Chapter Five
Types of Mud Stoves
Jiko Sanifu
This is one of the most widely promoted mud stoves in the region. It is a one-pot, two-door mud stove
developed and promoted by MATI-U in Tanzania.
Figure 5.1 The original Jiko Sanifu
Figure 5.2 The Uganda version of Jiko Sanifu
In Uganda, they promote the one-door, two-pot hole version of the stove. The Uganda model has v-
shaped pot holes to allow use of different sizes of pots.
The Jiko Sanifu does not have a chimney. It is usually
made from mud bound with Makonda.
Material used
Sand clay and Makonda
Mixing ratios
One unit of sand to two units of clay. Ant hill soil could
be used where clay soil is not available.
Figure 5.3 Makonda Liquid
Tools commonly used
Sufuria, knife, bucket and a hoe.
Dimensions
The fire chamber is moulded out around the sufuria.
The depth of the fire chamber is made by adjusting the
sufuria upwards three times. The thickness of the wall is
equal to the length between the base of your palm and
the tip of the smallest finger/ the door height is equal to
the length between the base of the palm and the tip of
the third finger. The distance between the top part of the
door hole to the edge of he stove is the size of a fist.
Figure 5.4 A knife, hoe and sufuria
How to make the stove
1. Mix soil and water to make mud using the
above mixing ratios.
Figure 5.5 Measuring the door
2. Prepare the foundation by levelling the ground. Sprinkle with water an smear with mud.
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