Off we go with the second school term of the year, and children will break off for their next holiday on Friday 22 of August.
Throughout this time, our Project Officers will be busy monitoring the kitchens and the use of every institutional improved cook stove (IICS).
We conduct a census approach to verify the IICS usage rate, visiting and monitoring ALL schools included in the project. The institutional improved cook stoves' usage and kitchen environment are monitored at least 6 times during the year (two times per school term) and checks are made to ensure that the replaced traditional stoves have been dismantled and are no longer in use.
Emission reductions are robustly quantified to reinforce the methodological approach used, with baseline fuel usage surveys conducted ex-ante, followed up by monitoring the specific firewood consumption, three times a year, to confirm a minimum 50% savings are achieved from all participating schools.
This means that during this second term, the number of children enrolled will be collected, together with the number of teaching and no-teaching staff. The amount of firewood spent in the local currency (Ugandan Shillings) is also captured, to ensure a minimum 50% savings are achieved.
