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Buyini/bebuyini ubudlelwano bakho ne-ReLeaf (ngesimo somugqa wesikhathi)?
California ReLeaf Grant Coordinator kusukela ngo-1994 - 1997. Ngaphatha izinhlelo zokutshala izihlahla nezamahlathi emadolobheni ezixhaswa yi-CDF, USFS kanye ne-TPL. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuhlola endaweni nokubamba iqhaza emicimbini eyahlukene kuzo zonke izifundazwe, ukubuyekezwa kweziphakamiso zezibonelelo, ukuxhumana nokudidiyela imiklomelo yezibonelelo kanye nokuphatha ukukhokhelwa. Iphinde ikhiqize imibiko efingqiwe ye-CDF kanye Nenkonzo Yamahlathi ebonisa ukuthi izimali zisetshenziswe kanjani.
I-California ReLeaf ibisho ukuthini kuwena mathupha?
I-California ReLeaf yangisiza ukuba ngiqonde ukubaluleka kokwakha umphakathi. Ngibe nenhlanhla yokuvakashela amaphrojekthi amaningi lapho izakhamizi zendawo ziphume zizothatha ubunikazi ezindaweni ezihlala kuzo. Babeziqhenya ngokwenza okuthile okuhle emvelweni ngenkathi behlanza izikole zabo, imigwaqo kanye nemigwaqo. Kwangisiza ngaba yilungu lebhodi leqembu ledolobha lami lokutshala izihlahla (ReLeaf Costa Mesa) ngisebenza iminyaka emithathu ukutshala izihlahla ezingu-2,000 emapaki edolobha lethu, ezikoleni nasezindaweni zokupaka. Isikhathi esiningi, sihlaselwa yizindaba ezikhombisa ukuthi yini esehlukanisayo. U-ReLeaf wangibonisa ukuthi kusekuningi okusihlanganisayo.
Iyiphi inkumbulo yakho engcono kakhulu noma umcimbi we-California ReLeaf?
Izingqungquthela. U-Genni Cross, uStephanie Alting-Mees, u-Victoria Wade kanye nami sizosebenza kanzima ukuze siqhubekisele phambili izingqungquthela, ngayinye ibe ngcono kunalokho obekulindelwe uma kubhekwa ibhajethi obekufanele sisebenze nayo. Ababekhona babengazi ukuthi sasihlala isikhathi esingakanani silungisa izinto ngesandla. Kodwa ngangikuthanda. UStephanie, uGenni kanye noVictoria babengabantu abathathu abahlekisa kakhulu engake ngasebenza nabo futhi lezo zikhathi zasebusuku zazigcwele uhleko njengoba sonke sizama ukuhlukana sodwa! I-Point Loma Conference cishe yayiyintandokazi yami: indawo enhle kanye neqembu elikhulu labantu abavela kuwo wonke amalungu Enethiwekhi.
Kungani kubalulekile ukuthi i-California ReLeaf iqhubeke nomsebenzi wayo?
Izakhamizi zaseCalifornia zidinga ukuqonda amandla ezinawo ezandleni zazo. I-ReLeaf ikusiza ukuthi uqonde futhi uhlakulele lawo mandla enze isenzo somphakathi. Uma izakhamuzi zingabamba iqhaza futhi zisebenze ngokubambisana nabaholi bazo bomphakathi ukuze batshale izihlahla, bahlanze izindawo ezizungezile futhi bahlobise imigwaqo, bangathatha ubunikazi bedolobha labo futhi babe yizwi lemiphakathi engcono. Ubunikazi bomakhelwane obuningi buholela emazingeni aphansi obugebengu, imidwebo encane, udoti omncane kanye nendawo enempilo ephelele yokuhlala. Ukutshalwa kwezihlahla kuyindlela ekahle, (ngokuqhathaniswa) engenampikiswano yokugqugquzela lokhu kuzibandakanya. Lowo ngumnikelo we-ReLeaf emiphakathini yase-California, futhi ingeyodwa enenani eliphindwe kashumi kunemali eliyibizayo ukuxhasa uhlelo lwe-ReLeaf.