diff --git a/poverty-mapping/src/api/admin/approve_user.php b/poverty-mapping/src/api/admin/approve_user.php
index 4c61db4..a484476 100644
--- a/poverty-mapping/src/api/admin/approve_user.php
+++ b/poverty-mapping/src/api/admin/approve_user.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 include __DIR__ . '/../../config/koneksi.php';
 include __DIR__ . '/../../config/auth.php';
+include_once __DIR__ . '/../auth/mail_helper.php';
 header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
 
 require_role('admin');
@@ -9,6 +10,23 @@ $data = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
 $id = isset($data['id']) ? intval($data['id']) : 0;
 if(!$id){ http_response_code(400); echo json_encode(['success'=>false,'error'=>'missing_id']); exit; }
 
+// 1. Fetch user email and name first
+$email = null;
+$name = null;
+$uStmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT email, name FROM users WHERE id = ?");
+if($uStmt){
+	$uStmt->bind_param('i', $id);
+	$uStmt->execute();
+	$uRes = $uStmt->get_result();
+	$uRow = $uRes ? $uRes->fetch_assoc() : null;
+	if($uRow){
+		$email = $uRow['email'];
+		$name = $uRow['name'];
+	}
+	$uStmt->close();
+}
+
+// 2. Perform the update
 $st = $conn->prepare('UPDATE users SET status = "active", approved_by = ?, approved_at = NOW() WHERE id = ?');
 if(!$st){ http_response_code(500); echo json_encode(['success'=>false,'error'=>$conn->error]); exit; }
 $adminId = intval(get_current_user_info()['id']);
@@ -17,5 +35,19 @@ $res = $st->execute();
 $st->close();
 if(!$res){ http_response_code(500); echo json_encode(['success'=>false,'error'=>$conn->error]); exit; }
 
+// 3. Send email notification if user has email
+if($email){
+	try {
+		$subject = 'Akun Pengelola Telah Aktif - WebGIS';
+		$message = "Halo " . ($name ? $name : 'Pengelola') . ",\n\n" .
+		           "Akun pengelola Anda pada sistem WebGIS Poverty Mapping telah disetujui dan diaktifkan oleh administrator.\n\n" .
+		           "Silakan login menggunakan email dan password yang telah Anda daftarkan.\n\n" .
+		           "Terima kasih.";
+		send_mail_notify($email, $subject, $message, false);
+	} catch (Exception $e) {
+		error_log("Failed to send approval email: " . $e->getMessage());
+	}
+}
+
 echo json_encode(['success'=>true]);
 ?>
diff --git a/poverty-mapping/src/api/auth/approve_manager.php b/poverty-mapping/src/api/auth/approve_manager.php
index e59f438..314150e 100644
--- a/poverty-mapping/src/api/auth/approve_manager.php
+++ b/poverty-mapping/src/api/auth/approve_manager.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 include __DIR__ . '/../../config/koneksi.php';
 include __DIR__ . '/../../config/auth.php';
+include_once __DIR__ . '/mail_helper.php';
 header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
 
 $admin = require_bearer_login();
@@ -10,12 +11,40 @@ $data = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
 if(!$data || !isset($data['id'])){ http_response_code(400); echo json_encode(['success'=>false,'error'=>'missing_id']); exit; }
 $id = intval($data['id']);
 
+// Fetch user email and name first
+$email = null;
+$name = null;
+$uStmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT email, name FROM users WHERE id = ?");
+if($uStmt){
+	$uStmt->bind_param('i', $id);
+	$uStmt->execute();
+	$uRes = $uStmt->get_result();
+	$uRow = $uRes ? $uRes->fetch_assoc() : null;
+	if($uRow){
+		$email = $uRow['email'];
+		$name = $uRow['name'];
+	}
+	$uStmt->close();
+}
+
 $st = $conn->prepare('UPDATE users SET status = ?, approved_by = ?, approved_at = NOW() WHERE id = ? AND role = "manager"');
 if(!$st){ http_response_code(500); echo json_encode(['success'=>false,'error'=>$conn->error]); exit; }
 $status = 'active'; $adminId = intval($admin['id']); $st->bind_param('sii', $status, $adminId, $id);
 $res = $st->execute(); $st->close();
 if(!$res){ http_response_code(500); echo json_encode(['success'=>false,'error'=>$conn->error]); exit; }
 
-// optional: send notification email
+if($email){
+	try {
+		$subject = 'Akun Pengelola Telah Aktif - WebGIS';
+		$message = "Halo " . ($name ? $name : 'Pengelola') . ",\n\n" .
+		           "Akun pengelola Anda pada sistem WebGIS Poverty Mapping telah disetujui dan diaktifkan oleh administrator.\n\n" .
+		           "Silakan login menggunakan email dan password yang telah Anda daftarkan.\n\n" .
+		           "Terima kasih.";
+		send_mail_notify($email, $subject, $message, false);
+	} catch (Exception $e) {
+		error_log("Failed to send approval email: " . $e->getMessage());
+	}
+}
+
 echo json_encode(['success'=>true]);
 ?>
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