Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Mpumiro

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2022-04-29

Report ID
16848
Created by
Suzan Winnie
Created date
2022-05-04 06:21:49 UTC
Modified by
Lorna Katagara
Modified date
2022-05-13 06:09:38 UTC
Trip Time
09:54-17:13 (7 h 19 m)
Village Time
12:17-15:05 (2 h 48 m)
Travel Time
4 h 31 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught
follow up smearing,teach raised storage 
How Many Men Attended
4 
How Many Women Attended
16 
Staff Attendees
Suzan Keddi 
Government Attendess
LC1,VHT 
Visitor Attendees
None 
Total Attendance
20 
Program
Healthy and Safe Kitchens 
Notes
Suzan went to the village to follow up on smearing of the facilities and the construction of the firewood storages. This time she found some group leaders who walked along with her at the upper section of the village because the chairperson reported that members from that area were stubborn and reluctant to improve on their facilities. They visited different homes and Suzan observed that some members had improved on their structures such as smearing their houses,constructing good dish racks and firewood storages. One of the active participants Mbeiza was found cooking on her well maintained fuel efficient stove in her kitchen but Suzan observed that fire wasn’t reaching the second part of the stove. She went into the kitchen and found ash filled in the middle section of the stove which blocked the fire from entering the second part. Suzan began taking out the ash while explaining to mbeiza the reason why she wasn’t able to cook on the second part. She requested the participants who had started cooking on their stoves to always first clean their stoves before they begin cooking on them. Other members had only smeared the outside parts of their buildings most especially the kitchens, shower areas and latrines while the kitchens had poor constructed firewood storages with no firewood stored. She encouraged the participants to see that they improved on all their facilities and construct stronger firewood stands which can hold up enough firewood for a longer period. The community was grateful for the advise given and promised to do so as soon as possible. 
Next Visit
2022-05-04 - Purpose: Teaching the community how to remove the banana stems from the previous built stove.
Program Success
Some homes have improved on their buildings by smearing them especially the kitchens
Program Critical Needs
Continue teaching the community how to build the fuel efficient stove
Program Ownership
Although there are few participants, there is unity among them during the program activities
Other Program Observations
Most of the homes have embraced the hand washing facilities
Program Expected Of Village
Continue working together as a team in the program lessons
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
Plan for the coming meeting
 

Report Photos

29025 Mpumiro. Kibo staff member appreciated some of the men she found who had improved on all their home facilities making the home look neat and healthy.
29028 Mpumiro. Suzan trying to push the fire to the next section of the stove she found not cooking because it was filled with ashes. The kitchen also didn’t have the firewood stand and she encouraged the owner to construct a good strong firewood storage.