Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Ituba Namalowe - Namutumba

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2019-07-19

Report ID
6056
Created by
Suzan Winnie
Created date
2019-07-22 05:53:11 UTC
Modified by
Suzan Winnie
Modified date
2019-07-23 13:31:06 UTC
Trip Time
10:09-16:55 (6 h 46 m)
Village Time
12:20-14:56 (2 h 36 m)
Travel Time
4 h 10 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught
assignment check 
How Many Men Attended
How Many Women Attended
14 
Staff Attendees
Suzan Keddi 
Government Attendess
LC1 
Visitor Attendees
None 
Total Attendance
18 
Program
Healthy and Safe Kitchens 
Notes
Suzan went to the upper side of the village to monitor the maintenance of the Healthy and Safe Kitchens facilities such as the dish racks, smearing of the kitchens and stoves, shower areas, latrines and main houses. When she arrived there, she met some of the village committee members gathered at the trading center discussing about challenges faced in their homes. They welcomed Suzan and after exchanging greetings and sharing a few reports concerning the program, they got up and began moving around the village visiting home to home while monitoring the progress of the program activities. During the process, a few members had improved in their sanitation and hygiene by digging up new latrines and rubbish pits, smeared all their houses and stoves,repaired their dish racks and kitchens. This was so encouraging to see and Suzan requested those who hadn’t maintained their facilities to always look at their fellow member’s homes as an example for this would enable them improve on their general sanitation and hygiene. Some women who had begun using the new stoves for cooking reported that the stoves used less firewood and cooked food so fast than before when they used the three stones open flames for cooking. Suzan encouraged the members to always maintain all their facilities such as repairing and smearing their buildings so as to live a better healthy life with their families. The members thanked Kibo staff for the Kitchens program saying how it is changing their lives and how it has brought unity within their community. The leaders promised to always remind the other members in improving on their homes and then wished Suzan a safe journey back home. 
Next Visit
2019-08-02 - Purpose: To monitor the stove usage and other facilities.
Program Success
Some members have maintained most of their facilities such as having good dish racks, smearing all their houses and stoves.
Program Critical Needs
To continue smearing their houses and cooking on their fuel efficient stoves.
Program Ownership
There’s a good leadership structure within the community.
Other Program Observations
Some homes have maintained their sanitation and hygiene standards.
Program Expected Of Village
To continue building stoves on their own and smearing their buildings.
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
To plan and prepare for the next visit.