Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Naisamula - Namutumba

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2020-03-11

Report ID

8795

Created by

Suzan Winnie

Created date

2020-03-11 11:33:44 UTC

Modified by

Suzan Winnie

Modified date

2020-03-12 09:57:41 UTC

Trip Time

10:15-16:54 (6 h 39 m)

Village Time

12:49-14:43 (1 h 54 m)

Travel Time

4 h 45 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught

assignment check,follow up smearing,follow up stove building 

How Many Men Attended

6 

How Many Women Attended

24 

Staff Attendees

Suzan Keddi 

Government Attendess

VHT 

Visitor Attendees

None 

Total Attendance

30 

Program

Healthy and Safe Kitchens 

Notes

Suzan went to the village to follow up on the construction of the high risen firewood storages, the smearing of the buildings and the stove usage. When she got there, she found some members gathered at the meeting place with their group chairperson. She was warmly welcomed to the village that day and they all settled down and began discussing about the activities going on so far. The chairperson on behalf of the group members reported that about six members had managed to construct the high risen firewood storages in their kitchens while others were smearing their buildings and stoves. The chairperson had also begun building a new kitchen because his old kitchen was in a very bad state where by all the grass was swept off by the storms and the walls had cracked all over. Later that day, they got up and began walking around the village visiting home to home as they monitored different facilities. Almost all the members were now cooking on their fuel efficient stoves although some stoves needed to be repaired and smeared because they had deep cracks. Suzan demonstrated how to refill the cracks using sand and water, and then smear the stove using a mixture of cow dung and dirt collected from the swamp areas. She went ahead encouraging each member to improve on their facilities especially the dish racks which were eaten up by the termites and the firewood storages. She also requested the leaders to always monitor their members and ensure that they maintained and improved on their facilities. The members thanked Suzan for for the lessons and advice given and promised to work together as a team. The meeting finally came to an end wishing one another a happy stay. 

Next Visit

2020-03-25 - Purpose: To follow up on the stove maintenance and other facilities.

Program Success

The members are cooking on their fuel efficient stoves stoves and have managed to smear most buildings.

Program Critical Needs

To reconstruct the dish racks and repair/smear the fuel efficient stoves.

Program Ownership

The group has formed a savings account and there’s good teamwork among the members.

Other Program Observations

Some facilities are well maintained such as the latrines, shower areas, and kitchens

Program Expected Of Village

To continue repairing and constructing new dish racks plus smearing their other buildings.

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

To plan for the next visit

 

Report Photos

Firewood that will be split into small pieces and put into the high risen firewood storages by some members in the village since the rain season has begun.