Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Kalitumba - Namutumba

Visit by Harriet Kefeza on 2020-08-07

Report ID
9643
Created by
Harriet Kefeza
Created date
2020-08-11 09:13:58 UTC
Modified by
Harriet Kefeza
Modified date
2020-08-11 09:55:39 UTC
Trip Time
09:44-17:52 (8 h 8 m)
Village Time
11:51-15:20 (3 h 29 m)
Travel Time
4 h 39 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught
building lessons,adjustements 
How Many Men Attended
3 
How Many Women Attended
27 
Staff Attendees
Harriet Kefeza 
Government Attendess
LC1,VHT 
Visitor Attendees
Magada sub County Community development officer 
Total Attendance
30 
Program
Healthy and Safe Kitchens 
Notes
HARRIET went to Kalitumba village with the Community development officer(CDO) Magada sub-County. She wanted to meet participants of the lower section of the village who did not get stoves before the outbreak of covid 19 when kibo was active in the village. Kibo staff had asked the Chairperson of the Healthy and Safe kitchen program Mrs DIna to mobilize the village. Also Harriet told the Chairperson to mobilize the participants to come with grass to the meeting so that they can learn together how to chop grass so that kibo can teach this section how to practically build stoves. On their way, kibo staff was called the group leader who told her that she mobilized participants for the meeting but currently was not on ground remind them the for the meeting. HARRIET decided to proceed to the village to mobilize the participants by her self other than relying to Dina who was giving excuses. She passed by the sub county and picked the CDO and headed to the village. They were welcomed by the Chairperson LC1 and they requested him to walk with to the village to mobilize and find out why these people did not turn up for the meeting yet they were told about the program. They walked through over 27 homes mobilizing the participants for the next meeting as well as look at their home facilities to see whether they qualify for the healthy and safe kitchen program. Most people had quality kitchen that lacked fuel efficient stove that is mostly cooked on open flames.They told them about the dangers of cooking on the open flames and encouraged them to come to the meeting on Monday 10th August 2020 to learn how to build the fuel efficient stoves that vents out smoke. She also told the type of grass required for building stoves and asked every member to come with a heap of grass to the meeting so that they can learn to get her how to chop it and later learn how to build stoves. Some homes had sub standards bathrooms and Harriet encouraged them to improve on them because building stoves is a dirty work that will require every one to take a shower after building stoves and this should be done in a well build shower area. Also some people whose kitchens were not smeared were encouraged to do so to qualify for the program. The participants were receptive and promised to do so. The CDO also encouraged every home visited to positively respond to all the kibo programs in order to achieve development. The Chairperson LC1 thanked kibo and the CDO for visiting his village, he also promised to work hand in hand with kibo group. 
Next Visit
2020-08-10 - Purpose: To teach participants in the lower section of the village how to chop grass.
Program Success
Most people with dry stoves cook on them on daily basis.
Program Critical Needs
Build stoves for the participants that had not yet got stoves before the lockdown especially in the lower section.
Program Ownership
Most people cook on their stoves on daily basis especially those ones who got stoves earlier.
Other Program Observations
Most people have maintained hand washing .
Program Expected Of Village
Search for grass to be used for building stoves so that in the next meeting they will learn how to chop it.
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
Call the group leader for further mobilization.
 

Report Photos

12631 The community development officer on the far left together with the Chairperson LC1 on the right and Harriet( kibo group staff) sharing on the village kibo program progress. The CDO is challenging the Chairperson LC1 why his community has been slow?.
12634 This is a well smeared home for one member who has just moved in this village and HARRIET encouraged the owner to smear the kitchen too.
12673 HARRIET is checking the hand washing stand whether it’s being used.
12676 HARRIET and the Community development officer looking at a strong dish Rack.
12679 These children committed themselves to clean the kitchen every day as a way of helping their mother.