Isikhundla samanje: Umbhali, uMhleli Womphakathi, kanye ne-Arborist
Buyini/bebuyini ubudlelwano bakho ne-ReLeaf?
Ngangisebenza kwa-TreePeople lapho engasungula futhi ngaphatha uMnyango Wokunakekelwa Kwezihlahla kusukela ngo-1997-2007. Kulesi sikhundla ngiphethe izibonelelo ze-ReLeaf kumaphrojekthi ambalwa okunakekelwa kwezihlahla/imfundo ezindaweni zase-Los Angeles County nasezikoleni. Ngakhethwa njengomxhumanisi we-TreePeople ne-California ReLeaf cishe ngo-2000 futhi ngasebenza ekomitini labaluleki kusukela ngo-2003-2005.
Ibe/isho ukuthini i-California ReLeaf kuwe?
Ngisabazisa ubudlelwano bomsebenzi nobomuntu siqu engibuhlakulele ngesikhathi sokuhoxa nalapho ngisekomitini labaluleki. Ngicabanga ukuthi bekukhona inani elimangalisayo ku-Network retreats kanye nekhono le-California ReLeaf lokukwazi ukuxhasa amaqembu ukuze akwazi ukuthamela. Kwaba nenzuzo enkulu ukuhlangana nozakwethu bezinhlangano ezinkulu, eziphakathi nezincane ukuze sikwazi ukwabelana ngezindaba futhi siqhathanise amasu endaweni enikeza isikhathi nendawo yokwenza umsebenzi ongathi sína ngendlela ekhululekile. Lokhu kwasisiza ukuthi sikhule ngokomuntu siqu nangokomsebenzi.
Inkumbulo engcono kakhulu noma umcimbi we-California ReLeaf?
Ngikhumbula ukuthi bekuyilungelo elingakanani ukuhola umsebenzi weqembu kwenye yezindawo zokuhlehla zokuphulukiswa kwemvelo lapho sakhuthazwa khona ukuthi sikhulume futhi siqinisekisane mayelana nolwazi lomuntu siqu nelomsebenzi. Sabelane ngemibono yokuthi singazifaka kanjani uphethiloli ngenkathi senza umsebenzi otubeka kakhulu– umsebenzi esiwukhathalela ngokujulile. Kwakujabulisa ukukhuluma nabantu ngokuzinakekela, ukuxhumana, nokuqonda indlela yokusekela, ukusekela kanye nokwelapha indawo yethu yemvelo enhle. Kwakuyisipiliyoni esinamandla somuntu siqu nesingokomoya kimi.
Kungani kubalulekile ukuthi i-California ReLeaf iqhubeke nomsebenzi wayo?
Ngicabanga ukuthi sonke singathola 'umphumela we-silo' lapho sisebenza emphakathini wethu. Kusinika amandla okuxhumana ngqo nenhlangano yesambulela efana neCalifornia ReLeaf engakhulisa ukwazi kwethu ngepolitiki yaseCalifornia kanye nesithombe esikhulu mayelana nokwenzekayo nokuthi sidlala kanjani kulokho nokuthi njengeqembu (kanye namaqembu amaningi!) singenza umehluko.