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UJane Bender
Uthathe umhlalaphansi eMkhandlwini weDolobha lase-Santa Rosa
Usihlalo we-Habitat for Humanity, County Sonoma
Umongameli Ongenayo, umkhankaso Wokuvikela Isimo Sezulu, Isifunda sase-Sonoma
Buyini/bebuyini ubudlelwano bakho ne-ReLeaf?
Ngo-1990, saphothula umsebenzi wePlant the Trail, owawumkhulu kangangokuba wadonsa amehlo eCalifornia ReLeaf. Ngaleso sikhathi sasisebenzisa i-Friends of the Urban Forest njengomeluleki wethu kanye nomenzeli wezezimali kwaze kwaba ngu-1991 lapho sihlanganisa inhlangano engenzi nzuzo ezimele yodwa - i-Sonoma County ReLeaf. Abangane behlathi lase-Urban (FUF) kanye I-Sacramento Tree Foundation (STF) zibe usizo kakhulu kithi. Lapho sesibambe iqhaza ku-ReLeaf Network, sathola usizo kwamanye amaqembu kuso sonke isifunda. Mina no-Ellen Bailey sasibasha kulokhu futhi sasikwazisa kakhulu ukuthi abanye bafinyelela kanjani kithi ngokushesha futhi basithatha ngaphansi kwamaphiko abo. Njengoba siqala phansi, sasivame ukucelwa ukuthi sikhulume futhi sabelane namanye amaqembu e-Network retreat. Ngaphandle kwe-FUF ne-STF, abengekho amanye amaqembu amaningi enyakatho ye-California futhi sazizwa siqinile ngokusiza amanye amaqembu e-Urban Forestry ukuthi aqhubeke. Sahlala sisebenza ku-ReLeaf kwaze kwaba yilapho sivala iminyango yethu ngo-2000.
Ibe/isho ukuthini i-California ReLeaf kuwe?
Ngicabanga ukuthi ukusebenzela inhlangano engenzi nzuzo yehlathi lasemadolobheni kwaba ngokokuqala ngqa ngithola lowo mqondo wokucabanga emhlabeni jikelele, ukwenza okuthile endaweni. Sobabili u-Ellen kanye nami safika emphakathini wokutshala izihlahla ngombono womhlaba wonke wokunciphisa ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu. Kodwa lowo kwakuwumqondo omusha futhi osanempikiswano kangangokuthi abantu abaningi abazange bawuthole. Nokho, abantu babeziqonda izihlahla. Bekuwukuxhumana okulula kubantu ukuthi utshala isihlahla futhi sifaka imithunzi yendlu yakho futhi uzodinga amandla amancane. Bayitholile. Wonke umuntu uyazithanda izihlahla futhi sasazi ukuthi zonke izihlahla ezitshaliwe zazicwilisa i-CO2 futhi zinciphise ukusetshenziswa kwamandla.
Inkumbulo engcono kakhulu noma umcimbi we-California ReLeaf?
Izinkumbulo ezimbili ezinhle ezifika engqondweni: Iphrojekthi yokuqala engihlale iphuma engqondweni yami yayinkulu futhi imangalisa. Lokhu kwaba yilapho sinquma ukufaka isicelo soxhaso kuBhodi Yezemfundo Yezwe ukuze senze uhlu lwemithi sisebenzisa abafundi basesikoleni esiphakeme. Sibe namabhasi afika egcwele izingane base bephuma bebheka izihlahla, bebala, saqoqa ama-data. Lo msebenzi ugqamile ngoba wawumkhulu kakhulu ezihlahleni nasezinganeni futhi ngenxa yokuthi wawunzima kakhulu, sasingenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi uzosebenza. Kodwa, kwasebenza. Futhi, sathola intsha ukuba ibheke ezihlahleni. Cabanga nje!
Enye inkumbulo yami ingenye iphrojekthi esiyiqedile yeDolobha laseSanta Rosa. IDolobha lasicela ukuthi siqedele umsebenzi wokutshala endaweni yabantu abahola kancane. Kwakuyindawo ekhungethwe izinkinga: ubudlova, amaqembu ezigelekeqe, ubugebengu nokwesaba. Kwakuyindawo lapho izakhamuzi zazisaba ukushiya amakhaya azo. Umqondo wawuwukuzama ukwenza abantu bathuthukise indawo abahlala kuyo futhi, okubaluleke nakakhulu, baphume futhi basebenze ndawonye. Idolobha lazikhokhela izihlahla futhi i-PG &E yanikela ngokuhlanganisa i-hotdog BBQ. Mina no-Ellen sasihlela umcimbi kodwa sasingazi ukuthi uzosebenza yini. Kwakukhona, mina no-Ellen, abafundi bethu abafundela umsebenzi, abasebenzi basedolobheni abangu-3, nazo zonke lezi zihlahla namafosholo, simi emgwaqweni ngo-9 AM ekuseni ngoMgqibelo obumnyama, obandayo. Nokho, phakathi nehora elilodwa umgwaqo wawusugcwele phama. Omakhelwane babesebenza ndawonye ukutshala izihlahla, ukudla ama-hotdog nokudlala imidlalo. Kwavele kwalunga kwaphinde kwangikhombisa amandla okutshala isihlahla.
Kungani kubalulekile ukuthi i-California ReLeaf iqhubeke nomsebenzi wayo?
Okokuqala nokubaluleke kakhulu i-California ReLeaf idinga ukuqhubeka ngoba manje, kunanini ngaphambili, abantu badinga ukucabanga ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu futhi izihlahla zinikeza impendulo efanele. Okwesibili, i-ReLeaf ivumela abantu ithuba lokuhlangana ndawonye. Futhi njengoba kunezinkinga eziningi esibhekene nazo namuhla, njengokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu noma isomiso sombuso, kubalulekile ukuthi sisebenzisane.