The forest conservation education is conducted through Eco-clubs and community meetings and Small library for local students:

i) Eco-clubs and community engagement: FHA promotes the culture of environmental conservation starting from the grassroots level. In this framework, FHA supports 13 eco-clubs in schools to educate local community about the importance of the park and its biodiversity. Park visits, regular trainings and annual competitions on different themes are organized. FHA organizes regular meetings with local community to raise awareness and communicate different messages such us behaviors that may reduce forest fires during the dry season. This mainly takes place in the monthly Public community works “Umuganda”. Furthermore, FHA staff collaborate with local communities to search for possible sources of alternative livelihoods, discuss and help to address human-wildlife conflicts.

ii) Library for students of surrounding schools: FHA maintains a small library that students and teachers from nearby secondary and primary schools regularly visit for readings and organizes children joint reading exercises devoted to environmental matters. In addition to contributing to basic reading practice, this is also a powerful way to spread the conservation messages into the community through youth education. More than 50 children gather at the FHA office and get informed about the environment and the usefulness of Gishwati forest biodiversity.