Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Mpumiro

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2022-02-25

Report ID
15973
Created by
Suzan Winnie
Created date
2022-02-25 14:53:40 UTC
Modified by
Suzan Winnie
Modified date
2022-03-01 12:21:26 UTC
Trip Time
09:53-16:50 (6 h 57 m)
Village Time
12:09-14:55 (2 h 46 m)
Travel Time
4 h 11 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught
follow up smearing 
How Many Men Attended
2 
How Many Women Attended
17 
Staff Attendees
Suzan Keddi 
Government Attendess
VHT,Other 
Visitor Attendees
None 
Total Attendance
19 
Program
Healthy and Safe Kitchens 
Notes
The purpose for the village that day was to follow up on the improvements of the buildings such as smearing of the houses in section A of the village. This was because it was reported that the community members from that section had poor kitchens which needed to be smeared and other buildings. Suzan walked along with two group leaders whom she found already at the meeting place. During the home to home visit, Suzan found some young ladies cooking on the three stones open flames stove in the kitchens which needed to be smeared. When she asked one of them named Agatha why they didn’t smear their kitchens although they were well roofed, she replied saying most of the women around hardly found enough time to improve on their homes because they spent much time attending to their gardens and looking for firewood in the forest. It was also reported that most of the domestic work was carried out by the women without help from their husbands. Kibo staff encouraged the women to begin pleasing their husbands by showing them love through preparing meals for them on time as well as respecting them because by doing so would make their husbands assist in the domestic work as well as repairing the home facilities. She also requested the women to encourage their husbands to begin attending the healthy and safe kitchens program which will enable them learn all the skills of living in a healthy and safe kitchen. She encouraged all the participants to keep improving on their facilities before receiving a fuel efficient stove in their kitchens, only those with smeared kitchens and improved facilities will be the first to receive the fuel efficient stoves stoves. This can motivate others to improve on their facilities faster because they are in need of a fuel efficient improved stove. She thanked the participants for their time taken and wished them a happy stay. 
Next Visit
2022-03-01 - Purpose: Continue teaching the community how to build fuel efficient stoves.
Program Success
Not yet identified
Program Critical Needs
Empower the community with the skills of the healthy and safe kitchens program
Program Ownership
Although not clearly identified, the community has a good leadership structure
Other Program Observations
Some households have got well maintained sanitation and hygiene facilities
Program Expected Of Village
Mobilize themselves for the next meeting and continue improving on their facilities.
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
Plan for the next meeting
 

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26563 While following up on the improvements of the facilities in Mumiro village, Kibo staff came across a young lady outside her kitchen which needed to be smeared although it was was well roofed. She encouraged her to keep attending the program lessons with her husband so that they learn all the skills of living in a healthy and safe kitchen.
26566 Mpumiro. Kibo staff found Agatha and other young women preparing food on their traditional three stones open flames stoves. She encouraged them to continue attending all the program lessons so that they improved on the cooking methods.