In Uganda, schools were the first institutions to close as a result of COVID 19. It has now been over 10 days since the President of Uganda Mr. Yoweri Museveni gave the order for all school to close, and for the past couple of days, all public transport was also banned.

As we all collaborate to avoid further spread of the virus, businesses are allowed to continue operating, as long as the rest of the measures in place are followed. Therefore I wanted to update you on what has been happening here at Simoshi. Our clients are schools, and our daily activities were certainly disrupted. But we adjust - like everyone else does - and are using the time wisely to improve our services.

We had conducted yet again another training at the stove manufacturer’s (Ugastove) factory, and Henry, our Maintenance Officer, has been repairing institutional improved cook stoves (IICS) as kitchens are now closed.

Ugastove’s personnel are commuting by foot, luckily they live close by the factory, and our schools past orders are still being processed, with several IICS of different capacities being manufactured. Deliveries are still being made to new schools joining our Project Activity. Below are some pictures of the activities during these past days.