Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Kalitumba - Namutumba

Visit by Harriet Kefeza on 2020-01-17

Report ID
8051
Created by
Harriet Kefeza
Created date
2020-01-17 11:48:36 UTC
Modified by
Harriet Kefeza
Modified date
2020-01-21 09:24:15 UTC
Trip Time
10:18-17:44 (7 h 26 m)
Village Time
12:44-15:08 (2 h 24 m)
Travel Time
5 h 2 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught
assignment check 
How Many Men Attended
How Many Women Attended
32 
Staff Attendees
Harriet Kefeza 
Government Attendess
VHT 
Visitor Attendees
None 
Total Attendance
38 
Program
Healthy and Safe Kitchens 
Notes
Harriet went to kalitumba to follow up on stove building and usage. She was received by the Vht( DIna) whom she asked to walk with her into the homes she did not reach in the previous visit. They walked together looking at the stove usage, construction of the fire risen stands for firewood storage as well as smearing. They found some people using their stoves on daily basis and this was evidenced by the absence of the traditional three stones used for cooking. However they were some few homes that were using the traditional three stones for cooking alongside the fuel efficient stoves. Harriet took an initiative to find out why they had left the three stones in the kitchens though they claimed not to be using them. Some women told her that according their tradition they culturally believe that they only remove the three stones from the Kitchen only when the husband in the home has died or else their husbands will die according to their belief. This was challenging to Harriet , however she told them the dangers of leaving the three stones in the kitchens that it can attracted other people to use instead of the fuel efficient stove. She also challenged them about their belief by asking them whether other members in the community who took the three stones out of their kitchens whether they husbands are still leaving or dead.They testified that those women’s husbands are still leaving which dis approved their belief. So they agreed to take out the three stones because they have not seen any one who took the three stones out of the kitchen being negatively affected. On the stove building process ,Harriet encouraged them to resume meeting and building stoves for other members who don’t have stoves though they participated in the program. The chairperson of the group promised to remobilize the community and start building stoves again. 
Next Visit
2020-01-31 - Purpose: Follow up on stove building and usage.
Program Success
Most people are cooking on their stoves on daily basis.
Program Critical Needs
Continue encouraging teamwork.
Program Ownership
Most people have smeared their facilities
Other Program Observations
Sanitation and hygiene standards have been maintained.
Program Expected Of Village
Mobilize new members also to participate.
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
Prepare the next lesson.
 

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10142 Naigaga is proud of he fuel saving stove