Sauti ya Uhifadhi Pugu na Kazimzumbwi is a new Newsletter that was embedded with a series of stories that aims to raise awareness to the communities that are adjacent to Pugu and Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserves (PKFRs). It is a cartoonized newsletter that is in a simple languages to ensure the community are easily informed and understand in detailed and instantly the project document at large and the its related issues like forest, REDD and its related concepts.

As output number 4 which is implemented by EMNet ‘advocacy, education, awareness campaigns undertaken’ describe the need to undertake awareness to communities to ensure the project goal ‘Pugu Kazimzumbwi Forest Ecosystem is properly managed, supports surrounding community livelihood and provides ecosystem services’ of the HIMADA project achieved.  EMNet launch Sauti ya Uhifadhi Pugu na Kazimzumbwi cartoonized newsletters to cover the knowledge and information needs of the communities adjacent to these two forests so that, at the end of the day to attract effective participation of these communities in the implementation of the project.

As Sauti ya Uhifadhi Pugu na Kazimzumbwi Editor and EMNet communication advisor, Secelela Balisidya emphasize on the newsletter that will be produced four times a year for four years (the project life span) and be disseminated to the communities who are adjacent and nearby the Pugu and Kazimzumbwi forest reserves who are the beneficiaries of the project.

The newsletter is for the implementation of a communication strategy for HIMADA project to communities adjacent to Pugu and Kazimzumbwi forest reserves which resulted from a detailed study conducted by EMNet in villages and mitaa adjacent to PKFRs as an activity in the output number 4 of the HIMADA project.

Sauti ya Uhifadhi Pugu Kazimzumbwi Rangi ni Newsletter mpya iliyoingia na mfululizo wa hadithi ambayo ina lengo la kuongeza uelewa kwa jamii ambazo ni karibu na Pugu na Kazimzumbwi misitu (PKFRs). Ni jarida cartoonized kwamba ni katika lugha rahisi kuhakikisha jamii kwa urahisi taarifa na kuelewa katika hati ya kina na papo hapo mradi kwa ujumla na wake kuhusiana na masuala kama misitu, REDD na dhana yake kuhusiana.

Kama pato namba 4 ambayo unatekelezwa na 'utetezi, elimu, kampeni za uhamasishaji uliofanywa' EMNet kuelezea haja ya kufanya mwamko kwa jamii ili kuhakikisha lengo mradi 'Pugu Kazimzumbwi Forest Mfumo wa Ikolojia ni kusimamiwa vizuri, inasaidia yanayozunguka jamii maisha na hutoa huduma mazingira' ya mradi HIMADA mafanikio. EMNet uzinduzi Sauti ya Uhifadhi Pugu Kazimzumbwi Rangi cartoonized majarida kugharamia mahitaji maarifa na habari ya jamii ya karibu na misitu hii miwili hivyo kwamba, mwisho wa siku ili kuvutia ushiriki wa jumuiya hizi katika utekelezaji wa mradi.

Kama Sauti ya Uhifadhi Pugu Kazimzumbwi Rangi Mhariri na EMNet mawasiliano mshauri, Secelela Balisidya kusisitiza juu ya barua ya kwamba itakuwa zinazozalishwa mara nne kwa mwaka kwa miaka minne (span mradi wa maisha) na kuwa na kusambazwa kwa wanajamii ambao karibu na jirani Pugu na misitu ya hifadhi Kazimzumbwi ambao ni walengwa wa mradi huo.

newsletter ni kwa ajili ya utekelezaji wa mkakati wa mawasiliano kwa ajili ya HIMADA mradi kwa jamii karibu na Pugu na Kazimzumbwi hifadhi ya misitu ambayo yalitokana na utafiti wa kina uliofanywa na EMNet katika vijiji na mtaa karibu na PKFRs kama shughuli katika idadi pato 4 ya mradi HIMADA .