Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Kamudoke

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2022-04-06

Report ID
16584
Created by
Suzan Winnie
Created date
2022-04-07 12:08:02 UTC
Modified by
Suzan Winnie
Modified date
2022-04-07 13:32:18 UTC
Trip Time
09:42-17:31 (7 h 49 m)
Village Time
12:23-15:07 (2 h 44 m)
Travel Time
5 h 5 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught
teach raised storage 
How Many Men Attended
4 
How Many Women Attended
16 
Staff Attendees
Suzan Keddi 
Government Attendess
VHT,Other 
Visitor Attendees
None 
Total Attendance
20 
Program
Healthy and Safe Kitchens 
Notes
Suzan went to the village to follow up on the kitchen safety and the construction of the firewood storages. This was supposed to be an abrupt visit because Suzan wanted to find out if the community had started cooking on their fuel efficient stove or not. She arrived at the village and found six committee group members who walked along with her mainly at the lower section of the village. They visited some homes while checking on different facilities such as the firewood storages, stove usage and smearing of the other buildings. During the home visits, Suzan observed that almost all the participants had constructed firewood storages but a few had good strong ones. Others used very weak poles to construct them which could easily collapse after some time once not reconstructed. One of the participants called Mutaka was found with enough firewood stocked on top of her storage and she explained saying it was important to stock firewood since it was soon coming to rainy season. Other kitchens had three stones open flames stoves along with the new improved stoves although they didn’t cook on them, when Suzan asked why, one of the members Hasifa replied saying that they feared to loose their husbands once they took out the three stones stove. Suzan went ahead and explained to them how it was a false statement by giving examples of those who still have their husbands yet they took out the three stones stoves from their kitchens. She also encouraged the participants to always construct stronger firewood storages so that they save enough firewood and lasted longer as well as to continue cooking on their fuel efficient stoves on a daily basis. The members were so grateful for the advice given and the meeting came to an end. 
Next Visit
2022-04-11 - Purpose: Follow up on the stove building progress and meeting the community development officer to discuss about the program implementations.
Program Success
Yes most members have improved on their kitchens by smearing them
Program Critical Needs
Continue following up on the stove usage and construction of good firewood storage stands
Program Ownership
There’s teamwork among the participants
Other Program Observations
Some homes have got well maintained facilities
Program Expected Of Village
Continue improving on their facilities
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
Plan for the next meeting
 

Report Photos

28245 Kamudoke. Hasifa was one of the participants who had started cooking on her fuel efficient stove and had neatly smeared her kitchen.
28248 Kamudoke. A fuel efficient stove cooking food in a well smeared kitchen.
28251 Kamudoke. A kitchen with enough dry wood stocked on its firewood storage. Suzan encouraged the community to always construct stronger firewood storages that can stay longer.