Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Butabira

Visit by Harriet Kefeza on 2021-11-29

Report ID
15091
Created by
Harriet Kefeza
Created date
2021-11-30 07:35:28 UTC
Modified by
Harriet Kefeza
Modified date
2021-11-30 08:29:15 UTC
Trip Time
10:03-17:31 (7 h 28 m)
Village Time
12:24-15:29 (3 h 5 m)
Travel Time
4 h 23 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught
assignment check,teach raised storage 
How Many Men Attended
3 
How Many Women Attended
19 
Staff Attendees
Harriet Kefeza 
Government Attendess
VHT 
Visitor Attendees
None 
Total Attendance
22 
Program
Healthy and Safe Kitchens 
Notes
Harriet was in Butabira village to continue following up on kitchen safety, food handling safety and firewood storages. This was a surprise visit because she wanted to find the participants in their day to day life. She reached in the village when it was raining and most participants were in doors. She went to different homes of the participants and interestingly found most participants with dry stoves cooking on their stoves. In some homes the men were also participating in cooking which was nice to see. A case in point was Mzee OKudo who was found cooking ground nuts for his wife who was sick lying in the the house. He said that the stove provided a conducive atmosphere that motivates him to help his wife to cook food . This is because it uses less firewood, vents out smoke unlike the traditional three open flames. In some homes Harriet found the family together in the kitchen cooking food .The participants said that the stove created more unity and love in the family because a family that stays together, works together develops together thus improving marriage relationship. Most homes were using their dish racks as they washed utensils and dried them on the dish racks.The men reported that kibo helped their village to further improve the hygiene in the kitchen because it taught them how clean, arrange utensils, cook clean food and serve it on clean utensils. Harriet encouraged them always to remove dry utensils from the dish racks when ever it started raining to avoid dirt splashing back on them. Also most participants had firewood storage stand well stocked them with firewood. The participants reported that they are not stressed with firewood in this rainy season since they have stocked firewood in their kitchens and their stoves use less firewood and this has reduced stress to look for firewood . Harriet reminded them about the postponement for the day of borehole and stove commissioning to Thursday 2/12/2021 and encouraged to remind each other and to attend.The participants were very thankful for KIbo programs and promised to attend any program that kibo brings in their village. 
Next Visit
2021-12-02 - Purpose: To attend a joint activity of borehole and stove commissioning as well as giving incentives to the active participants.
Program Success
Most participants cook on their stoves on daily basis.
Program Critical Needs
None
Program Ownership
Most participants cook on their stoves on daily basis.
Other Program Observations
Sanitation and hygiene standards have been maintained.
Program Expected Of Village
Mobilize each other to attend the next meeting and maintain their home facilities.
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
Call the program community leaders for further mobilization.
 

Report Photos

24421 Butabira village. This lady Beth was found lighting fire in her stove to cook lunch for her family. She said that the stoves provided a smoke free environment and enables her to cook with her baby on the back because the stove vents out smoke .
24424 Butabira village. A kibo staff Harriet talking to this old man( okudo) who was cooking Groundnuts for his wife who was sick lying in the house.
24427 Butabira village. This is one of the dish rack that is being used though the rain has dirt the utensils . The owner of the dish rack Kampi who used to scatter her dirt utensils in her kitchen now uses her dish rack and she is proud of kibo for teaching her the importance of cooking in a clean kitchen and serving food on clean utensils.