Yesterday saw our second visit to the newly built kitchen at Naminya Primary School. This was the first opportunity to test the efficiency of our new energy saving stoves. After collecting and trying to chop the firewood, the stove was lit and cooking began. In order to test the stove we timed how long it took to boil a jerry can of water. It took 20 minutes to boil, where before it took at least an hour.
Two Naminya children enjoying their lunch outside the kitchen.
We rounded off the morning with the Naminya cooks preparing a lunch of sweet potato with silver fish sauce. Although there are some minor adjustments to be made, the new kitchen was a success; no trees were burnt during the construction process; there will be lower carbon emissions; the cost of production was heavily reduced; and the kitchen is a lot safer for the children.
Thank you to Batten House for funding the project, we look forward to the opening ceremony on the 3rd of February.
