Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Naisamula - Namutumba

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2020-01-13

Report ID

8018

Created by

Suzan Winnie

Created date

2020-01-14 13:24:04 UTC

Modified by

Suzan Winnie

Modified date

2020-01-16 09:47:38 UTC

Trip Time

10:10-17:29 (7 h 19 m)

Village Time

12:30-15:12 (2 h 42 m)

Travel Time

4 h 37 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught

assignment check,follow up smearing 

How Many Men Attended

8 

How Many Women Attended

23 

Staff Attendees

Jeska Nairuba,Tape Bwana 

Government Attendess

VHT 

Visitor Attendees

None 

Total Attendance

31 

Program

Healthy and Safe Kitchens 

Notes

Tape and Jessica went to the village to monitor the progress of the healthy and safe kitchens program such as the stove usage, maintenance of the latrines, bathrooms,rubbish pits,dish racks, and tippy taps plus the smearing of the buildings. When they arrived there, they met some of the group leaders and a few members at the meeting place who warmly welcomed them to the village. After settling down and exchanging greetings, they all agreed to walk around the village visiting home to home while monitoring the program facilities. During the process, some members were found cooking on their new stoves and reported that they no longer suffered from smoke inhalation and eye infections, the kitchens looked much more neater and accidents reduced. They also cooked food in time yet they used less firewood. Some facilities however had been destroyed by the previous heavy storms such as the shower areas,latrines and dish racks. Tape and Jessica kept on encouraging the members not to lose hope but to continue repairing or rebuilding stronger facilities which would last longer. They also noticed that not everyone smeared all their buildings and even some of them didn’t have the high risen firewood storages in their kitchens. They also requested them to smear all their buildings and build the firewood storages so that their entire homes looked much more neater and healthy to live in. The women were also requested to come for the women’s conference which would take place on the 24th,of January 2020 in jinja town. The lessons to be taught in the conference would help them identify their strengths and weaknesses thus improving on their life skills that they would enable them live a better life. They thanked Kibo staff for the advice given and the meeting came to an end. 

Next Visit

2020-01-20 - Purpose: To follow up on the number of stoves in use and other facilities.

Program Success

Many members are now cooking on their fuel efficient stoves.

Program Critical Needs

Some buildings have not been smeared and other facilities such as the dish racks, latrines and shower areas need to be repaired

Program Ownership

There’s a good leadership structure among the members

Other Program Observations

Some of the sanitation and hygiene facilities are well maintained

Program Expected Of Village

Continue smearing their buildings and repairing their facilities

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

To plan for the next meeting

 

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