For the past nine years we have learned an incredible amount of information from the school kitchens. And it never stops. Continuously we adjust our monitoring exercises, and the specific indicators we monitor, because as the years go by, and the institutional improved cook stoves (IICS) age, a wealth of knowledge comes with it. Although they might look as “problems” at a first glance, they are opportunities to adjust our training guides to become even better.
Physically testing each saucepan in the kitchen is now essential. In the past, we would interview the cooks about any water being seen inside the IICS (either from broken saucepans or damaged building roofs). Cooks could overview such problems, or they could complain to the school officials without having any response to fixing such issues.
This year we have implemented a thorough filing and follow up of such issues identified by Simoshi’s Project Officers, to ensure the problems are resolved by giving Head Teachers a deadline for resolution. Subsequently future IICS corrosion will avoided saving in expensive maintenance costs.
