Despite the numerous challenges encountered in planning and implementing activities for women in the project area, strong support and advocacy from project supervisors have helped ensure that the overall experience has been a positive one.
The fact that women were included at all in a range and livestock project originally designed as a technical package primarily for men is a result of the wholistic approach which has gradually been adopted. This has led to efforts to anchor all interventions in the sociological realities of village life. Since these realities include women as well as men, women have become essential participants in project activities adapted to their specific situation and concerns.
