Today we have visited Victoria Montessori Primary School in Entebbe.
At Simoshi we are constantly looking for Ugandan improved cook stove manufacturers that can also become a supplier for our Component Project Activity.
As part of the UN auditing requirements, all stove models need to be tested and prove to be at least above 20% thermal efficiency.
This is why we visited the school in Entebbe, and together with the laboratory Chemiphar, we tested the 100 litres stove model with chimney that BM Energy Saving Equipments manufactures, in their factory not far away from the school.
We were pleasantly surprised to find an exemplary kitchen in the school, where no traditional appliances were used, with an environment free of smoke, and most importantly, happy kitchen staff. Christine, the head teacher, claims that they were previously using 3 stone fires and purchasing firewood for 6 million Ugandan shillings per term. Today, with the BM improved cook stoves, expenditures reduced to 2.5 million.
It is our hope that kitchens like the Victoria Montessori one will be duplicated in as many schools as possible in Kampala.
