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URhonda Berry
Umqondisi Osungula, Ihlathi Ledolobha Lethu
Buyini/bebuyini ubudlelwano bakho ne-ReLeaf?
Ngasebenza njengabasebenzi baseCalifornia ReLeaf kusukela ngo-1989 - 1991 eSan Francisco. Ngo-1991, ngaqala ukusebenza eSan Jose ukuze ngiqale inhlangano engenzi nzuzo yamahlathi asemadolobheni. I-City Forest yethu yahlanganiswa njengenhlangano engenzi nzuzo ngo-1994. Siyilungu le-Network eyasungula futhi ngasebenza isikhathi ekomitini lokweluleka le-ReLeaf ngeminyaka yo-1990.
Ibe/isho ukuthini i-California ReLeaf kuwe?
Kwaba sobala kimi kusukela ekuqaleni ukuthi amahlathi asemadolobheni abeyimpi ekhuphukayo enezinhlangothi ezimbalwa: umsebenzi wokuzithandela, izihlahla, nokungenzi inzuzo. I-California ReLeaf ivele ibe cishe zontathu lezi zici. Ngifunde kusenesikhathi ukuthi bobathathu badinga ukukhulumela ukuze siphile, kungenjalo siyasikwa. I-California ReLeaf imele ukumela! Izinhlangano ezingenzi-nzuzo zamahlathi edolobha laseCalifornia ngeke zibe lapho esikhona namuhla ngaphandle kwe-ReLeaf kanye neqiniso lokuthi impi ebaluleke kakhulu ye-California ReLeaf kanye nomnikelo imelela lezi zici ezintathu. I-Advocacy iphinde ibe isixhumanisi sethu sokuthola imali ngoba ngenhlangano singakwazi ukuzitholela uxhaso. I-California ReLeaf isisebenzela ngokuletha uxhaso lwesifunda kanye nolwenhlangano emaqenjini angenzi nzuzo amahlathi asemadolobheni.
Inkumbulo engcono kakhulu noma umcimbi we-California ReLeaf?
Nginezinkumbulo ezinhle ezintathu ze-ReLeaf.
Okokuqala inkumbulo yami yokuqala ye-ReLeaf. Ngikhumbula ngibuka u-Isabel Wade, umqondisi ongumsunguli weCalifornia ReLeaf, ezimela icala lakhe njengoba ezama ukuzichaza yena nokubaluleka kwezihlahla kwabanye. Uthando ayenalo ngesikhathi ekhulumela izihlahla lwangikhuthaza. Wathatha ngesibindi inselele yokukhulumela izihlahla.
Inkumbulo yami yesibili umhlangano wezwe lonke weReLeaf obuseNyuvesi yaseSanta Clara. Ngikwazile ukuhola i-Tree Tour futhi ngabelana namanye amaqembu e-ReLeaf Network ngomsebenzi we-Our City Forest. Futhi lokhu kwase kubuyile lapho sasingasenalo ngisho neloli.
Ekugcineni, kunesibonelelo se-American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Lapho sithola ucingo oluvela ku-ReLeaf lokuthi i-Our City Forest ikhethiwe ukuba ibe yingxenye yesibonelelo Sikahulumeni Sokubuyisela, kwaba ukushaqeka okukhulu. Ayikho into eyayingaqeda lowo muzwa. Kwafika isikhathi lapho sasizibuza ukuthi sizophila kanjani. Bekuyisibonelelo sethu sokuqala seminyaka eminingi futhi bekuyisibonelelo sethu esikhulu kunazo zonke. Kwakuyinto engcono kakhulu eyayingase yenzeke kithi. Bekukuhle.
Kungani kubalulekile ukuthi i-California ReLeaf iqhubeke nomsebenzi wayo?
Kimina, lokhu akuwona umqondo. Kufanele kube nenhlangano yezwe lonke ezinikele ezinhlanganweni ezingenzi inzuzo esebenza kumahlathi asemadolobheni. I-California ReLeaf ihlinzeka ngezinhlelo zamahlathi zasemadolobheni ezinengqondo, ezisebenzayo, neziphelele kuso sonke isifunda.