Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Butabira

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2021-11-05

Report ID

14794

Created by

Suzan Winnie

Created date

2021-11-08 09:51:55 UTC

Modified by

Suzan Winnie

Modified date

2021-11-09 14:15:47 UTC

Trip Time

09:51-17:34 (7 h 43 m)

Village Time

12:05-15:03 (2 h 58 m)

Travel Time

4 h 45 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught

adjustements,teach raised storage 

How Many Men Attended

4 

How Many Women Attended

12 

Staff Attendees

Suzan Keddi 

Government Attendess

LC1 

Visitor Attendees

None 

Total Attendance

16 

Program

Healthy and Safe Kitchens 

Notes

Suzan went to the village to teach and guide the participants how to remove the banana stems out from a previously built stove as well as follow up on the construction of the firewood storages. While taking out the stems, Suzan observed that the community was quite learning faster how to carry out the activity especially the women. Later after, three participants were left to continue smearing the stove and Suzan walked along with the remaining members to different homes while monitoring different program facilities. Along the way, Suzan observed that the members were repairing and smearing their houses and in some kitchens, children were found cooking food on their mother’s fuel efficient stoves. They seemed to be enjoying because one of the girls reported that it cooked food so fast yet it saved firewood and also there was no longer smoke stuck in the kitchens. About sixteen homes were visited that day while seven kitchens had constructed stronger firewood storages which held enough firewood because they had stronger poles. The rest needed to reconstruct their firewood stands while others didn’t have them. Suzan advised the men to assist their wives in constructing stronger firewood stands to avoid accidents like falling on anyone while they are cooking food. Stronger firewood storages can enable one save enough firewood for the future or in times of scarcity. The members thanked Kibo staff for the visit and advice given and promised to improve on their facilities as much as possible. 

Next Visit

2021-11-08 - Purpose: To follow up on the stove building progress,smearing of the houses and construction of the firewood storages.

Program Success

Yes at some point there’s a great improvement in some facilities such as smearing of the houses and stove usage.

Program Critical Needs

To continue encouraging the men to assist their wives in repairing some facilities because the women are so busy most of the times.

Program Ownership

There’s unity among the community members and their leaders as well as teamwork during the program implementation.

Other Program Observations

Some of the sanitation and hygiene facilities are well maintained like the latrines, shower areas and hand washing jerrycans.

Program Expected Of Village

Continue repairing and reconstructing their facilities such as the firewood storages and kitchen roofs.

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

Plan and prepare for the next meeting.

 

Report Photos

Butabira. One of the participants Kawala was found preparing to cook on her stove but she did not have a good strong firewood storage stand which is dangerous because these firewood can fall on them as they cook food leading to accidents. Suzan advised her to talk to her husband to construct for her a strong firewood storage stand so that she can stock her firewood there.

Butabira. A young girl in her mother’s kitchen preparing to cook food but first trying to take out the ash from the stove. The firewood storage was also well constructed with big poles.