A Day Out in Wanyori Community
The purpose of my visit was to seek the permission of the community members to conduct research in their community and to fix an appointment with the women. It was a short visit since I needed to introduce myself to the women and also brief them on the purpose of the visit.
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country. It has high value for the tourism industry...
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sustainable development. This is largely because globalisation has brought more
burdens upon...
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