Healthy and Safe Kitchens - Buluvu - Namutumba

Visit by Suzan Winnie on 2020-07-03

Report ID

9127

Created by

Suzan Winnie

Created date

2020-07-07 08:39:18 UTC

Modified by

Suzan Winnie

Modified date

2020-07-07 12:12:18 UTC

Trip Time

09:49-16:56 (7 h 7 m)

Village Time

12:16-14:14 (1 h 58 m)

Travel Time

5 h 9 m

Kitchens all groups

Lesson Taught

lc1 meeting 

How Many Men Attended

1 

How Many Women Attended

3 

Staff Attendees

Justine Nandera,Suzan Keddi 

Government Attendess

VHT 

Visitor Attendees

None 

Total Attendance

4 

Program

Healthy and Safe Kitchens 

Notes

Suzan and Jessica went to the lower side of the village called Buluvu B with a purpose of meeting the local leaders and some committee group members. This was to to discuss about the way forward to the continuation of the healthy and safe kitchens program after the previous country lockdown due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19). When they got there, they found about three leaders already sitting at the meeting place waiting and among them was the group chairperson Ms Batambuze who warmly welcomed Kibo staff to the village. The chairperson informed them how some members had gone for a funeral which was taking place at the neighboring village, and this was after they had lost one of their former elderly leader in the following night. Suzan and Jessica felt sorry for their loss and requested the chairperson to inform them about the ideas that will be discussed in the meeting that day. The chairperson agreed to that and then began updating Kibo staff about the program activities which were still going on in their village. She said that almost all the members were happily cooking on their new fuel efficient stoves without any complaints and some of them managed to smear all their buildings. The storms washed off some kitchen roofs together with the dish racks in some homes which needed reconstruction. Also due to the outbreak of the corona Virus, the group members stopped any activity that involved big gatherings such as building stoves at their neighboring villages. This was after listening to the news concerning the prevention of the virus over the radios as most of them didn’t have televisions. The chairperson also reported saying that some community members needed more knowledge concerning the corona virus disease because most of them were seen moving around the village without face masks yet they were also not keeping social distance. Suzan advised the leaders to inform other members to strictly follow the Covid-19 guidelines while at their homes and outside their village, for this would enable them stay safe with their families. Also the program activities were to resume once again but involving a few members so as to maintain social distance. Meanwhile the main activities would be moving home to home while monitoring different facilities, and this will be carried out in very small groups. The members agreed to the new suggested ideas and the meeting came to an end wishing one another a happy stay. 

Next Visit

2020-07-15 - Purpose: Follow up on the stove maintenance and smearing of the houses.

Program Success

According to the chairperson, almost all the members are now cooking on their fuel efficient stoves.

Program Critical Needs

To repair the kitchen roofs and smear their stoves.

Program Ownership

There’s good teamwork and leadership structure

Other Program Observations

Some homes have managed to maintain their hygiene and sanitation facilities.

Program Expected Of Village

To repair their facilities such as roofing their kitchens and building new dish racks.

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

To plan for the next village meeting

 

Report Photos

Kibo staff discussing with some of the committee group members in Buluvu B.

A kitchen with an organized high raised firewood storage.