Village Health Team Volunteers (VHTs) Training on Indoor Air Pollution

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Village Health Team Volunteers (VHTs) Training on Indoor Air Pollution

Joint Energy And Environment Projects (JEEP) in partnership with Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH) conducted Village Health Team Volunteers (VHTs) Training  A total of seventy nine  (79) VHTs in Kira Town Council and Ssabagabo Makindye Sub County attended  the training.

Content outline of the VHTs training was;

  • Indoor air pollution
  • Energy crisis
  • Improved cook stoves
  • Mwoto stove
  • Extension skills

At the end of this training, participants were able to:

  • Appreciate the effects of indoor air pollution
  • Advocate for the use of improved cook stoves
  • Understand how to operate the Mwoto stove
  • Appreciate the benefits of the Mwoto stove
  • Promote Mwoto cook stoves
  • Transfer knowledge learnt to the communities