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Ellen Bailey
Uthathe umhlalaphansi, muva nje usebenze njengochwepheshe Wokunqanda Izigelekeqe
Buyini/bebuyini ubudlelwano bakho ne-ReLeaf?
Ekuqaleni, mina noJane Bender sahlangana eqenjini lezisebenzi zokuzithandela elalibizwa ngokuthi Beyond War eSifundazweni SaseSonoma elalisebenzela ukuthula nokuxazulula izingxabano. Ngemva kokuwa koDonga LwaseBerlin, iBeyond War yavalwa futhi mina noJane saqaphela ukukhathazeka okwandayo ngokufudumala kwembulunga yonke.
Sifunde ukuthi izihlahla ziyithuluzi lokufinyelela abantu futhi zisiza ekwelapheni, zafundisa ukuzinikela, kanye nokwenza ngcono imiphakathi. Lokhu kwasiholela ekusebenzisaneni ne-Friends of the Urban Forest futhi ekugcineni sakha i-Sonoma County ReLeaf (ngo-1987)– inhlangano yamavolontiya onke. Omunye wemicimbi yethu yokuqala yomphakathi bekuwukumema u-Peter Glick ukuthi eze azokhuluma nezithameli ze-Sonoma County ezingaphezu kuka-200 mayelana nokufudumala kwembulunga yonke - lokhu kwakungango-1989.
Iphrojekthi yokuqala enkulu ye-Sonoma County ReLeaf yayingo-1990 ebizwa ngokuthi iphrojekthi ye-Plant The Trail. Emcimbini wosuku olulodwa, sahlela ukutshala izihlahla ezinezihlahla ezingu-600, amavolontiya angu-500, nokunisela ngenkasa okungamakhilomitha angu-300. Le phrojekthi ewine umklomelo ibeke i-Sonoma County ReLeaf endaweni evelele futhi yathola ukunakwa kwe-California ReLeaf ne-PG&E esanda kwakhiwa. Inkampani esiza umphakathi yagcina yenza inkontileka nathi ukuze iqhube uhlelo lwezihlahla zomthunzi kulo lonke elaseNyakatho California esilwenzile iminyaka engaphezu kweyisithupha.
Khona-ke i-Sonoma County ReLeaf yaba yingxenye yenethiwekhi ye-ReLeaf. Eqinisweni, besiyingxenye yohlelo lwe-California ReLeaf lokugqugquzela lapho sikhokhe khona u-$500 ukuze sibe yingxenye ye-California ReLeaf. Kuthe ngemuva kokuba sibe nesitatimende semishini, izindatshana zokufakwa, ibhodi yabaqondisi, futhi sesihlanganisiwe, sathola u-$500 emuva. Nganginovalo futhi ngijabule ngokuba ngomunye wamalungu okuqala omkhandlu wokweluleka waseCalifornia ReLeaf, nakuba ngangazi okuncane kakhulu ngezihlahla. I-Sonoma County ReLeaf yayiyilungu leNethiwekhi yaze yavala iminyango ngo-2000.
Ibe/isho ukuthini i-California ReLeaf kuwe?
I-California ReLeaf inikeze ukuqinisekiswa. Sasiku-Network of compadres, abantu abanemimoya efanayo, abantu abacabanga ngendlela efanayo. Sababonga abanye abantu abazi okuningi ababezimisele ukwabelana nathi. Njengabantu abangena ezintweni ngokungesabi, sakwazisa ukuthi kungakanani amanye amaqembu akwazile ukusifundisa; Abantu abafana noFred Anderson, u-Andy Lipkis, uRay Tretheway, uClifford Jannoff noBruce Hagen.
Inkumbulo engcono kakhulu noma umcimbi we-California ReLeaf?
Ngesinye isikhathi ngacelwa ukuba nginikeze inkulumo ngezimali emhlanganweni weNethiwekhi. Ngikhumbula ngisukuma phambi kweqembu ngichaza ukuthi kunezindlela ezimbili zokubheka imithombo yoxhaso. Singaqhudelana sodwa noma sibonane njengabalingani. Ngabuka isixuku wonke umuntu wayenqekuzisa ikhanda. Hawu, wonke umuntu ubevumelana - sonke singabalingani lapha. Uma sonke sisebenza ngokubambisana, indaba yoxhaso izohamba kahle.
Futhi, sahlela ukutshala emgwaqweni edolobheni elincane laseMiddletown ngesibonelelo sokutshala izihlahla saseCalifornia ReLeaf. Ekuseni komcimbi idolobha lonke labonakala lizosiza ukutshala. Intombazanyana yadlala i-Star Spangled Banner ku-violin yayo ukuze ivule umcimbi. Abantu balethe okuphuzwayo. Abezicishamlilo baphuzisa izihlahla. Uma ngike ngathola ithuba lokushayela ngidabule eMiddletown futhi ngibone lezozihlahla esezikhulile, ngiyakhumbula lokho kusa okumangalisayo.
Kungani kubalulekile ukuthi i-California ReLeaf iqhubeke nomsebenzi wayo?
Ngicabanga ngaleyo nkulumo kaPeter Glick mayelana nokufudumala kwembulunga yonke. Ngisho nangaleso sikhathi, wabikezela okwakuzokwenzeka emhlabeni wethu. Konke kuyenzeka ngempela. Kusemqoka kakhulu ngoba ngeqembu elifana neCalifornia ReLeaf, abantu bayakhunjuzwa ngokubaluleka kwezihlahla nokuthi ziwulungisa kanjani umhlaba. Impela zikhona izikhathi lapho imali yomphakathi ishoda khona kodwa kumele sikhumbule ukuthi izihlahla ziwumthombo wesikhathi eside. I-ReLeaf ikhumbuza umphakathi, ngamaqembu ayo enethiwekhi kanye nokuba khona kwayo e-Sacramento, mayelana nezinzuzo zesikhathi eside, ezifakazelwe ngokwesayensi zezihlahla. Bayakwazi ukufinyelela abantu abangaphandle komkhakha wamahlathi asemadolobheni. Kuyaxaka ukuthi uma ubuza abantu ukuthi yini ebalulekile kubo endaweni yangakubo bazobala amapaki, indawo eluhlaza, amanzi ahlanzekile, kodwa lezo zinto zihlale ziyizinto zokuqala ezinqanyulwa kwisabelomali.
Ngikholwa ukuthi i-ReLeaf isisiza ukuthi sithole izixazululo ezidala izinguquko ezinhle esifundazweni sase-California - izinguquko ezingenzeka kuphela lapho iqembu elicabangayo lisebenza ndawonye futhi liphikelela futhi likwazi ukuzwakala.