Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Bukhudumira - Namutumba

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2019-08-21

Report ID
6416
Created by
Suzan Winnie
Created date
2019-08-21 13:11:37 UTC
Modified by
Suzan Winnie
Modified date
2019-08-23 15:04:51 UTC
Trip Time
10:09-16:52 (6 h 43 m)
Village Time
12:13-14:52 (2 h 39 m)
Travel Time
4 h 4 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught
assignment check,waiting 
How Many Men Attended
How Many Women Attended
Staff Attendees
Suzan Keddi 
Government Attendess
VHT 
Visitor Attendees
None 
Total Attendance
12 
Program
Healthy and Safe Kitchens 
Notes
Suzan went to the village with the purpose of monitoring the stove usage and the maintenance of other facilities such as the dish racks,smearing of the kitchens, bathrooms, latrines and stoves. When she arrived there, she came across one of the committee members coming from his garden with his wife. They warmly welcomed her to the village and walked together until they reached the other members who were already waiting for them at the chairperson’s place. Suzan first discussed about a few issues concerning the program activities whereby 32 group members had got stoves and went ahead building for more 13 members within their community which was so impressive. Later on, they stood up and then began moving around the homes checking on different facilities such as the shower areas,pit latrines, the stoves, rubbish pits, kitchens and the dish racks. As they moved around, Suzan first observed that most members had well maintained all their facilities and were using their new stoves for cooking. Some of the challenges the members faced were of the stoves cracking hence not knowing how to repair them and the termites eating up their dish racks. Suzan demonstrated from one of the members stove how it was supposed to be repaired and then requested the members who had well maintained their stoves to find time and teach the other members how to refill the cracks and then smear them at least after every two weeks. Suzan thanked all the members for the good work and requested them to go on and repair their broken facilities as well as smearing their buildings for a better healthy living. The members thanked Suzan for the lessons and advice wishing her a safe journey back home. 
Next Visit
2019-09-14 - Purpose: Monitoring and evaluation
Program Success
Most members are now using the fuel efficient stoves for cooking.
Program Critical Needs
The members need to be taught how to build strong dish racks since most of them are complaining about the termites eating them all the time.
Program Ownership
The members are so active and have unity among themselves when participating in the program activities.
Other Program Observations
Some homes have well maintained their facilities such as smearing their kitchens, bathrooms,latrines and stoves.
Program Expected Of Village
To repair some of their broken facilities
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
To plan for the next evaluation.
 

Report Photos

8435 Kibo staff posing with one of the community members and her children next to her kitchen.
8438 A member standing next to her well maintained stove.