Mukuedza kukurudzira kushanya mumaruwa akakura kuchamhembe kweTanzania, sangano risina purofiti rakapa Longido Cultural Tourism Chirongwa (LCTP) nemidziyo yekusimbisa kushanda kwayo.
Oikos East Africa, kuburikidza neEuropean Union inopihwa mari neConserving Neighboring Ecosystems muKenya neTanzania (CONNEKT) chirongwa chave kupa giya remazuva ano eco-tourism kuti ritsigire chipfeko cheLongido chetsika yekushanya kuti chivandudze kugoverwa kwevashanyi.
“Takasarudza kupa chirongwa cheLongido Cultural Tourism Programme nemidziyo yeeco-tourism muchinangwa chedu chekusimudzira kushanda kwayo uye kupa rubatsiro kune vashanyi vanoda kunoona Longido,” akadaro Managing Director weOikos East Africa, Amai Mary Birdi.
Zvinhu izvi zvinosanganisira midziyo yekumisa misasa yevapfumi gumi inova matende mashanu akakura zvakasiyana, 10 foldable camping chairs, 5 units of steel camping tables, 10 units of aluminium camping tables, 3 units of camping mattresses ane canvas cover, kitchen equipment ye2 campers, 10 solar lights, diki gasi chitofu, uye hombe yekuchengetera trunk.
Muchinyorwa mune zvakare 3 zvikamu zvemabhasikoro emakomo kuti ashandiswe kune vashanyi vanoda kuongorora iyo Longido inopararira yerenje zone vari vega.
“[China] chikuru chekupa rubatsiro rwemidziyo yekusimudzira tourism nderekusimudzira kukura kwekushanya mudunhu reLongido, kuti zvikwanise kuwana mari kuvanhuwo zvavo pamwe nehurumende dzemuno,” vakadaro Mai Birdi.
Murongi weChirongwa cheLongido Cultural Tourism, VaAlliy Ahmadou Mwako, vakati rutsigiro rweOikos EA eco-tourism midziyo inouya panguva yakakodzera, sezvo vashanyi-nyota vanga vachida giya.
"Midziyo iyi haingoshandiswi nemakambani ega ega ekushanya kuti awane mari yepurojekiti, asi zvakare ichashandiswa nevashanyi vedu vane chido chekuongorora Lake Natron," Mr. Ahmadou vakadaro mushure mokunge vagamuchira giya.
Sadunhu weLongido Game Officer, VaLomayani Lukumay vakarumbidza Oikos EA nekuve pamberi mukurumbidza zviri kuitwa nehurumende kuburikidza nekuvandudza pamwe nekutsigira zvirongwa zvekusimudzira veruzhinji mukuyedza kuzadzikisa hurongwa hwehupfumi hwevanhu.
"Oikos EA yanga iri shamwari yedu yechokwadi maererano nekuchengetedza zviwanikwa. Semuyenzaniso, yakakwanisa kuunganidza nekupa simba munharaunda kuti iite zvakanangana nekuchengetedza nekugadzirisa kusawirirana kwemhuka nemhuka,” VaLukumay vakatsanangura.
Vakurudzira sangano reLongido Cultural Tourism Programme kuti vashandise midziyo yeeco-tourism senzira yekusimudzira kwete kuita bhizimusi rekushanya chete, asi kuti vavewo vamiriri vakanaka vechirongwa chekuchengetedza.
"Tinotenda kuti aya eco-tourism magiya haangosimbisa chipfeko chako chete mune zvehupfumi, asi zvakare achave chisungo chekuti iwe uone kuti mhuka dzesango uye ecosystem dzakachengeteka kutengeserana nekushanya kwakasimba," akadaro.
Longido Cultural Tourism Program (LCTP) ine hwaro hwayo mudunhu reLongido, mudunhu reArusha, yakabatana neLongido Tourism Trekkers vari kushanda mukati nekumhiri kwedunhu rakapfuma reLongido.
VaAhmadou vakati chirongwa chavo chakwanisa kuumba mikana yemabasa gumi neshanu kune vechidiki veko uye parizvino vari kushanda nguva yakawandisa vachitsvaga musika wevakadzi.
VaMaasai veko, kuti vabatsire nharaunda yavo, vanofambisa chirongwa chetsika dzeLongido pasi peTanzania Association of Cultural Tourism Organizers (TATO) uye nhungamiro yepedyo yechikamu chehurumende cheTanzania Tourist Board's (TTB) cheCultural Tourism Programme (CTP).
Inoronga rwendo kuenda kumapani akakura akatenderedza Makomo eLongido, 80 km kuchamhembe kweArusha, uye inoratidza nzwisiso yetsika dzeMaasai tsika. Nzvimbo yakasvibira inogara shiri nemhuka dzisingawanzooneki.
Rwendo urwu runosanganisira gwara rekuona shiri, rwendo rwekufamba nemumapani eMaasai pamusoro pemateru egomo reLongido, kushanya kumisha yechinyakare yeMaasai, kushanya kwenzvimbo dzenhoroondo kubva panguva yeBritish colonial, uye kushanya kweLake Natron, pakati pevamwe.
