Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Buluvu - Namutumba

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2018-10-31

Report ID
3367
Created by
Suzan Winnie
Created date
2018-11-01 07:31:31 UTC
Modified by
Suzan Winnie
Modified date
2018-11-01 12:51:49 UTC
Trip Time
09:53-17:03 (7 h 10 m)
Village Time
12:00-14:45 (2 h 45 m)
Travel Time
4 h 25 m

Current State

Participation Rating
0 
Success
The water and sanitation hygiene facilities have been maintained. 
Village Critical Needs
They need to be empowered with the skills of building an energy saving stove in their kitchens because most people cook on open flames. 
Village Action Steps
Mobilise each other for the next meeting 
Staff Action Steps
Prepare for next lesson 
Sanitation Hygiene Committee
yes 
Water Users Committee
yes 
Other Class Notes
 
Community Ownership
yes 
Ownership Story
The borehole is well maintained by the members within the community. 
Three Stone Fires
yes 
Access to Clean Water
yes 
Open Defecation
no 
Water Access Explain
 
Prevent Ownership
None 
Allow Ownership
There is good leadership 
Village Notes
The members of Buluvu showed much interests in the Healthy and Safe Kitchen program and ready to participate . 

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught
building lessons 
How Many Men Attended
26 
How Many Women Attended
34 
Staff Attendees
Jeska Nairuba,Tape Bwana 
Government Attendess
LC1,VHT 
Visitor Attendees
Suzan keddi winnie 
Total Attendance
60 
Program
Healthy and Safe Kitchens 
Notes
Suzan,Tape and Jessica were in Buluvu village with the purpose of introducing the Healthy and safe kitchen program to the community.On arriving there, some of the community members who were already gathered at the meeting place who warmly welcomed them . The Chairperson Lc1 of the village welcomed Kibo staff and immediately opened the meeting with a prayer. Each member in the meeting was kindly requested to introduce him/self as well as Kibo staff which is very important. Then Suzan introduced the program to the Community whereby she asked them to list down the challenges they face while cooking on the three stone open flame. This was very interesting for the men also to identify the challenges their wives go through like smoke, lack of firewood which force them to spend long hours in the bush looking for firewood, too much ash which makes the kitchens dirty ,fire accidents as well as spending long hours in the kitchens inhaling smoke that cause them to suffer from eye and chest problems. They were also concerned how best they can reduce on those challenges. Suzan went ahead and talked about the importance and benefits of the energy saving stove such as using less firewood, saving time for other activities,reducing fire accidents and smoke inhalation among others. This was very important in that it helped them understand the problems they faced while using three stone open flame stoves thus wanting to learn skills of building an energy saving stove which would improve on their wellbeing. Tape went ahead and talked about the main requirements that each home need to have before building an energy saving stove such as a well built kitchen with a fine wall and roof,a rubbish pit,dry rack,a pit latrin with a tippy tap and a bathroom. She also asked the members about the roles and responsibilities of a wife and husband in a home, this made each one understand how important each of them was in a home and it also encouraged the members to come and participate together in the healthy and safe kitchen lessons. Kibo staff thanked the members for their time in the meeting and taking part in the discussions, they also agreed on the date and time together with the members on which the next meeting would take place. The chairman l.c.1 made a final speech by thanking Kibo staff for such a developmental program that they had introduced to their community, and encouraged them to keep continue attending lessons. The meeting was then closed with a prayer from Tape. 
Next Visit
- Purpose: To teach about the materials needed for building energy saving stoves and also to select a committee that will be responsible for coordinating the program.
Program Success
Program Critical Needs
Program Ownership
Other Program Observations
Program Expected Of Village
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
 

Report Photos

4819 Kibo staff introducing the healthy and safe kitchen program to Buluvu village , here the community is listing down challenges they go through as they cook on open flames.