Timu ya SAM ya Wilaya ya Iringa yatoa mrejesho na tathimini ya usimamizi wa maliasili kwa Viongozi wa Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Iringa

Mkuu wa wilaya ya Iringa, Bw. Richard Kasesela ametoa siku saba kwa Mkurugenzi wa Halmashauri ya wilaya ya Iringa, kutoa maelezo ama kumwajibisha Mtumishi anayekwamisha shughuli za uhifadhi wa Mazingira katika wilaya hiyo.

Kutokana ripoti iliyowasilishwa mwaka jana na Timu ya SAM ya wilaya ya Iringa inayowezeshwa na LEAT kupitia msaada wa watu wa Marekani USAID, iliweza kuibua changamoto mbalimbali za usimamizi wa maliasili na kutoa mapendekezo kwa halmashauri ya wilaya ya Iringa kujaribu kutatua changamoto hizo za kimazingira. Bw. Kasesela alisema walikubaliana mambo mbalimbali yatatekelezwa lakini mpaka hivi, asilimia 80 ya mambo hayo hayajatekelezwa kutokana na baadhi ya watumishi
kutotimiza wajibu wao.

Mkutano huo wa mrejesho wa shughuli za usimamizi wa maliasili uliofanya na Timu ya SAM ya wilaya ya Iriniga kwa kushirikiana na LEAT, ulihudhuriwa na wataalamu na Maafisa wa wilaya ya Iringa, Mkurugenzi wa wilaya na wafanyakazi kutoka LEAT. 

Afisa Mwandamizi wa mradi wa CEGO Bw. Remmy Lema alisema, Pamoja na elimu na kuwasaidia kuboresha sheria za vijiji, katika mradi wa ushiriki wa Wananchi katika usimamizi wa maliasili zao (CEGO), unaofadhiliwa na Shirika la misaada la Marekani USAID, Timu ya watetezi wa Mazingira kwa vitendo LEAT pia imetoa mizinga ya nyuki kwa vijiji kama njia mbadala ya wananchi hao kujikimu kimaisha na tayari
wameshatoa mizinga ya nyuki 704.

TIMU YA SAM YA WILAYA YA MUFINDI YAFANYA ZIARA YA KUTATHMINI UTEKELEZAJI WA SHUGHULI ZA USIMAMIZI WA MALIASILI KATIKA VIJIJI VYA MRADI.

Wajumbe wa Timu ya SAM ya Wilaya ya Mufindi wakifanya mahojiano na uongozi wa kijiji cha Igombavanu juu ya usimamizi wa maliasili za kijiji hicho

Wajumbe wa Timu ya SAM ya Wilaya ya Mufindi wakifanya mahojiano na uongozi wa kijiji cha Mapogoro  juu ya usimamizi wa maliasili za kijiji hicho

Mjumbe akibainisha changamoto za usimamizi wa maliasi katika kijiji cha Ikangamwani

Mwenyekiti wa Timu ya SAM wilaya ya Mufindi Bw. Clemence Mwapelwa akiitambulisha Timu ya Ufuatiliaji wa Ufuatiliaji jamii kwa uongozi wa kijiji cha Ikangamwani

Wajumbe wa Timu ya SAM wakifanya tathmini ya pamoja juu ya mafanikio na changamoto za usimamizi wa maliasili kutokana na ziara zilizofanyika katika vijiji vya Igombavanu, Idumlavanu, Ikangamwani na Mapogoro

Timu ya SAM ya Wilaya ya Mufindi yatembelea vijiji vya mradi vinne ambayo ni Igombavanu, Mapogoro, Idumlavanu na Ikangamwani,  ili kufanya tathmini ya utekelezaji wa shughuli mbalimbali za usimamizi wa maliasili kuanzia ngazi ya Wilaya, Kata na Vijiji.

Pia Timu hiyo ililenga kupima matokeo ya utekelezaji wa shughuli za mradi ikiwa ni pamoja na kufanya tathmini ya jinsi halmashauri ya wilaya ilivyotekeleza mapendekezo ya Timu hiyo kama yalivyowasilishwa mwaka jana 2016.

Katika ziara hii Timu iliweza kukutana na baadhi ya wajumbe wa Kamati za maliasili za vijiji, Halmashauri za vijiji, Timu ndogo za SAM za vijiji, na Kamati za uchumi na fedha.

Lengo la kukutana na wajumbe hawa ni kuwahoji na kutoa mrejesho ambao utaisaidia Timu ya SAM ya wilaya kulinganisha kilichopo kwenye nyaraka na kinachotetendeka katika vijiji husika.

Taarifa itakayokusanywa na Timu hii itataja mambo ambayo yatahitaji muitikio kutoka kwa halmashauri za vijiji na halmashauri ya wilaya.

Ripoti itataja mafanikio na changamoto ambazo zimegunduliwa na timu ya SAM ya wilaya, ambazo zitawasilishwa mbele ya Mkurugenzi, Mkuu wa wilaya na Watendaji wakuu wa Halmashauri ya wilaya ya Mufindi. 

World Environmental Day

LEAT CELEBRATED THE WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL DAY 

LEAT celebrates the World  Environmental Day by participate in making sanitation in Mfyome village within Iringa district. 

Additional through Mfyome theater group which was established by LEAT, They performed and encouraged community members to do cleanliness In their surroundings, to avoid outbreak and spread of infectious diseases like cholera

LEAT YAHAMASISHA UPITISHWAJI WA SHERIA NDOGO

SHERIA NDOGO

               

BARAZA LA MADIWANI LA WILAYA YA IRINGA LAIDHINISHA SHERIA NDOGO ZA USIMAMIZI WA MALIASILI  ZA KIJIJI CHA MBWELELI, KINYALI NA KINYIKA

Hatimae wananchi wa vijiji  vya Kinyika, Kinyali na
Mbweleli vilivyopo wilayani Iringa wamepitisha sheria ndogo zenye lengo la
kuhifadhi wanyama wa maeneo yao na utunzaji wa rasilimali za misitu zinazowazunguka.

Hatua hiyo inatokana na malalamiko ya muda mrefu ya
uharibifu wa mazingira na uuaji hovyo wa wanyama wanaokatisha kwenye vijiji
hivyo wakitokea Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Ruaha kuelekea Mikumi.

Sheria ndogo zilizizopitishwa na wananchi kwa msaada
wa Timu ya Wanasheria Watetezi wa Mazingira kwa Vitendo –LEAT inayofadhiliwa na USAID, na kuidhinishwa na
baraza la Madiwani wa Halmashauri ya wilaya ya Iringa huenda zikawa mwarobaini wa malalamiko ya madiwani
yanayosababishwa na kukithiri kwa uharibifu wa mazingira.

Mwanasheria wa halmashauri ya wilaya ya Iringa Bi. Kissa Mbila amesema, "Sasa
kijiji kitakuwa na uwezo wa kusimamia sheria hizo kwa kuwaadhibu wanaoikiuka
sheria ndogo badala ya kutegemea Halmashauri na hivyo kuongeza ulinzi wa
raslimali zake".

Vijiji hivyo vinapakana na Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Ruaha na ni
miongoni mwa maeneo ambapo wanyama huvuka kwenda maeneo mengine.

LEAT inapongeza vijiji hivyo kutambua umuhimu wa uhifadhi wa maliasili zinazowazungukua na kufikia lengo la kuweza kupitisha sheria ndogo hizo. Pia inatambua mchango wa Baraza la madiwani wa Halmashauri ya wilaya ya Iringa kwa kuidhinisha sheria ndogo hizo lakini pia mwandishi kutoka Televisheni ya Taifa TBC1 Bi Irene Mwakalinga kwa kuripoti taarifa hii.

MUFINDI VILLAGERS PASS BYLAWS TO CONTROL NATURAL FOREST DESTRUCTION

The Isimikinyi's  Village Executive Officer Mr. Gustav Fabian, introducing the agenda of  the meeting and welcoming the Village Chairman Mr. Fred Msewa (With black shirt) for opening remarks and initiating the meeting.

Mr. Thomas, The Program Officer of the Mufindi Youth for Development (MUVIMA), introducing himself to the members of Isimikinyi village assembly meeting.

LEAT Program Officer Mr. Jamal Juma facilitating Isimikinyi villagers' to promulgate  comprehensive village bylaw according to The Local Government  (District  Authority) Act of 1982 that bring mandate to Village Council and Village assembly meeting to promulgate village bylaws.

LEAT Communication Officer Ms. Edina Tibaijuka, introducing herself and the accompanied journalists  to the  members of Isimikinyi village assembly meeting

Some of the members of the Isimikinyi Village Assembly Meeting who were carefully listening to the draft of their village bylaws that read by Isimikinyi's Village Executive Officer Mr. Gustav Fabian

One of the village natural forest at Isimikinyi village.

At last Isimikinyi Village residents of Malangali Ward, Mufindi district in Iringa region have adopted the by-laws for management of natural resources (forest and wildlife) to reduce the speed of destruction of natural forest resources.

The by-laws is focused to preserve and promote the three natural forests of Chanunu, Mlimba and Nzali of Isimikinyi village council and maintained by the village.

The move was reached yesterday at the village assembly meeting where the Isimikinyi Village Executive Officer (VEO), Gustav Fabian Mdemu in conjunction with the village chairman Fred Msewa they read the draft proposals to the citizens before adopting them.

The village forests of Chanunu, Mlimba and Nzali has a total of 208 hectares, where the rules and regulations adopted by the residents will be used in the management of forest resources, hence environmental preservation.

The process of updating those by-laws made by lobbyists, Lawyers on  Environmental Action Team (LEAT) in collaboration with the District Attorney of Mufindi, Mufindi organization for Youth Development (MUVIMA) with the locals.

Through the Village Assembly Meeting, the citizens, LEAT and the district attorney had reviewed the by-laws which was used by village before and found that they contained some shortcomings.

Team of advocates LEAT, is implementing a project of Citizen Engagement in Government Oversight (CEGO-NRM) in 32 villages of the of Iringa and Mufindi districts in Iringa region, funded by the American people through the USAID.

The aim of the project is to build the capacity of communities living near forests and wildlife resources, so they can implement and benefit from it.

This project is implemented in partnership the selected civil society organizations like MUVIMA, to provide training on land laws and rights, policies, guidelines, regulations and monitoring social responsibility to village committees for natural resources and the environment, the economy, water and land use.

In addition, LEAT in partnership with the Mufindi Youth for Development (MUVIMA) provided training on laws, policies, guidelines, regulations and social accountability monitoring (SAM) to the project villages.

They said that through training they were enabled to realize their rights and responsibilities as citizens to collaborate with village government in managing the natural resources, hence promoting the sustainability the village natural resources.

About by-laws adopted, the citizens said they will help to reduce the damages to the environment as well as protecting water sources.

Isimikinyi Village of Malangali Ward in Mufindi District, Iringa has a total of four neighborhoods (vitongoji) with a total number of 763 people including 361 males and 402 females.

However LEAT is planed to facilitate 20 villages to promulgate comprehensive village bylaws in ensuring conservation of Natural resources within Mufindi and Iringa rural districts. 

Among the villages which approved village bylaws in Mufindi and Iringa districts through Village assembly meeting are: Lugodalutali, Mapogoro, Igombavanu, Uhambila, Isimikinyi and Itengule villages in Mufindi district and Kiwere village in Iringa district. While the remained 13 villages that some of them are Idumilavanu, Ihefu, Mwitikilwa and Tambalang’ombe (In Mufindi district ) and Malizanga, Idodi, Mfyome, Mtera, Tungamalenga, Kitisi villages (in Iringa district) are in the process of promulgating their village bylaws through Village Council meetings.

KUBADILISHANA UZOEFU- TIMU YA LEAT YAFANYA ZIARA SERENGETI

  

Timu ya LEAT wakiwa katika ofisi ya SEDEREC katika ziara ya mafunzo

Kutoka kushoto ni Afisa Ughani wilaya ya Iringa Bi. Hana Lupembe, Afisa Mradi wilaya ya Iringa Bw. Musa Mnasizu, Afisa Mradi wilaya ya Mufindi Bw. Jamal Juma, Afisa Ughani wa wilaya ya Mufindi Bw. Franklin Masika wakiwa na mwenyeji wao katika ofisi ya SEDEREC kwa lengo kujifunza katika ziara yao Serengeti

Timu ya LEAT wakiwa katika ziara ya mafunzo ofisi za Jumuiya ya Hifadhi ya wanyama pori IKONA (Ikona WMA)

Timu ya LEAT wakiwa katika mazungumzo na baadhi ya viongozi wa Jumuiya ya Hifadhi ya Wanyapori Ikona (Ikona WMA)

  Timu ya Wanasheria Watetezi wa Mazingira kwa Vitendo (LEAT) walishiriki ziara ili kujifunza zaidi namna ambavyo Kituo cha Tafiti za Maendeleo na Uhifadhi Mazingira cha Serengeti (SEDEREC) kinavyotekeleza dhana ya uawajibikaji kupitia mfumo wa Ufuatiliaji Uwajibikaji Jamii. Warsha hiyo ilifanyika tarehe 15 hadi 22 Januari 2016, katika wilaya ya Serengeti, mkoani Mara.

  Ziara hiyo ilitokana na ushauri uliotolewa na aliyekuwa Afisa Mwakilishi wa Makubaliano wa Shirika la Kimataifa la Maendeleo la Marekani (USAID), Mikala Laurdisen, kuwa timu ya watekelezaji wa mardi wa Ushiriki wa Wananchi katika Usimamizi wa Maliasili iende kujifunza zaidi namna timu za Ufuatiliaji Uwajibikaji Jamii, zinavyoweza kuwa na jukumu fanisi katika kuimarisha timu ndogo za Ufuatiliaji Uwajibikaji Jamii za wananchi, katika kudai uwazi na uwajibikaji kutoka kwa viongozi wao wanapokuwa wanatekeleza majukuma yao juu ya mapato yanayotokana na maliasili. Ziara ya mafunzo ilihudhuriwa na Maafisa mradi Jamal Juma na Musa Mnasizu, pamoja na Maafisa Ugani Hanna Lupembe na Franklin Masika.

  Afisa Mradi, Jamal Juma alisema kuwa timu ya LEAT ilikwenda Serengeti kujifunza katika shirika la SEREDEC. Aliongezea kuwa licha ya kuwa shirika la SEREDEC linatekeleza Mfumo wa Ufuatiliaji wa Matumizi ya Umma badala ya mfumo wa Ufuatiliaji Uwajibikaji Jamii, ambao ndio ilikuwa lengo la ziara ya mafunzo, timu ya LEAT ilijifunza baadhi ya masuala ambayo itayafanyia kazi.

  Timu ya LEAT ilijifunza kuwa matumizi ya miundo iliyopo ya serikali ya kijiji katika usimamizi wa rasilimali za umma ni endelevu zaidi na una gharama nafuu ikilinganishwa na uanzishwaji wa chombo kipya katika ngazi ya kijiji ambacho wakati mwingine kinaweza kikakosa msaada kutoka serikali ya kijiji wakati  wa utekelezaji wa shughuli zake.

 Timu pia ilijifunza kwamba uundaji wa kamati za Ufuatiliaji Uwajibikaji Jamii katika ngazi ya kijiji ufanyike kupitia makutano mkuu wa kijiji ambapo wanakijiji wote wanapaswa kushiriki kuchagua watu ambao wataunda kamati hiyo.


  Kwa upande wake Afisa Ugani, Frankly Masika,     alisema kuwa walipata changamoto ya kufikia lengo la ziara yao kwakuwa SEDEREC hawafahamu na wala hawatekelezi mfumo wa Ufuatiliaji Uwajibikaji Jamii, na kwakuwa SEDEREC imeelekeza nguvu zake katika kutetea migororo kati ya binadamu na wanyamapori na ufuatiliaji wa matumizi ya umma.


   Franklyn alifafanua kuwa licha ya kuwa kuna baadhi ya mambo walijifunza na kuwa yatasaidia katika utekelezaji wa mradi, alisema lengo kuu la kujifunza namna bora za utekelezaji wa shughuli za timu ndogo za Ufuatiliaji Uwajibikaji Jamii, halikufanikiwa kwa kiasi kikubwa.

  Alisema kuwa, Timu ya LEAT na SEDEREC waliweza kubadilishana uzoefu na kuangalia ni mambo gani kila upande ynaweza kuboresha katika utekelezaji wa miriadi yao. Ambapo alisema, Timu ya LEAT iliishauri SEDEREC kuwa ili kamati za Ufuatiliaji Matumizi ya Umma ziweze kufanya kazi kwa ufanisi zinapaswa ziundwe na wanakijiji pekee ambao ndio watakao tathmini utendaji wa Maafisa wa serikali na sio kuundwa pamoja na Maofisa wa serikali. Hiyo itaongeza ufanisi katika ufuatiliaji kwakuwa ni vigumu sana mtu kujifanyia tathmini ya utendaji wake.