Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Kirwanire

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2021-10-15

Report ID

14481

Created by

Suzan Winnie

Created date

2021-10-18 13:11:21 UTC

Modified by

Suzan Winnie

Modified date

2021-10-20 05:45:44 UTC

Trip Time

09:47-17:20 (7 h 33 m)

Village Time

12:13-14:47 (2 h 34 m)

Travel Time

4 h 59 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught

adjustements,follow up smearing,teach raised storage 

How Many Men Attended

4 

How Many Women Attended

12 

Staff Attendees

Suzan Keddi 

Government Attendess

VHT 

Visitor Attendees

None 

Total Attendance

16 

Program

Healthy and Safe Kitchens 

Notes

Suzan went to the village to teach the community how to build the fuel efficient stove and follow up on the maintenance of the other program facilities. When she got there, she found the program chairperson and his team at one of the homes where they had built a fuel stove on their own. According to Gerald the chairperson, they tried to build a stove with five other active men in the previous week and now wanted to take out the banana stems and smear it. Although they tried building it, they still needed to improve on their skills because it was not well constructed especially the corners which were slightly low and bent. Suzan explained to the members while correcting their mistakes as they took out the banana stems from the stove. She went ahead encouraging them to continue practicing by participating in the stove building lessons so as to be perfect in the future. Later they walked around the village together and checked on different facilities. Suzan observed that some members had constructed new structures such as the dish racks, firewood storages inside their kitchens and smeared their buildings. Other members were found cooking on the three stones open flames because they had not got the fuel efficient stove. Suzan encouraged them to join the healthy and safe kitchens program and attend all the lessons so that they can also receive the new improved stoves. In the end, she thanked the members for attending the lessons that day and requested the committee group to mobilize the community for the next coming meeting whereby they would continue with the stove building lessons. 

Next Visit

2021-10-20 - Purpose: Continue teaching the members how to build fuel efficient stoves.

Program Success

Not yet identified

Program Critical Needs

Empower the community with the skills of building the fuel efficient stoves

Program Ownership

There’s teamwork among the community members

Other Program Observations

Some homes have well maintained sanitation and hygiene facilities.

Program Expected Of Village

Improve on their facilities

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

Plan for the next meeting

 

Report Photos

Kirwanire village, A Kibo staff Suzan remolding the stove that the community had tried to build on their own.