Last Friday we invited all participating schools to the workshop that took place at GRACES restaurant in Lubowa. The meeting's objective was (i) to reinforce all lessons learned on school's experiences using the institutional improved cook stoves (IICS) in their kitchens and (ii) to introduce a new project soon to be launched by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (more information to be posted soon).

The different presentations from SImoshi and Ugastove were enjoyed by an engaged audience, and many school representatives had great experiences to share. Some of our slides focused on ensuring that the holistic approach Simoshi implements in the kitchen environment is well understood so we can collaborate towards a smooth joint implementation. Training of the kitchen staff, firewood storage, free annual maintenance events and kitchen hygiene were some of the topics discussed.

We looked at the progress made to date with the registered project activity with the Clean Development Mechanism and the Gold Standard and review the concept behind carbon dioxide emission reductions and how future revenues accrued from the sale of carbon credits will support all IICS related maintenance costs, between other.