Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Namusita
Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2022-02-07
- Report ID
- 15742
- Created by
- Suzan Winnie
- Created date
- 2022-02-10 11:23:57 UTC
- Modified by
- Suzan Winnie
- Modified date
- 2022-02-10 14:10:06 UTC
- Trip Time
- 09:42-16:53 (7 h 11 m)
- Village Time
- 12:10-14:55 (2 h 45 m)
- Travel Time
- 4 h 26 m
Kitchens all groups
- Lesson Taught
- goals and objectives
- How Many Men Attended
- 7
- How Many Women Attended
- 28
- Staff Attendees
- Jeska Nairuba
- Government Attendess
- VHT,Other
- Visitor Attendees
- None
- Total Attendance
- 35
- Program
- Healthy and Safe Kitchens
- Notes
- Jessica went to the village to introduce the healthy and safe kitchens program to the community. She was welcomed by some members who were already gathered at the meeting center. One of the active participants during the water and sanitation program implementation called Alice opened the meeting with a short prayer and on behalf of the chairman L.C.1, she invited Jessica to take over the meeting. Jessica began by explaining to the community the goals and objectives of the program and asked them wether they were interested in the program or not. The community responded by saying they were interested and very ready for the new program basing on the goals and objectives explained. Jessica requested the members to participate in the lessons by asking any questions they didn’t understand because it was very important for everyone to learn the first steps/lessons of the program. When Jessica asked the members any challenges they faced while cooking on the traditional three stones stoves, most of them replied saying the stove consumed a lot of firewood, too much smoke inhaled because there was no outlet, fire accidents because it’s hard for the fire to stay in one place. It’s also hard for food to get ready sometimes and the kitchen looks messy after cooking on the three stones open flames. This was so encouraging to see all the community participating in the lessons. Jessica went ahead and explained how it will be important to have unity and work together as a team during the program implementation for an effective development. The lessons/activities will be carried out step by step in each visit so as to allow everyone to learn easily. Later after, Jessica thanked everyone for attending the meeting and carried out a home to home visit in the some homes which were not visited before.
- Next Visit
- 2022-02-09 - Purpose: To guide the community on how to select their own leaders who will coordinate the healthy and safe kitchens program.
- Program Success
- Not yet identified, program has just began
- Program Critical Needs
- Teach the community the skills of the program
- Program Ownership
- Unknown
- Other Program Observations
- Some sanitation and hygiene facilities are well maintained in some homes.
- Program Expected Of Village
- Mobilize themselves for the coming lessons
- Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
- Plan and prepare for the next meeting
Report Photos
Namusita. During a home to home visit after the lessons, Jessica found some homes with well maintained sanitation and hygiene facilities (dish racks).
Namusita. Jessica also observed that most kitchens needed to be improved before the stove building lessons began.