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1 GUFO Humanitarian Stove Training Proce
GUFO Humanitarian Stove Training Procedure Overview GUU Foundation Community Based Rehabilitation have launch a new version of its rocket stove program in coordination with the organization’s Sanitation Team. According to the program format, GUFO ’s Sanitation team informs its beneficiaries (during trainings) that if they pay their water - user fees and/or construct enclosed pit latrines, they will receive and GUFO fuel - efficient rocket stove. GUFO ’s stove team then carries out a Training of Trainers ( TOT), distributes stoves to beneficiaries, and executes a rocket stove building demonstration for the targeted community. The program is currently planned to continue indefinitely in coordination with the expansion of GUFO ’s WASH activities. Instruction s for Building GUFO Rocket Stove Materials needed: 2 - 3 basins of clay Water source 6 GUFO rocket bricks 2 meters of binding wire Clay pot Saucepan Machete Basin One inch wide metal strip (if available) or small knife Pliers Steps: 1. Clay Soaking: Two day s prior to stove mudding (step 3), clay must be m ixed with water and left to soak in order to reach the needed consistency. Each household mixes one basin of clay from an ant hill with one basin of clay from a compost area and adds water . After mixing and soaking for two days, the clay should be moist but not watery. 2. Brick Binding : a. To create the inner brick structure for the stove, each beneficiary must have three full bricks, two full bricks with slant for the doors (one with a notch, on e without), and one half brick. b. Before binding the bricks, use a machete to graze all external surfaces of the bricks, removing excess clay and making all surfaces smooth. This step will help to prevent gaps between the bricks once they are bound. c. Organiz e the bricks in a hexagonal shape : i. The three full bricks are placed at the back. ii. The two full slant bricks is placed at the front sides, w ith the notch brick on the left when standing behind the stove and looking at it from above . iii. The half brick

2 is placed at the front, leaving a spac
is placed at the front, leaving a space below it which will become the entrance for firewood. d. This step is best executed with two people. One person holds the bricks in place while a second wraps binding wire around the stove, near the top and twists the wire at th e end with pliers to hold it in place. This process is repeated with a second piece of wire placed approximately 2 - 3 inches below the first. 3. Stove Mudding: a. Before mudding the stove, place the brick structure over an area of ground which has been moistened with water. This will help hold the stove in place once it is mudded. b. Using the soaked mixture prepared above, the trainer begins attaching clay to the bricks, starting from the base of the stove and moving upwards. This is done forcefully, throwing han dfuls of clay at the base of the stove to create the tightest bond between the clay and bricks. After attaching the clay, make sure that enough clay has been used by inserting a n index finger into the mixture: it should be three knuckles deep on all sides of the stove and two knuckles deep on the top (three inches on the side, and two inches on the top) . 4. Designing the Pot Stand Base (occurs one day after step 3) a. Wet the exterior of the clay pot with water b. Placing the pot over the hole at t he top of the stove, press the bottom of the pot into the mud and tw ist left and right to create an indentation. Twist the pot into the clay until it touches the top of the bricks. c. Remove the pot and repeat step s (a) and (b) with the saucepan, leaving a s pace of one index finger knuckle (one inch) between the bricks and the bottom of the saucepan indentation . Continue to rotate between inserting the clay pot and the saucepan into the top of the stove until the indentations are clean and well - made. After making sure that the saucepan indentation is one inch from the bricks, pour a small amount of water into the saucepan to make sure that the water is evenly spread and the saucepan is level. Using hands smooth these surfaces as necessary with water. d. If a large sa

3 ucepan is available, wet the bottom an
ucepan is available, wet the bottom and press it onto the top of the stove to make a flat top - surface. Leave a space of one knuckle (one inch) between the bottom of the sauce pan indentation and the flat top of the stove. After making sure that the sau cepan indentation is one inch from the flat top, pour a small amount of water into the large saucepan and place it on top of the stove to make sure that the water is evenly spread and the top of the stove is level. In most cases, when no large sauc epan is available, level the top of the stove with wet hands and check to make sure it is level by kneeling 2 - 3 meters from the stove and looking at the top from eye level. e. After leveling the top, cut a circular shape two knuckles (two inches) out from the saucepan indentation on all sides. This makes the top of the stove round. Accordingly, the stove will be covered with two inches of clay at the top and three inches at the bottom (becoming wider from top to bottom). f. Using a metal strip or knife, cut thr ee equally spaced 1 .5 inch - wide grooves from outside of the stove to the center. Each groove should be one half knuckles (0.5 inches) deep at the outside and top of the stove and cut slightly into the bricks at th e center of the stove (the groove will run diagonally from the outside to the center). The first groove should be placed so that it cuts into the center of the brick with a notch in it. The remaining grooves should cut into the center of every other brick. Accordingly, if the stove is ever moved and re - mudded, the grooves in the bricks can be reused. Also, make sure that while the clay pot is sitting on the stove, a small space remains in each groove between the side of the pot and the stove. The purpose of these grooves is to allow for proper a ir flow through the stove and to increase its efficiency. Training Schedule Activities to be carried Out Prior to Training: 1. GUFO Sanitation team carries out village sanitation trainings and informs beneficiaries about the Humanitarian Stove Program. 2. G UFO Sanitation team returns to the community for monitoring an

4 d collects lists of the households whic
d collects lists of the households which have fulfilled the following requirements to receive a stove: a. Paid water user fees b. Constructed an enclosed pit latrine 3. GUFO Stove trainer meets with GUFO Sanitation Team to collect lists of households which will receive stoves. He/she then meets with the Water User Committee and the Village Sanitation Team Leader of the designated village to confirm that these beneficiary lists are correct and doesn’t req uire additions. 4. GUFO Stove trainer informs the local leadership that they have the opportunity to work as TOTs for an upcoming stove distribution. This leadership includes the Village Sanitation Trainers (VSTs: consists of government appointed Village Hea lth Trainers and 2 - 3 additional trainers appointed by GUFO Sanitation team) and the Water User Committee (WUC: selected by the community for GUFO water point). In total, there are approximately 15 TOTs for a distribution of 100 - 200 stoves. The Stove trai ner informs this local leadership that they will receive a total of 7,000 UGX as compensation for their work. Day 1 Activity : TOT Training  Introduction of TOTs .  Training given by GUFO Stove trainer as a lesson for TOTs , bringing bricks, binding wire, pli ers, and metal strip for practice .  TOTs follow lesson to build their own rocket stoves with the help of the GUFO trainer .  GUFO Stove trainer observes and corrects mistakes .  GUFO trainer pays each TOT an incentive of 2,000 UGX. Day 2 Activity : TOT Training  TOTs work independently to build rocket stoves, using knowledge and materials from Day 1 .  TOTs rate each other’s work and offer suggestions for improvement to each other .  Acknowledgement given to those TOTs who build the best stoves . Day 3 Activity : Distribution Day  GUFO Stove trainer brings all bricks, binding wire, and pliers necessary to distribution site .  TOTs assist GUFO Stove trainer with unloading, brick sorting and binding, organizing of beneficiaries, and any other necessary tas k . ï

5 ‚· TOTs are responsible for reminding
‚· TOTs are responsible for reminding beneficiaries to soak their clay the day prior to distribution .  GUFO Stove trainer demonstrates steps for rocket stove building to the community with the assistance of TOTs .  According to checked lists of beneficiaries, each set of bound bricks is distributed to the commun ity. Each beneficiary household also receives a poster to help them construct their rocket stove.  Each TOT receives 2,000 UGX as incentive payment . Day 4 Activity : Stove Mudding  GUFO Stove trainer me ets with TOTs and divides them into groups of 3 - 4.  Each TOT team is assigned an area of the village to cover, and then divides the beneficiary households between the team members. Each TOT visits his/her assigned households to assist them in stove build ing.  Each beneficiary household is assigned the task of building its own stove, but in the cases where this task has not been completed, the TOTs assist the beneficiaries with their stoves and correct their mistakes.  The GUFO Stove trainer moves between TOT teams to check their progress. Day 5 Activity : Stove Mudding/ Designing the Pot Stand Base  GUFO Stove trainer and TOTs follow the same structure as Day 4, designing the pot stand base in households that have already mudded their stoves, and mudding s toves in households that were absent or missed in the previous day.  GUFO Stove trainer pays the remaining 3,000 UGX incentive to each TOT. Day 6 Activity : Designing the Pot Stand Base  GUFO Stove trainer and TOTs follow the structure from Day 4 and 5, des igning the pot stand base in remaining households. Monitoring Monitoring o ccurs two months after distribution. Following the monitoring survey tem plate, the GUFO Stove trainer randomly selects households, makes observations, and surveys the primary cook at each location. The monitoring template checks for proper stove construction, usage, benefits, problems, and care. During monitoring, the GUFO Stove trainer continues to advise beneficiaries on proper stove construction, usage, and maintenance.