Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Kazimba Kungira

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2021-10-06

Report ID

14301

Created by

Suzan Winnie

Created date

2021-10-07 13:14:15 UTC

Modified by

Suzan Winnie

Modified date

2021-10-07 14:05:04 UTC

Trip Time

09:36-17:19 (7 h 43 m)

Village Time

12:22-14:17 (1 h 55 m)

Travel Time

5 h 48 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught

assignment check,follow up stove building 

How Many Men Attended

2 

How Many Women Attended

12 

Staff Attendees

Suzan Keddi 

Government Attendess

Other 

Visitor Attendees

None 

Total Attendance

14 

Program

Healthy and Safe Kitchens 

Notes

Suzan went to the village to teach about food handling safety,and this was mostly carried out through a home to home visit. She decided to make a surprise visit and find out if the women were really cooking on their fuel efficient stoves or not. When she arrived there, she went to the meeting place and found some two members, Agnes and Christine who welcomed her to the village. Without wasting much time, Suzan requested they walk together within the village while visiting different homes and find out if the women were effectively cooking on their new improved stoves or not. As they walked, Suzan came across some women in their kitchens cooking on the three stones open flames besides the fuel efficient stoves. Some of the women were already participants in the program lessons but had not yet received the fuel efficient stoves. Suzan also noticed that the food which was cooked on the three stones stove, cooled down so fast because the wind blew off the fire easily. It was hard for them to make fire again because the stove consumed a lot of firewood yet the children felt hungry wanting food that very time. She began explaining to the women how it was important to always cook food on the improved stoves because they kept food warmer for a long time. She went ahead and requested the women to always see that the environment around the kitchen stays clean and healthy so as to avoid contaminating the food. The food to be served when it’s still warm enough and after consuming it, the utensils to be properly washed and put on the dish racks outside to sun dry. Lack of doing this would either lead to food poisoning or other infections mostly to the children. The members thanked Suzan for the lessons taught and promised to improve on their cooking ways as much as possible. 

Next Visit

2021-10-13 - Purpose: Continue following up on the kitchen safety and food handling safety.

Program Success

Not yet identified

Program Critical Needs

Encouraging the participants to cook on their improved stoves and continue teaching them how to build stoves.

Program Ownership

There’s a poor leadership structure making most community members reluctant to attend the program lessons.

Other Program Observations

Some homes have well maintained facilities and smeared houses

Program Expected Of Village

Mobilize themselves for the program lessons

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

Plan for the next meeting.

 

Report Photos

Kazimba kungira. A young woman was found cooking on her three stones open flames and Suzan encouraged her to abandon them and begin cooking on the new improved stoves.

Kazimba kungira. Some of the young children Suzan found sitting outside while waiting to be served food which had cooled up long time.