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Plate 5.8 An extension agent from Kikuyu Division demonstrating the use of various
energy-saving devices during a workshop in the Kiawamagira intensive study site, Kiambu
district, Kenya, June 1998.
Plate 5.9 Community leaders from intensive study sites and some research team members
at the end of a 6-day residential training workshop on community leadership and mobiliza-
tion together, Waruhiu Farmers Training Institute, Kiambu district, Kenya, May 1998.
Iterative steps of implementation, monitoring, and reflection allow for short-term
planning toward medium-term and long-term goals. Activities can be reviewed in
the face of changing circumstances such as new opportunities, new knowledge, or
lack of resources.