeza on 2021-05-07

Report ID

13044

Created by

Harriet Kefeza

Created date

2021-05-07 12:19:34 UTC

Modified by

Harriet Kefeza

Modified date

2021-05-10 06:33:18 UTC

Trip Time

09:34-18:52 (9 h 18 m)

Village Time

11:35-16:37 (5 h 2 m)

Travel Time

4 h 16 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught

assignment check,follow up smearing,waiting 

How Many Men Attended

4 

How Many Women Attended

28 

Staff Attendees

Harriet Kefeza 

Government Attendess

LC1,VHT 

Visitor Attendees

None 

Total Attendance

32 

Program

Healthy and Safe Kitchens 

Notes

Harriet went to Naibowa and Ndalike village to follow up on smearing of the home facilities, stove usage, firewood storage as well as preparing these two villages for stoves and borehole commissioning . She begun with Naibowa village and when she reached in the village, she begun by walking around the few homes in the trading center to monitor progress. Interestingly most participants had smeared their home facilities while others who were lagging behind had also started smearing them. All the homes she reached had stocked firewood in their kitchens. However some homes had only smeared the kitchen and left the stoves un attended too.This had caused some stoves to crack.Harriet encouraged the participants to smear them to enable them look neat and last longer. Another interesting thing in this village was facilities that were destroyed by rainfall, the owners had started repairing which was so cool.For example Pastor Wilber whose kitchen was leaking and later broke down due to heavy windy rainfall. Wilber had started re- constructing another kitchen for replacement. Wilber also told Harriet that he is working with the rest of the members in the group to ensure that improve/ maintain their facilities. Harriet later proceeded to Ndalike village . When she reached in the village she was joined by Mr. Batuli who is one of the committee members. He volunteered to walk around with Harriet so that she inspects the Healthy and safe kitchens facilities. They walked through some few homes focusing on the homes in the upper section of the village. In this section most homes were found well smeared, had firewood well stocked in their kitchens, and were using their stoves on daily basis. This was evidenced by the absence of the traditional three stones fire in the kitchens and in some homes food was found cooking food by itself. One of the participants ( Nabirye) told Harriet that because of the Healthy and safe kitchen program, the men are able to help their wives to cook food together due to the abscence of smoke. She also added that because of the firewood storage stands that kibo taught them to make and stock them with firewood. They are not stressed of firewood during this rainy season since they have firewood stocked in their and the stove which uses less firewood. They were so thankful to kibo for the healthy and safe kitchens program.Kibo staff requested them to reach to other participants that she did not reach and encourage them Incase their facilities need to be improved. 

Next Visit

2021-05-14 - Purpose: To follow up on smearing of the home facilities, firewood storage, stove usage and repair of leaking kitchens.

Program Success

Most participants with dry stoves cook on them on daily basis.

Program Critical Needs

Encourage firewood storages.

Program Ownership

Most participants with dry stoves cook on them on daily basis.

Other Program Observations

Sanitation and hygiene standards have been maintained.

Program Expected Of Village

Smear the home facilities that were lagging behind.

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

Prepare the next lesson

 

Report Photos

Naibowa village. A kibo staff Harriet looking at the kitchen that the participants had already started smearing.

Ndalike village. Kibo staff Harriet looking at a well smeared kitchen for Mrs . Batuli

Naibowa village. A kibo staff Harriet in a blue shirt looking at the stove that had started cracking . She encouraged the own to smear it to prevent it from cracking and to last longer.

Ndalike village. Food was found cooking food by itself in Mugote’s home.This shows how the home was using the stove on daily basis because there was no traditional three stones in the kitchen.

Naibowa village. Harriet looking at Pastor Wilber’s new kitchen that is constructing after his former kitchen was destroyed by rainfal