b. Develop appropriate technology to reduce costs (e.g.: use of biogas for cooking, more effective wood burning stoves). c. Promote transparent management of prisons. d. Encourage training courses and study visits for staff on best practices in prison management. e. Involvement of staff and prisoners in agricultural production and prison industries through the establishment of management committees. 3. Promoting the reintegration into society of alleged and convicted offenders a. Promote rehabilitation and development programmes during the period of imprisonment or non-custodial sentence schemes. b. Ensure that unsentenced prisoners have access to these programmes. c. Emphasise literacy and skills training linked to employment opportunities. d. Promote vocational training programmes certificated to national standards. e. Emphasise development of existing skills. f. Provide civic and social education. g. Provide social and psychological support with adequate professionals. h. Promote contact with the family and community by:  encouraging civil society groups to visit the prison and work with offenders;  improve the environment for visitors so that physical contact is permissible;  provide facilities for conjugal visits;  setting up a privilege system including day, week-end and holiday leave subject to satisfying appropriate criteria. i. Sensitize families and community in preparation for the reintegration of the person back into society and involve them in rehabilitation and development programmes. j. Develop half way houses and other pre-release schemes in partnership with civil society groups. k. Extend the use of open prisons in appropriate circumstances. 4. Applying the rule of law to prison administration a. Ensure that prisons are governed by prison rules that are publicised and made known to prisoners and staff. b. Review prison legislation in line with national constitutional guarantees and international human rights law. c. Encourage independent inspection mechanisms, including the national media and civil society groups. d. Ensure staff are trained in the application of the relevant laws and international principles and rules governing the management of prisons and the prisoners' rights. 5. Encouraging best practice