Two non-Watha participants acknowledged that interaction at the consultations allowed them to gain a greater understanding of the Watha culture and to reflect on the past relationship between the communities. Others also remarked that they learned about the benefits of working together to achieve common goals.
“What I learned about is how we can get together so that the management and conservation of the forest becomes easier (KCDP, interview 32).”
“In the meeting,we learned howto unite together and that everyone should express his opinion together (KCDP, interview 8).”
Such acknowledgement of the need for cooperation may continue to facilitate reflection and result in the development of additional communication strategies that allow individuals to act on this revelation (Sims and Sinclair, 2008).