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APPENDIX E9 - Kaloleni – Amount <strong>of</strong> time spent on cooking (old) beans using firewood
1. Preparation time
lighting. How?
• waiting time for required level <strong>of</strong> heat for task
2. Adding extra fuel
• how <strong>of</strong>ten?
• time taken
3. Cooking time until boiled/ tender
4. Type <strong>of</strong> stove used? Cost?
• 3 stones 96
• ordinary stove
4. Where do you cook?
inside house
• outside house in separate covered kitchen
• what are difficulties in wet season?
• outside, no shelter
what do you do in wet season?
6. Time taken in disposal <strong>of</strong> residue/ ash
• waiting for cold
7. How is residue/ash disposed <strong>of</strong>?
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<strong>Use</strong> kerosene. 5 mins Light with kerosene.
Time?.
No waiting time No waiting time
5. times at least after ach ½ hour.
If necessary depending on type <strong>of</strong> firewood
1 hour 30 minutes Until water boils: 30 mins
Until tender: 1 hour
Yes. No cost.
No
Yes
Wet and difficult to light. Doesn’t use in wet
season.
Yes. No cost
No
N/A N/A
Overnight
Yes.
Ro<strong>of</strong> leaks. Not properly built
Overnight
Put in dust bin At least every morning. Put in polythene bags
ready for collection by AMC every day.
TSh1,000/month.
8. Effects <strong>of</strong> fumes, if any With long use, chest problems. Flu, headache, cough
96 <strong>The</strong>re is no firewood stove.
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Dr. Sheilah Meikle and Patrice North