Government schools are usually in desperate need for a helping hand. At Simoshi we are always in the look for donors and grants that can assist them with the partial or full purchase of the institutional improved cook stoves (IICS).

Government aided schools are often overcrowded, and funds are always short to take care of the many infrastructural problems. Kitchens are always left unattended, which becomes a bigger problem to the school finances, because cooking with traditional stoves means higher firewood consumption and expenditures.

Here below I share some pictures from the kitchen at St. Gaviirya Primary School in Wakiso district. This kitchen is the typical set up found with a local mud and cement construction and 3-stone fireplaces used to prepare the daily meals.

We are determined to help this school improve their kitchen environment, with the purchase of 3 IICS of different saucepan capacities. Before this year ends, we will make sure there is a transformation in their cooking habits and we will share the updates as we make this wish a reality.